{"id":913,"date":"2005-08-25T05:44:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-25T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/buying-property-spain\/getting-nie-in-britain"},"modified":"2016-03-10T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:05:37","slug":"getting-nie-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/buying-property-spain\/getting-nie-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting a NIE in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Non-resident property buyers in Spain can apply for a NIE<\/strong><\/a> (foreigner’s identification number) in any of the Spanish consulates in Britain which could save them having to come to Spain a few days early and endure long queues in an often badly-managed (to put it politely) and over-crowded Oficina de Extranjeros <\/em>in a Spanish police station.<\/p>\n

Anyone intending to sell or buy property in Spain (or indeed anything else which involves paying tax to the Spanish inland revenue) needs a NIE by Spanish law for tax purposes. Applying at your nearest consulate is more expensive than getting a NIE in Spain but it still may be an advantage for alot of non-resident property-buyers.<\/p>\n

If you do decide to apply while still in the UK, then you need to get together all necessary documentation and then go to the consulate where you will be asked to sign the NIE application form<\/a> (here<\/a>‘s the English not official)version in front of a consulate employee. Your signature will then be given an official validation stamp (which is where the fee comes in – \u00a322).<\/p>\n

You will need the following documents:<\/p>\n