Do we change NIEs?
Sep 19th 2018, 12:27 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
Thank you very much to all the people who bothered to answer my question. I think I got it, we do not need to change anything until we are 5 years in Spain. 
Sep 19th 2018, 12:40 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
No doubt my new updated certificate is equally fictitious.
I obviously went through the process just to kill some time.
BTW The National Police representative was very aware of why I needed the updated NIE - which in my case was for a major purchase (car).
Sep 19th 2018, 12:47 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
In that case my NIE appointment with the National Police in Elche this morning was an aberration, as was the advice from my Abogado who's being dealing with expat issues for over 25 years.
No doubt my new updated certificate is equally fictitious.
I obviously went through the process just to kill some time.
BTW The National Police representative was very aware of why I needed the updated NIE - which in my case was for a major purchase (car).
No doubt my new updated certificate is equally fictitious.
I obviously went through the process just to kill some time.
BTW The National Police representative was very aware of why I needed the updated NIE - which in my case was for a major purchase (car).
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Sep 19th 2018, 12:49 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
Are you non resident?
I know that if you are resident, you have to produce a Padron certificate issued less than 90 days ago. Presumably non residents do not have one, so a "fresh" NIE is the requirement.
I know that if you are resident, you have to produce a Padron certificate issued less than 90 days ago. Presumably non residents do not have one, so a "fresh" NIE is the requirement.
Sep 19th 2018, 12:52 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
Not sure what you mean by updated NIE certificate. NIE is just a number like national insurance it never changes or is updated. However your certificate that shows you are on the foreigners register( which is a small green card) can be updated after you have had it for 5 years. You just get a new card
Sep 19th 2018, 12:58 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
If your NIE wasn't updated. Your details ( address length of stay, etc) might be changed and a new card issued but there is no change to NIE. N equals numero
Sep 19th 2018, 1:02 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
t seems that NIE certificates changed sometime after mine was issued in 1997, so more recent ones are acceptable documents. As I mentioned, my NIE number has not changed, just an updated certificate.
Sep 19th 2018, 1:17 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
In that case my NIE appointment with the National Police in Elche this morning was an aberration clearly not, as was the advice from my Abogado who's being dealing with expat issues for over 25 years. he's simply wrong
No doubt my new updated certificate is equally fictitious. how stupid, of course it isn't
I obviously went through the process just to kill some time. absolutely, but that's your choice!
BTW The National Police representative was very aware of why I needed the updated NIE - which in my case was for a major purchase (car).
No doubt my new updated certificate is equally fictitious. how stupid, of course it isn't
I obviously went through the process just to kill some time. absolutely, but that's your choice!
BTW The National Police representative was very aware of why I needed the updated NIE - which in my case was for a major purchase (car).
Sep 19th 2018, 1:19 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
How can you tell if an NIE certificate is "fresh"?
Sep 19th 2018, 1:35 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
As I said, the National Police themselves have a procedure for NIE cert updates - presumably not something they've dreamt up for no reason.
Seems that people need to check requirements themselves, before blindly accepting what some on here say. Thanks for your input but I don't intend to prolong this debate.
Sep 19th 2018, 1:43 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
And I thought my OH was moody 
Sep 19th 2018, 3:53 pm
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
For your information, NIE certificates are now issued with a date on them. The procedure to produce an up to date certificate, NIE or Padron, is now well established.
Sep 20th 2018, 5:54 am
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
It depends on the Trafico office. In Malaga they insist on it. My non resident neighbour wanted to buy a car from a friend of mine and it was absolutely impossible to do the transfer without a Padron. It was handled by a gestor personally with Trafico and the sale fell through as a result. I checked with my gestor and he confirmed that to be the case.
For your information, NIE certificates are now issued with a date on them. The procedure to produce an up to date certificate, NIE or Padron, is now well established.
For your information, NIE certificates are now issued with a date on them. The procedure to produce an up to date certificate, NIE or Padron, is now well established.
I've never seen an NIE certificate with a date - must be quite recent. I'll look out for one (or maybe that's regional too)
Sep 20th 2018, 6:18 am
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
If a NR wants to buy a car and Trafico insist on a Padron, almost every town hall is happy to sign anyone onto the Padron, irrespective of residency as it is in their interests. In the case I mentioned there were complications that meant the person did not wish to sign on.
Sep 20th 2018, 6:59 am
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Re: Do we change NIEs?
If all those non-permanent residents now have to keep going back for renewals it’s going to increase an already overloaded office and there are lots of them since the Costa del la Luz is very popular as a holiday home destination for discerning north Europeans.
Fred will this also apply to those EU Citizens with a permanent residence card as well?