How do I get a Identification Number
 

Hi Jeff my husband a I have bought a off plan apartment in san Juan De Los Terros in the nearest town is Majagua which won't be ready till 2009. Do we need to get our ID cards to open a bank account in Spain? and if we do what is the procedure /documentation needed,for ID card and Bank account.Can we do it within a week as we are coming over to Spain 2 weeks this monday for a week's holiday.Any help with any of the legal/paperwork that will speed up the process will be great, Thanks Louise:confused: :confused:

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I think you can open a non residents account with most banks, Halifax have branches in Spain that you can move money to from your UK account, they also have english speakers on the phone. It is worth phoning them before you come out.

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You don't need ID cards to open a bank account but you will need NIE numbers.

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Thanks beachcomber, What is a NIE number and what do I have to do to obtain one?louise

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you apply at the police station, you will need a couple of passport photos and copies of yuor passports, usually takes about 4 weeks then you can collect them

there are websites that you can download the form so have a search

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here you go - have a look here

http://www.idealspain.com/Pages/Info...ingToSpain.htm

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Are you using a solicitor to purchase the property?

If you are, then obtaining your NIE numbers is usually part of their conveyancing package, so you won´t even need to lift a finger.

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Hi Louise Griffin

Have a look at the two attachments. Thats how we did it cost us €6.50 for each NIE but for that we learnt a lot about Spanish bureaucracy and that has been invaluable since.

Regards, :thumbup:

John.

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didnt they change the rules a few years ago and now you have to apply in person ?

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Thanks John All information can take some of the worries out of not knowing the prodedures in advance,and the answer to your ? we havent got to the stage of useing a solicitor yet, but we will be useing one,again we don't know if its better to use the property solicitor or to get our own.:unsure:

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Have a browse through the top thread..........

FREE BEER, just joking, no beer but HANDY INFO.

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Correcto..........

You may have been told that you can get a Gestor or Solicitor to apply for your number, this was true in the past but from 5th November 2003, all applications for NIE numbers have to be presented in person by each individual applicant.

They hold your passport open at the pic and scrutinize your face, lol

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what can I say, I will be reading all the afternoon Thanks very much;)

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Download the form directly from the MIR web site here:

http://www.mir.es/SGACAVT/modelos/ex...anje/ex_14.pdf

The format and wording of the form changes subtlety from time to time and unless you have the current one it will not be accepted.

You can fill it in online then print it out.

Be extremely careful in your choice of lawyer and don't use one recommended by any agent. You have no comeback if they mess it up.

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The NIE (abbreviation for Número de identidad de extranjero, which translates as ‘Identification number for foreigners) can also be obtained from a Spanish Consulate in the UK:

http://www.spanishpropertyinsight.co...operty_nie.htm

Go to No. 2. Applying for an NIE number in person via a Spanish Consulate abroad