How do I get a Identification Number
Mar 11th 2007, 1:32 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
Mar 11th 2007, 1:33 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
You DON'T need photos for an N.I.E application.
Mar 11th 2007, 1:43 am
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Mar 11th 2007, 3:07 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
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
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
Hhmmmm. I know of people who have been successfully getting their solicitors to apply on their behalf as recently as a few months ago.
Does it vary from region to region perhaps? Like the photos - here we don´t need passport size photos for just the NIE, but I see people posting in other areas that they were needed.
Isn´t there anyone of this forum who has obtained their NIE post 2003 without actually doing it in person?
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Mar 11th 2007, 3:23 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
Hhmmmm. I know of people who have been successfully getting their solicitors to apply on their behalf as recently as a few months ago.
Does it vary from region to region perhaps? Like the photos - here we don´t need passport size photos for just the NIE, but I see people posting in other areas that they were needed.
Isn´t there anyone of this forum who has obtained their NIE post 2003 without actually doing it in person?
Does it vary from region to region perhaps? Like the photos - here we don´t need passport size photos for just the NIE, but I see people posting in other areas that they were needed.
Isn´t there anyone of this forum who has obtained their NIE post 2003 without actually doing it in person?
Or maybe the NIE`s aren`t legal, lol.
What stamp do they have on them ?
Mar 11th 2007, 3:30 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
I think those solicitors go to somewhere in Huelva, but couldn´t tell you what type of office it is.
Mar 11th 2007, 3:43 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
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.
GET YOUR OWN!! Read a few of the Chiclana threads and you will see why.
Post on here where you intend to purchase and ask for personal recommendations of reliable firms in the area.
You could manage to make the NIE application in the week you will be out but you might have to pick it up next time you are over. They will keep it for you or post it to a Spanish address.
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Mar 11th 2007, 3:55 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
Hhmmmm. I know of people who have been successfully getting their solicitors to apply on their behalf as recently as a few months ago.
Does it vary from region to region perhaps? Like the photos - here we don´t need passport size photos for just the NIE, but I see people posting in other areas that they were needed.
Isn´t there anyone of this forum who has obtained their NIE post 2003 without actually doing it in person?
Does it vary from region to region perhaps? Like the photos - here we don´t need passport size photos for just the NIE, but I see people posting in other areas that they were needed.
Isn´t there anyone of this forum who has obtained their NIE post 2003 without actually doing it in person?
Yes we did ours early 2004 in Huelva and we definitely had to have the photos and I paperclipped them to the little boxes but JDR is right they took them off and put a very official stamp in there and clipped them elsewhere but it was in person.
I would agree with Beechcomber get the latest form from the ministry website to be certain you have the right edition thats what I mean about the Spanish system.
Regards,
John.
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Mar 11th 2007, 4:11 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
We also opened our account with Bankinter from the UK with copies of passports. We did our applications online and sent the photocopies to Madrid.
Mar 11th 2007, 4:14 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
I´ve never looked at one so I don´t know what the stamp is - but I know of people at Costa Esuri who have been getting their solicitors to do it all so as far as I know you still don´t need to actually go in person.
I think those solicitors go to somewhere in Huelva, but couldn´t tell you what type of office it is.
I think those solicitors go to somewhere in Huelva, but couldn´t tell you what type of office it is.
Mar 11th 2007, 4:24 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
I doubt I will ever lay eyes on one, so I have nothing to compare that to - I only know from chatting to people at Costa Esuri they have said that they didn´t apply for the NIE themselves, their solicitor did it all for them.
We applied directly for the Tarjeta de Residencia so never had one of these NIE forms.
Mar 11th 2007, 4:32 am
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Mar 11th 2007, 5:06 am
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Mar 11th 2007, 6:27 am
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Re: How do I get a Identification Number
I think this just sums up everything in Spain
ask 1 questions and get 10 different answers
ask 1 questions and get 10 different answers
