kerry207

Hi all I've not been back to this site for a short while, We need some more help please.

We are aware we need N.I.E no. for schools, electricity etc, the thing is we have sold our house and are due to complete in august and then come out in the november, we know where we want to live and are in constant touch with letting agents out there for properties etc, it will be no problem sorting that out, just before we come, however the problem is obtaining our no's for the children to start school etc, i've been told we will need to go to torremilinos to get them and then will need to go back 1 month later, we can't get the no. without having an address but can't get them in school without no. surely there is a faster way to get them so that our kids aren't having longer off school than is necessary, we've been told the same about our padron too which as you know is another document required for school enrolment etc.

Has anybody been in same position and found a better way to sort it because otherwise its my understanding we will need to come out then wait a month to get no's and padron then enrol our kids and it could even get to 2 months my inlaws said ( they did it all 4 yrs ago) maybe things have changed i need much more uptodate info.

Sorry for the essay haha

Jerseygirl

As this forum is purely to welcome new members to BE I will move your thread to our Spain forums. Please post any further questions you have about Spain in there. Thank you.

SaritaBarcelona

I am not sure but I don't think you need a NIE number for schools, but padron definitely yes. This is probably not much help mind... How old are the children? School places for September are currently being offered, our son is 4 and cannot get into the school right opposite. You may be better waiting till you are here even though not ideal for them, because otherwise it will be a genuine headache.

kerry207

Hi thanks for your prompt answer, we have twins at 6 and then 9 yr old also,
we defo need nie for schools as we have been advised by the school when we tried to enrol them for this yr, the only thing is they don't tell you the quickest way to get it, only that you need it.

I want to try to get all this sorted before we come, then kids can just start school etc, its looking more and more like we are going to have to come then do it all which isn't ideal to keep kids off school for longer than is necessary.

I think I will try the spanish embassy here in UK and see what they say, I'd appreciate any more help though thanks

mrsjdr

You do not need nie to enrol in a school here, our Grandchildren in school here and you do not need it, as said, just need to be on padron, good luck

jojojojojo

If you are planning to live in the Málaga area, you need to go to Málaga main police station to get your NIE numbers. As for schools, they need to know where you're going to live as its usually catchment based. I just went to the local school and filled out a form - They took a copy of my daughters passport and that was that. My kids dont even have NIE numbers, altho I belive they need to have them if they're over 13 - so something else to put on my "to do" list for the summer holidays!

Jo xxx

lynnxa

I'm pretty sure you can get the NIEs at the Spanish embassy, but I think what the schools mean is the resident's certificate (which will have the NIE on it) - & you can't really get that until you are actually living here

I have a feeling that schools are tightening procedures up - we have just been asked for a photocopy of my 14 yr old's current passport for next year's enrollment - & she has been in the Spanish school system for 6 years! (you have to enroll every year for secondary school)

in any case - you definitely need the padron to enroll in school - & you definitely can't get that without an address - which I suppose you won't have until you actually live here

kerry207

I have a list of what I need to enrol my kids in the jacaranda school in pueblo, the school gave me the form to complete after taking photocopies of their passports in march when we made sure we were there for enrolment however the places we had gotten weren't guaranteed until we had nie, padron and family book, so I defo need them but just wanted a simplar way to get them without the wait, so the kids aren't off school unnecessarily, It looks as though our options are limited.

I want to thank everyone for their advise though, its greatly appreciated.

lynnxa

foreigners don't usually have a family book -either - it's purely a Spanish thing - & most schools realise this

truly - I think you'll have to wait til you're here

signing on the residents register & the padron takes only a day anyway - so they wouldn't really miss much school

Hillybilly

As has been suggested above, you can obtain your NIEs from the Spanish Consulates in London or Manchester (and Glasgow, I think )

mrsjdr

Hi Kerry, jacaranda is where my Granchildren go, a lovely school, very friendly.

Do know that a friends teenage daughter was asked for her nie once when going on overseas school trip (British College student), non of the children going on trip had nie numbers so the school took the parents number, apart from that have never heard of children needing nie in this area.

dunmovin

I got mine from the consulate in Hong Kong, so getting one in the UK should not be a problem.

SaritaBarcelona

I was under the impression that children "should" have a NIE if they are living here, as they are residents just like their parents and need to be "accounted for". It is all such a minefield... Are there definitely places free for your children Kerry? I know at my local school there are few or no free places for children starting at classes which have already formed, and they cannot squeeze people in (which is understandable I suppose although very inconvenient in our case!). I believe too that the Jacaranda is highly oversubscribed, at least for the first class P3. Good luck!