{"id":1333,"date":"2020-05-11T16:14:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/?page_id=1333"},"modified":"2024-01-24T20:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:01:51","slug":"form-ex15-nie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/downloadables\/immigration-forms\/form-ex15-nie","title":{"rendered":"Form EX15: Application for the Foreigner Identity Number (NIE) and Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the following tutorial video you will learn how to fill out Form EX15:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/tutorials\/video-fill-out-modelo-ex15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CTA-Watch-Our-Videos.webp\" alt=\"Watch Our Informative Videos in Entre Tr\u00e1mites!\" class=\"wp-image-37929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CTA-Watch-Our-Videos.webp 600w, https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CTA-Watch-Our-Videos-300x175.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/tutorials\/video-fill-out-modelo-ex15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tutorial Video:<\/strong>&nbsp;How to fill out the Modelo EX15?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using <strong>Form EX15<\/strong>, you can request:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foreigner Identity Number (<strong>NIE<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resident Certificate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-resident Certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All these options <strong>indicate your legal situation in Spain<\/strong>, that is to say if you have a stay or residence in Spanish territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreigners who, due to their economic, professional, or social interests, are related to Spain, <strong>will be provided, upon request, with a Foreigner Identity Number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This number is personal, unique, exclusive, and also of a sequential nature, serving <strong>as an identification number for tax purposes<\/strong> in Spain as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"culessonlosmotivosporlosquesepodrapresentarestasolicitud\">What are the reasons for filing <strong>Form EX15<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of whether you apply for the Foreigner Identity Number (NIE) or the Certificates, you may state that the reasons that prompt you to request it are due to <strong>economic interests, professional interests, or social interests<\/strong>, which you must specify in the form itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dndesepuedepresentarlasolicitud\">Where can I submit the application and <strong>Form EX15<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go in person to the Direcci\u00f3n General de la Polic\u00eda y de la Guardia Civil, or apply through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.policia.es\/_es\/dependencias_localizador_accesible.php#li_extranjeria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Immigration Offices<\/a> or Police Stations<\/strong>.&nbsp;If you are not in Spain at the time of the application, you can request it from the Comisar\u00eda General de Extranjer\u00eda y Fronteras (General Commission for Migration and Borders), through the Consular Offices of Spain abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seexigealgnrequisito\">Is there any requirement?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some specific requirements that you must fulfill\/submit to get your application approved. You can <strong>check all the documentation in our article<\/strong> that explains <a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/expats\/apply-nie-step-by-step\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>how to apply for the NIE<\/strong><\/a>, step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, an important thing to keep in mind is that to get your NIE the following cases should not concur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Being in Spain in an irregular situation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not specify the reasons for which you are applying for the NIE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, if you need any kind of advice regarding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/services\/immigration-advice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immigration procedures<\/a><\/strong>, you can&nbsp;always <a href=\"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/contact-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a>!&nbsp;<strong>It is always a good idea to leave your bureaucratic paperwork in the hands of specialists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download in PDF format Form EX15 of Immigration, to apply for a Foreigner&#8217;s Identity Number (NIE) and Certificates in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17477,"parent":1033,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1333","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56522,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions\/56522"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}