{"id":11729,"date":"2022-12-02T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T16:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/?p=11729"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:29:49","slug":"request-duplicate-of-the-nif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/legal\/request-duplicate-of-the-nif","title":{"rendered":"How to request a duplicate of the NIF?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For any self-employed person or legally constituted company, it is a fundamental requirement to carry a Tax Identification Number<\/strong> better known as NIF, which allows them to carry out their financial activities in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to bear in mind that the NIF of a self-employed person and a company are coded differently,<\/strong> but with the same functionality. In this article, you will learn about their differences, concepts and the process that you must take into account when requesting your duplicate of the NIF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to understand the Tax Identification Number (NIF), it is necessary to talk about concepts such as the DNI, the CIF and the NIE<\/strong> that, although they are completely different, in some cases they complement each other and this, in turn, generates confusion among the applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On one hand, the DNI<\/strong> is a document that allows the bearer to be identified as a Spanish citizen<\/strong>. Only in the case that you want to start an activity aimed at creating companies as a self-employed worker you will need to carry out another tax identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the CIF<\/strong>, an acronym with which the NIF of legal entities was known before no longer exists<\/strong>, leaving in both cases for both natural entities <\/strong>and legal entities <\/strong>the acronym NIF. <\/strong>Although the encoding is not the same. The NIF<\/strong> of natural entities carries the alphanumeric code, which is made up of 8 digits and a letter at the end; <\/strong>as for the NFT of legal persons, the letter goes at the beginning of these 8 numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NIE<\/strong>, for its part, is an identification document for foreigners residing in Spain or having business relationships when starting their activity in the country, in this case, its code begins and ends with a letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to take this into account since there are people who do not differentiate the previously exposed terms, and this could generate confusion when carrying out any procedure or process that this document requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letters used in a NIF<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In all cases, the NIF has an identifying letter that is determined by the legal nature of the entity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n