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Practical guides to NIE, NIF, taxes, bank accounts, visas and relocation in Spain and Portugal.
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Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in Italy, compare how Milan, Naples and Rome handle NIE applications, and see the documents each office asks for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in Poland, see how the embassy in Warsaw handles NIE applications, and check the documents and fee it asks for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in Portugal, compare how Lisbon and Porto handle NIE applications, and see the documents both offices ask for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in Sweden — the embassy in Stockholm covers the whole country — see how its booking system works and which documents it asks for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in the Netherlands, see how the Consulate General in Amsterdam runs NIE applications, and check the documents it asks for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the Spanish consular office for your registered address in the United States, compare how nine offices from Washington, D.C. to San Juan handle NIE applications, and see the documents each one asks for.
Spain · Documents & IDs
How a Spanish NIE is built — leading letter X, Y or Z, seven digits, and a control letter — where to find your number, and how to check it without fake generators.
Spain · Documents & IDs
The NIE is a personal identification number; the TIE is the card that proves your legal status. Learn who needs which, and how the two official procedures differ.
Spain · Documents & IDs
Find the soporte number on your foreigner card (TIE), EU citizen registration certificate or NIE certificate, and enter it in the correct official format.
Spain · Documents & IDs
What the padrón municipal is, why expats need it, which documents town halls typically ask for, how the certificate differs from the volante, and when a registration must be renewed. Based on Spain's national rules and official municipal examples.
When recibos verdes workers must pay Segurança Social: the 21.4% rate, quarterly declaration deadlines, exemptions and what happens when you close your activity.
Spain · Business
Complete autónomo registration guide for Spain: required documents, tax obligations, social security, and how to avoid common mistakes
