Certificado de registro de ciudadano de la Unión or "green NIE" or "tarjeta verde"
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The Certificado de registro de ciudadano de la Unión often called as "green N.I.E." or "Residencia". It's the flimsy green paper "card" EU citizens need before they're fully registered as a resident in Spain.
If you want to stay longer than 3 month this is an important process for all EU citizen.
Not doing this steps means you're not legal living in Spain and can get a fine.
For more information, check this out!
For this article we have these three common cases
- Case 1 - Employed in a Spanish company
- Case 2 - self-employed
- Case 3 - earning money outside of spain / being retired
How to get an appointment?
Required for case(s): 1 / 2 / 3
Click hier to make an appointment
Select "Certificado de registro de ciudadano de la Unión"
Select office at "Plaza de Concordia"
Pro-Tip 1: Check every morning between 8:00 am and 9:00 am to find free appointments.
Pro-Tip 2: All appointments go more smoothly if you can speak Spanish. If you're not fluent, consider asking a friend who speaks Spanish to accompany you.
How to pay Tasa?
Required for case(s): 1 / 2 / 3
The Tasa is the money you have to pay for the process.
You have to fill the Model 790 - Codigo 012 and pay it.
Without any Spanish bank account you can use ATM's of nearly every local Spanish bank company. If the ATM wants a valid NIE or DNI - your passport ID doesn't work.
You can use this S2800513J number as NIE to pay you tasa.
Private Health Care
Required for case(s): 2 (sometimes) / 3
Please have a look into our article about Private Health Care
Registro Central de Penados/ Crime Record
Required for case(s): sometimes in all three cases
In certain situations, you may need to provide a police clearance certificate known as "Registro Central de Penados".
Obtaining this is straightforward: Click here to make an appointment
- Complete the Modelo 790 (ensure section 17 on the form is filled out)
- Pay for the Modelo 790 at a bank branch or ATM.
- Attend your appointment and present both the completed form and the receipt of payment.
- Watach this for more Location and contact details.
- The certificate will be sent via email or postal service, depending on your preference.
- Duration varies based on your home country (ranging from 7 to 70 days).
- Cost approximately 4 euros.
"Enough Money" Way
Required for case(s): 2 / 3
If you're not employed by a Spanish company, you'll also need to demonstrate "sufficient funds" in a bank account. The required amount varies based on the number of people and the intended duration of your stay.
Simple solution: Deposit ca. 8,000 € per person into a bank account. Then, contact the bank—regardless of its location—and request a certificate that indicates the ownership and current balance of the account. Families need more.
The amount will calculated by the actual Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples (IPREM).
IPREM x 14 month + 50% IPREM per family member x 14 month
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Requirements
- Printouts about your social security status
- Application form - EX-18
- Modelo 790
- Passport
- Proof of employment status or autónomo documents
- Registro Central de Penados/ Crime Record (sometimes required)
- Empadronamiento
- For Autónomos
- Modelo 130
- Modelo 130 is distributed for each quarter of the tax year, and is needed to prove you pay tax in Spain.
- For Spanish contracts
- In Las Palmas they prefer the SEPE version. Our post on SNS/SEPE Social Security explains how to download it using your digital certificate
- Hint: If you start working on the first of the month, your company has 10 days to upload everything to SEPE. If your appointment is between the 1st and the 10th of the month, you should bring the standard contract. A contract signed with a digital certificate is also acceptable as an alternative to a "normal" signature.