Tax Identification Number (NIF)
The Spanish Tax Identification Number (NIF) is necessary for dealing with the Tax Agency when the interested party does not have a Spanish National ID (DNI) or Foreigner Identification Number (NIE).
The following are entitled to obtain a NIF through the Consular Office:
- Spanish citizens residing abroad who do not have a DNI and are registered in the Consular Registration Registry (NIF-L)
- Foreigners residing in the Consular area who do not have a NIE (NIF-M)
- Legal persons whose registered office is within the Consular area (NIF-N)
Procedure
The application may be presented in person ( Level 7, 564 St Kilda Road Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm) or by a representative
Applications for a NIF must be presented in person during public service hours.
Documents that must be presented to obtain the NIF-L or NIF-M (NIF for natural persons)
- Agencia Tributaria: Modelo 030 - Presentación electrónica del modelo 030. The form must be completed online (one form for each applicant). Then, two copies (one for the Administration and one for the interested party) must be printed and signed.
- Valid passport and copy. Foreigners may provide a valid passport or other valid identity document.
- Document proving residence within the Consular area ( Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania).
- Letter of the reason for the application.
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SOLICITUD CERTIFICADO DE RESIDENCIA.pdf Residence certificate form. - Tax File Number.
- In the case of minors or persons with disabilities, a copy of the family record book or birth certificate or guardianship document. In addition, the valid passport or identity document of the parent or guardian.
- If the application is presented by a representative, the identity document or valid passport of the representative, together with documentary proof of the right of representation.
A power of attorney granted before a local notary must be legalised or apostilled. If applicable, an official translation into Spanish must also be presented.
The applicant must provide the following information:
- First name(s) and surname(s)
- Tax identification number or code in the country of origin, or passport number
- Nationality
- Sex
- Date and place of birth
- Residence or tax domicile abroad
- Where appropriate, first name, surname and NIF of the legal representative of the minor or person with disabilities.
Documents that must be presented in order to obtain the NIF-N (NIF for a legal person)
- Completed application form 036
. The form must be completed online and then printed and signed.
- Valid passport or identity document of the person signing the application.
- Document certifying the NIF (or NIE) of the representative.
- Documentary proof of the existence of the company and of the data that must be provided (see below).
Among other documents, deed of incorporation or bylaws of the entity, registered in an official registry, certificate of a tax authority, or certification of a notary or public registry.
- Documentary proof that the person signing the application form is entitled to do so (certificate from the registration or fiscal authority of the country stating that the applicant is the company's legal representative or has a power of attorney granted by the legal representative).
- Documentary proof of residence in the Consular area.
Documents issued by foreign authorities must be legalized or apostilled and, where appropriate, accompanied by an official translation into Spanish.
The legal person must provide the following information:
- Whether or not it has legal personality
- Corporate name or business name
- Tax identification number or code assigned in the country of residence
- Tax domicile (usually, the registered office)
- Date of incorporation and registration in the corresponding public registry
- Capital stock of incorporation, if applicable
- First name and surname, business name or full corporate name and NIF of the legal representatives; first name and surname, business name or full corporate name, NIF, tax address and nationality of the representative in Spain.
- For companies operating under the revenue assignment system for companies incorporated abroad: first name and surname or business name or full corporate name, NIF, tax address and nationality of its partners, heirs or shareholders.
Important note: A NIF cannot be assigned to a legal person if the legal representatives or the partners identified on the application form do not have a Spanish NIF.
Document processing and delivery time
The NIF will be sent to the applicant by email.
More information on this procedure (in Spanish) is available on the website of the Spanish Tax Agency.
Legislation
- Royal Decree 1065/2007, of 27 July, approving the General Regulations for actions and procedures for tax management and inspection and for the development of common rules for tax application procedures.
FOREIGH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ( NIE)
INTRODUCTION
The "NÚMERO DE IDENTIDAD DE EXTRANJERO" (NIE) is a personal, unique, and permanent number that must be requested from the Spanish authorities by foreign citizens who, regardless of cial intel their place of residence, have ties to Spain due to their economic, professional, or social interests.
The NIE will be the foreigner's identifier and must appear on all documents issued or processed.
The NIE allows procedures to be carried out before Spanish public authorities, but it is not valid for residency or proof of residence in Spain.
The following must also be processed beforehand for the issuance of a NIE: -foreigners who apply for or have obtained a residence permit in Spain to carry out pald activities in Spain, including those who have obtained a residence permit in Spain under 14/2013, of September 27, on Entrepreneurs. Law -foreigners selected to participate in the Foreign Language Conversation Assistant programs ("Auxiliares de Conversación").
The for NIE can be applied for directly in Spain or at a Spanish Consular Office. However, it must be applied for at a Consular Office if the number is required for any consular procedure (for example, certain types of visas), or if the interested person does not plan to transfer his/her residence to Spain.
Only applications from residents of the territory of this consular district (which includes the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria) will be processed at this Consular Office.
Documentation MUST be submitted IN PERSON for applicants of legal age and minors aged 12 or over:
-At this Consulate General, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, without an appointment:
Consulate General of Spain
Level 7, 564 St. Kilda Road Melbourne, VIC 3004
-By registered post, EXCLUSIVELY for applicants residing in Western Australia. In this case, the interested party or their representatives must first have the copies of their identity documents or passports certified exclusively at the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Perth. This honorary consular office operates exclusively by appointment. Therefore, interested parties must request one by sending an email to ch.perth@maec.es, indicating:
General Consulate of Spain
Citizens Department ( Subject: NIE)
P.O. Box 6202 Melbourne, VIC 3004
With the following exceptions: -applicants of legal age may complete this procedure through a duly representative. accredited -applications for NIE numbers for minors under 12 years of age or persons with disabilities must be submitted in person by the parents or guardians. The minor or person with disabilities does not require physical presence at the Consular Office.
DOCUMENTATION TO BE PRESENTED
1. Application form EX-15 (original and photocopy), completed and signed by the applicant (or their representatives, in the case of minors or persons with disabilities), which must include their postal address and an email address for notification purposes. The applicant must also indicate, IN SPANISH, the economic, professional, or social reasons justifying their application (acquisition of property, opening a current account, inheritance, etc.).
Finally, if the applicant has previously held another NIE number, they must also state this on the form. The form should preferably be completed online and printed once completed. This form can be downloaded from the following link ![]()
EX15. FORM EDITABLE.pdf in the subject line, their personal information, and contact telephone number. 6 A template showing how to complete this form is attached.
2. Form 790/code 012, proof of payment of the corresponding fee. This form is numbered consecutively, so only the original may be submitted. This form can be downloaded from the following https://sede.policia.gob.es/Tasa790_012/
A template showing how to complete this form is attached.
3. Valid ID or passport of the applicant (including minors and persons with disabilities) and a photocopy of the biographical data page of the passport (which will be certified against the original). For applicants of legal age, if the application is submitted through a representative, only a photocopy of said document, previously certified locally, must be submitted.
4. If the application is submitted through a representative, the original power of attorney signed in their favor by the interested party, and also a valid ID or passport (original and copy) of the representative.
5. If the application is submitted on behalf of a minor or a disabled person, any document that verifies kinship, a declaration of incapacity, or the establishment of guardianship, and also, and in all cases, the original and a photocopy of the valid ID or passport of the parents or guardians (these documents will be certified along with the originals).
6. Consular fee:
It will not be necessary to have this power of attorney apostilled or translated, but this Consulate General reserves the right to request it apostilled and translated if it deems appropriate.
7. As in the previous case, it is not, in principle, necessary to have these documents apostilled or translated, but this Consulate General reserves the right to request them apostilled and translated if itdeems appropriate.
8. Payments will only be accepted in cash or by money order made payable to the Spanish Consulate for the exact amount, unless certified copies are made at the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Perth, in which case ONLY money orders will be accepted. In this case, the money order will be included in the Registered Post mail mentioned in point 1.4. 7 - 16 AUD, NIE issuance fee. - 10 AUD, for the certified copy of each identity document or passport (one certified coору generally, and three certified copies in the case of applications from minors or persons with disabilities).
SUBSEQUENT STAGES CONSULAR OFFICES DO NOT ISSUE NIES.
NIE applications received at this Consular office will be forwarded electronically to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior for processing. The minimum timeframe for issuing the requested NIE is 4 weeks. The NIE will be sent directly to the applicant EXCLUSIVELY by email. The NIE does not expire.
Legislation
- Ley Orgánica 4/2000 , of 11th of January, providing the rights of foreigners and their social integration.
- Real Decreto 557/2011, of 20th of January, approving Regulation 4/2000 on the rights of foreigners in Spain and their social integration following its reform by Organic Law 2/2009.