How to get the TIE: Non-Lucrative Visa for Spain
In this video, I explain what you do after you have received your visa and arrived in Spain, so you don’t make any mistakes that could jeopardize your stay and ruin all that hard work you did getting the visa in the first place. I am going to explain the order in which you need to do things, timelines, documents you need, how to fill the online application to make an appointment, how to complete the forms, how to pay the tax, and share our experience getting fingerprinted at the police station.
I am not covering what a non-lucrative visa is nor how to get one. I jump in right after you have arrived in Spain. Warning, this video is going to be very Madrid centric. These are the steps:
1) you need to find a place to live and secure a signed lease that is 6 months or longer
2) you need to padron - that is, register that lease with the local government
3) you need to secure a fingerprinting appointment with the police (harder than it sounds these days)
4) gather your documentation and bring it to that fingerprinting appointment.
5) wait for a period of time and return to pick up your TIE
In this video, I will explain step 3 & 4 in detail. I covered step 1 in this video: • Renting an Apartment in Spain - How to ren... and step 2 in this video: • How to Padrón in Madrid . Check out the time stamps in the description if you want to skip around.
Here is the website where you can make an appointment or cita for Madrid:
https://sede.administracionespublicas...
The Formulario de solicitud modelo EX-17 (pdf) form, debidamente cumplimentado y firmado por el interesado o su representante legal (completed and signed). Link in the description, this is what the form looks like, and the link explains how to fill it out. https://liveandstudybarcelona.com/201...
The tax form
https://sede.policia.gob.es:38089/Tas...
wandering earl https://www.wanderingearl.com/spanish...
The frugal Vagabond https://frugalvagabond.com/get-non-lu...
Graham Cargle has a really good video on how to apply for a TIE. He focuses on the AU Pair Visa but it largely the same process. • Video
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Overview of Steps
2:17 What is a TIE? Including the difference between a TIE and NIE
2:53 Step 1 - Find a place to stay
3:02 Step 2 - Padron
3:10 Step 3 - Apply for the TIE including timeline & tips
5:12 How to make an appointment on the Extranjería website
8:29 Overview of the documents you need to bring
8:49 Appointment confirmation
9:00 Padron Certificate
9:12 Carnet Photos
9:52 EX 17 Form
11:16 Valid ID and copies
11:42 Tasa 790 Codigo 012 Form (tax form) including how to pay
13:09 Our Experience