How do I get a NIE? 2
November 24th, 2009
In Alicante, for example, people are advised to start queuing at 5.00 a.m. to get their NIE, because each morning the office opens at 8.30 a.m. and gives out numbers to the first 70 people in the queue. The rest have to return and queue again the next day. In some other cities we have heard of applicants having to spend half the night outside the office in order to be well-placed in the queue when it opens. Spanish burocracy is often very exasperating and the whole experience of obtaining a NIE Number has been known to put some people off buying a house in Spain completely!! Our advice: arm yourself with patience and a bottle of water or flask of tea and a good book. And print this page (Reasons for living in Spain) incase you start to get desperate and need a reminder of why you are putting yourself through this.
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