How to request your Identity Card for Foreigners (TIE)
APPLYING FOR AN IDENTITY CARD FOR FOREIGNERS (TIE) / FOR STUDENTS WITH A STUDY VISA
In the first 30 days after your arrival in Spain, you must request your Identity Card for Foreigners (TIE) in the Bureau of Foreigners of Seville, after making an appointment in the following link:
https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/icpplus
Once in the link, you must select the province of Seville, and then the process “Toma de huellas/expedición de tarjeta …”
After, you will be able to download the form EX-17(pdf) filled in and signed.
And the fee “Modelo 790 Código 012”, which you must fill in and pay in any bank. You must mark the box which reads “TIE que documenta la primera concesión de la autorización de residencia temporal, de estancia o para trabajadores transfronterizos.”, which means “Foreigner Identity Card which documents the first concession of authorization for temporary residence”
The day of the appointment you must bring the following documents, along with your passport, your documents of registration in the University, and a coloured passport sized photo.
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO STAY FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES WITHOUT A STUDY VISA
In this situation, you must begin an application for authorization of residence for academic purposes, as long as you are already in Spanish territory and you submit the application at least a month in advance to the expiration date of your situation. (art. 39. 7. Real Decreto 557/2011, de 20 de abril, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley Orgánica 4/2000)
For said process, you must include the following documents:
- Filled in application form. (Modelo EX-17) though in the event of an online application the form would be (Modelo EX-00)
- Copy (xerox) of your passport.
- Any documentation that proves vinculation or belonging to the University of Seville, whether a letter of acceptance, proof of enrollment, or any such document that shows the nature of your relation to the University of Seville.
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Medical insurance that covers the following::
- Primary medical attention
- Specialized medical attention
- Hospitalisation
- Documentation that proves economic sufficiency: proof of sufficient balance or a signed declaration in front of a solicitor, legalised and translated.
- certificate of criminal records.
- official medical certificate which proves you do not carry serious or infectious diseases.
You can submit your initial application for residing for academic purposes by an in-person appointment in the Bureau of Foreigners, or online if you have a digital certificate. You must add to your application all the documentation previously mentioned.
(*) Bureau of Foreigners in Seville:
41071 - SEVILLA
The number 95 556 94 96 (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) can be called to ask questions about the processing of applications, questions about police services, or to make an appointment for registering your fingerprint.
Access to questions and information through:
Email for making an appointment (only for submitting initial dossiers in-person at the Bureau of Foreigners): cita_previa_extranjeria.sevilla@correo.gob.es
Online submission of initial dossiers, renovations and additional documentation (only for those with a digital certificate), information about the procedure of the dossier and paying fees:
How to renew your Identity Card for Foreigners
Para la presentación de la solicitud de renovación y demás documentos, la realizará el propio interesado. Para ello, desde el programa de Atención a la Comunidad Universitaria Extranjera le informaremos y asesoraremos de todos los trámites que precise, resolviendo cuantas dudas pueda tener de la documentación que desde Extranjería le pudieran remitir.
Para la solicitud de renovación y demás trámite, es recomendable que disponga del certificado digital, siguiendo las instrucciones:
Obtención del certificado electrónico (Certificado digital FNMT de persona física)
https://www.us.es/laUS/secretaria-general/registro-general
Una vez haya obtenido la firma digital, puede entrar en la sede electrónica de Extranjería para aportar su documentación, en el siguiente enlace:
https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/mercurio/inicioMercurio.html
Por otro lado, puede entregar su documentación presencialmente, sin firma digital, presentando su solicitud en cualquier Registro de la Administración, con dirección a la Delegación del Gobierno de Andalucía, Oficina de Extranjería de Sevilla.
Documentation needed:
- The official application form (Modelo EX-00)
- Copies of the permit of residence for study and/or research purposes.
- A copy of the page in your passport with all the identification data, including the visa, if there is one.
- Medical insurance that covers during your full stay any medical costs. (You must present your insurance policy and receipt of payment). Medical costs coverage must include primary medical attention, hospitalisation, and specialised medical attention. The documents must be in Spanish or a certified translation.
- Documentation that proves that you have enough resources and enough frequency of income to cover your costs during your stay in Spain.
- Document that proves that you have passed the tests or requirements that allow you to continue your studies, or a report that indicates that your ongoing research is progressing adequately if applicable..
- A copy of your enrollment papers in the University of Seville.
- In the case of a change of address, a census certificate must be presented.
- A copy for the Administration of the fee TASA which can be paid in any financial institution in Seville. (Modelo 790 Código 052)
NOTE: The family members of students must present their own version of the same documentation required of the student, it must also be accompanied by the student’s documentation. If the family member is the student’s spouse, you must also turn in a marriage certificate whose expiration date is not superior to the last three months (???). If the family members are sons or daughters, you must turn in the Family Record Book.
Offer of compulsory health insurance
Do you want to travel while your Identification Card is expired?
To travel to another country while your NIE (Number of Identification for Foreigners) is expired, you must ask the consulate of the country you will be visiting what procedures or requirements might apply to your case. Before you leave Spain, you must obtain an Authorisation to Return (Autorización de regreso (HI 1) - Migraciones) to be allowed to return. To get this authorisation you must have started the process of renovating your NIE.
The application for an Authorization to Return must be made with an appointment at:
Erasmus students from outside of the European Union
Erasmus students from a non-EU country coming from an European university can enter Spanish territory without a visa, as long as they have legal residence in the European country where they study. Nonetheless, to reside legally in Spain throughout their stay, the students who have not requested an entry visa for Spain must immediately request their inscription in the Registro Central de Extranjeros (Central Registry of Foreigners).
This procedure must be done in the Oficina de Extranjeros de Sevilla (Bureau of Foreigners in Seville). The documentation you must turn in will be the same as a normal renovation (see below the section “How to renew your Identity Card for Foreigners”), plus credentials or an invitation that shows the studies that will be undertaken in Spain are part of the foreign student’s study program of European University of origin.