Stand-alone NIE (EX-15)
The number itself: who needs one, the EX-15 and fee pair, and how the request runs at the Valencia office.
València · NIE, TIE & cita previa
NIE Valencia: your number, sorted while you settle in
Remote worker, family or student, the first piece of Spanish paperwork is the same. We prepare your EX-15 and Modelo 790-012, look for a cita previa at the right Valencia office and tell you exactly what to bring. Friendly help, in plain English.
- Answers in plain English, by email
- Independent from the administration
- No promised dates, only careful work
Why it matters
Three letters that open a lot of doors
Valencia has a habit of turning short visits into long stays. Remote workers come on the digital nomad visa and keep renewing, families arrive for the mild winters and the schools, students fill the terraces of Benimaclet and never quite leave. Whichever way you got here, the same three letters are waiting for you at the bank, the letting agent and the payroll office: N, I, E.
On paper the route is short: one form, one fee, one appointment with the Policía Nacional. In real life the cita previa is hard to catch, the fee slip has codes that look alike and a single missing copy can end the visit early. That is the part we carry for you, so the morning you spend at the office is calm, brief and complete.
- Sign the lease on a flat in Ruzafa or El Carmen
- Open a Spanish bank account and set up direct debits
- Get paid by a Spanish employer or invoice as autónomo
- Enrol the children at a school in Campanar or Benimaclet
- Put electricity, water and fibre in your own name
- Buy a car, a home or a second-hand scooter
- Join the health system once you are resident
- File a Spanish tax return
How it works
Four unhurried steps
You stay in charge of your file. We do the reading, the preparing and the searching in between.
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Step 01: Tell us where you are
A short form, in English: your nationality, your plans and anything you have already done. We reply by email with the procedure that fits and the documents it calls for.
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Step 02: We prepare the paperwork
Whichever EX form your case calls for, the 790-012 fee slip and a checklist written for you alone. You read, sign and pay the fee: nothing is filed without you.
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Step 03: We look for your cita previa
We keep searching the official portal for a slot at the right Valencia office and send it over as soon as one fits your diary. No promised dates, just a steady, patient search.
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Step 04: You go once, calmly
Originals, copies and confirmation in one folder, and a clear idea of what the officer will look at. Then back to the sunshine.
Procedures
Pick the one that sounds like you
Short guides written for Valencia, each ending with what we can do for you.
The number & EU paperwork
The NIE itself, the green certificate and the certificates issued on Calle de Bailén.
NIE before you move
Still packing? Request the number at a Spanish consulate before you fly to Valencia.
Cita previa
How appointments work for foreigner procedures in Valencia, and why the right trámite matters as much as the slot.
EU green certificate
Making Valencia home for more than three months with an EU, EEA or Swiss passport? Meet the green certificate.
Residence certificates
Official proof of whether Spain counts you as resident or not, for banks, notaries and property signings.
Visas & cards, non-EU
Remote work, studies, family and life on your own means: the visa first, then the TIE.
Digital nomad visa
Working remotely for an employer or clients abroad? The teleworking visa, then your NIE and TIE in Valencia.
TIE card & huellas
Your plastic proof of residence if you come from outside the EU: EX-17, fingerprints, then pickup in Patraix.
Student visa & TIE
Non-EU and studying in Valencia? The student visa, the NIE on it and the TIE once you land.
Living on your own means
For families and retirees who live from their own means and come for Valencia's light and pace.
EX-19 card for relatives
Married to, partnered with or the child of an EU citizen, without an EU passport yourself? The EX-19 card.
UK citizens
British and moving to Valencia after Brexit? Yours is a non-EU route, and earlier residents have their own.
Local guides & settling in
The Bailén desk, the comisarías of the province, the padrón, the children's paperwork and which document is which.
The office on Calle Bailén
The city desk for NIE numbers and EU certificates: its address, hours, list of procedures and the metro stop on the same street.
Police stations in the province
Living outside the city? The ten comisarías of the province that list NIE work, town by town, with what each one handles.
Empadronamiento
Getting on the padrón in Valencia: the municipal offices, how to book a cita previa and the papers the Ajuntament asks for.
NIE for the family
Moving with children? Every member of the family needs their own number. How to plan one trip, not five.
NIE, certificate or TIE?
Three documents share one number. A two-minute guide to the one you need in Valencia.
Local guide
Valencia, desk by desk
Where the paperwork happens in the city and around it, from the official listings, with the neighbourhoods and towns people move to.
Here the procedures are split between a few addresses. EU registration certificates, residence certificates and NIE numbers are handled at the police office on Calle de Bailén; TIE cards for non-EU residents are issued at the Comisaría de Patraix on Calle Dels Gremis, and residence authorisations are decided by the Delegación del Gobierno's own Oficina de Extranjería. Whether you are unpacking in Ruzafa, El Carmen, Benimaclet, El Cabanyal or Campanar, or commuting from Torrent, Paterna or Burjassot, we check which desk your file belongs to before anything is booked.
NIE & EU certificates Oficina de Trámites de Comunitarios y Certificados (Comisaría de Bailén)
- Address: C/ de Bailén 9, 46007 València
- Handles: EU citizen registration certificates, residence and non-residence certificates, NIE certificates, NIE assignment, DNI/NIE concordance certificates
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–14:15, plus Mon–Thu afternoons 17:00–20:00
- Office phone: 963 417 866 (the office, not us)
policia.es also lists NIE assignment at several comisarías around the city, among them Burjassot, Mislata, Paterna, Quart de Poblet and Xirivella: the office named on your appointment confirmation is the one to go to.
Open in Maps (opens in a new tab) Source: policia.es (opens in a new tab)
Secretaría General (Comisaría de Patraix)
- Address: C/ Dels Gremis 6, Polígono Vara de Quart, 46001 València
- Handles: Issuing TIE cards, for the general regime and for family members of EU citizens
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–14:15, plus Mon–Thu afternoons 18:00–19:45
- Office phone: 963 136 106 (the office, not us)
policia.es prints this address with the postcode 46001; the Delegación del Gobierno page calls the office the Comisaría de Patraix.
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Oficina de Extranjería en Valencia, Sede 1 (Delegación del Gobierno)
- Address: Calle Diputada Clara Campoamor 23, corner of Motilla de Palancar, 46019 Valencia
- Handles: Authorisations: return, non-lucrative residence, arraigo, minors, family reunification, the card for family members of EU citizens, appeals
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 in general; Mon–Thu 9:00–17:00 with cita previa; 16 June–15 September: Mon–Fri 8:30–14:30
- Office phone: 963 079 800 (the office, not us)
Open in Maps (opens in a new tab) Source: mpt.gob.es (opens in a new tab)
Oficina de Extranjería en Valencia, Sede 2 (Delegación del Gobierno)
- Address: Calle Joaquín Ballester 39, 46009 Valencia
- Handles: Residence and work authorisations, studies, long-term residence, renewals, registration cards, asylum
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00
- Office phone: 963 079 800 (the office, not us)
Open in Maps (opens in a new tab) Source: mpt.gob.es (opens in a new tab)
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Calle de Bailén 9
The city desk for NIE numbers and EU certificates. Metrovalencia lists a line 7 stop called Bailén, with an entrance on the same street, opposite number 56.
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Your padrón
Free, by appointment, at the padrón office on Plaza del Ayuntamiento, at Tabacalera or at a Junta Municipal. Tenants show a contract running for more than six months.
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CAI-PANGEA
The city's immigration centre on Calle del Pozo: information, legal advice and a first-reception service for newcomers, with walk-in hours Monday to Thursday.
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Barrios of València
- Ciutat Vella
- El Carme
- La Seu
- El Mercat
- Russafa
- L'Eixample
- Extramurs
- El Pla del Real
- Benimaclet
- El Cabanyal
- La Malva-rosa
- Campanar
- Patraix
- L'Olivereta
- Quatre Carreres
- Algirós
- Camins al Grau
- Benicalap
Towns close by
- Burjassot
- Paterna
- Mislata
- Xirivella
- Quart de Poblet
- Manises
- Torrent
- Alboraia
- Alfafar
- Catarroja
- Paiporta
- Aldaia
- Alaquàs
- Godella
- Moncada
- Picassent
- Sagunt
Ten comisarías of the province list NIE work too. See the comisarías
Our way
Help that feels like a sunny afternoon
NIE Valencia is an independent help desk for people settling in Valencia: remote workers, families, students and retirees who would rather spend their first weeks discovering the city than queuing for it.
More about us
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Plain English, calm tone
Spanish administration explained in clear sentences, with no jargon left unexplained and no question too small to ask.
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Made for Valencia
We know which desk handles what in this city, from Calle de Bailén to Patraix, and we check it again for every file.
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Honest about dates
We never promise an appointment date or an outcome. What we promise is careful preparation and a search that does not give up.
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Independent
A private service, not a government office: we prepare and guide, and you stay in control and sign your own forms.
Beyond the number
Two good companions for everything else
A number is only one corner of a move to Valencia. For everything around it, or for a start that happens entirely online, these two partners pick up where we leave off.
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Relocate to Valencia with AnchorLess Help with the bigger picture: visa routes such as the digital nomad visa, finding a home, and the admin that follows the first weeks after landing.
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Request your NIE online with Gestoraz A remote way to get a Spanish NIE moving before you travel, without waiting for a local appointment calendar to open up.
Quick answers
Questions people ask us first
Longer lists, sorted by passport:
How do I get a NIE in Valencia?
Complete form EX-15, settle the 790-012 fee, book a cita previa on the administration's portal and bring your passport, copies and the reason for your request to the appointment. Our part is the paperwork and the hunt for a slot.
Extranjería Valencia: which office deals with the NIE?
The Oficina de Trámites de Comunitarios y Certificados, at Calle de Bailén 9, 46007 València. It handles NIE numbers and EU registration certificates; TIE cards are issued at the Comisaría de Patraix.
Cita previa NIE Valencia: how do I book it?
On the administration's cita previa portal, reached from sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es: select Valencia, then your trámite, then a desk. Slots appear in batches, so patience and the right trámite both matter.
When is the Bailén office open?
policia.es gives Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:15, plus Monday to Thursday afternoons from 17:00 to 20:00. Schedules change, so check the source before you go.
Do I need a NIE to rent a flat or open a bank account in Valencia?
In practice, yes: landlords, banks and utility companies ask for it. That is why it is usually the first thing newcomers sort out.
Is this an official government website?
No. NIE Valencia is a private help desk. The procedures themselves belong to the police and the government's immigration offices, and you can always go to them directly.
Postcards
Short reads for new Valencians
Your first month in Valencia: a paperwork calendar
Week by week, the order that keeps a first month in Valencia calm: the address, the right document for your passport, the bank, and what can wait.
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Remote in Valencia: your NIE and TIE checklist
For digital nomads and remote employees: what to prepare before the visa, what happens after approval, and the Valencia appointments that follow.
Moving to Valencia with kids: what to gather
Birth certificates, apostilles, translations and one folder per child: what families can prepare at home to keep the Valencia appointments simple.
Ready when you are
A few lines about your plans are enough. We reply by email with the procedure that fits and what happens next, with no obligation.