NIE.CAT legal documents service

NIE.CAT don’t just help with applying for a NIE. They can help you obtain other legal documents for your move to Spain. Here are just some of the documents they can assist with:

Social Security Number

Every person who works for a registered company in Spain is required to have a Social Security Number, called a número de afiliación de la Seguridad Social. Social Security is generally paid for by an employer. This number also helps track pensions, unemployment and sick days, as well as maternity or paternity leave.

TIE – for non European citizens

The TIE serves as documentation that verifies a foreign individual’s legal residency in Spain. It incorporates the holder’s NIE, personal data and a photograph.

Empadronamiento

The Empadronamiento, also known as the Padrón Municipal de Habitantes, is a municipal register or census record, similar to an electoral roll. To register on the Padrón is to “empadronarse“. For each person registered in a municipality, the Ayuntamiento (town hall) receives funding for services such as policing, health centres, cleaning and maintenance.

Opening a Bank Account

Although it’s not compulsory to have a Spanish bank account when you live in Spain temporarily,  banking and payments will be easier if you do open a bank account, especially if you don’t have a ‘chip and pin’ debit or credit card.

Driver’s Licence

If you move from another EU country, you might want to know if you can drive here with your current licence. Do you need to exchange it for a local one? Will your licence be valid for the same period in the other country? And if it is lost or stolen, how can you prove you had a licence in your home country?