Your first TIE with a non-lucrative visa

Entering Spain

• After you collect a non-lucrative visa, you must enter Spain while the visa is valid. That validity is never more than three months.

  Official source: Hoja informativa 6 — Autorización inicial de residencia temporal no lucrativa (Procedimiento)

Your deadline

• With a non-lucrative residence visa, you must request your TIE in person within one month of entering Spain.

  Official source: Real Decreto 1155/2024 — art. 63.5

How long it lasts

• Your first non-lucrative residence permission lasts one year, counted from the day you enter Spain.

  Official source: Hoja informativa 6 — Autorización inicial de residencia temporal no lucrativa (Procedimiento)

• Your TIE is valid for the same period as the visa-based permission behind it, and stops being valid when that permission ends.

  Official source: Real Decreto 1155/2024 — art. 209.7

Your NIE

• Your student or non-lucrative visa came with a permission to stay, so you were assigned an NIE (your foreigner identity number) automatically. You don’t need to apply for one separately.

  Official source: Real Decreto 1155/2024 — art. 205.1 y 205.3

The form and the fee

• For your first TIE, tick 'TARJETA INICIAL' in section 4.1 (type of document).

  Official source: Formulario EX-17 (versión 03), página 2 — 4.1 Tipo de documento (art. 209)

• On the official 790-012 page, under 'Tarjetas de identidad de extranjeros (TIE)…', choose the option 'TIE que documenta la primera concesión de la autorización de residencia temporal, de estancia o para trabajadores transfronterizos'. The amount is €16.08.

  Official source: Sede electrónica de la Policía — Tasa modelo 790 código 012 (formulario)

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