NIE: Foreigner Identification Number
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Steps verified 15 October 2026
Madrid: there is no single NIE office; you pick one when booking. The card now shows the main one, the Brigada Provincial de Extranjería at Aluche, and the appointment step names the police stations that also handle it.
Steps affected: Book an appointment
Madrid: the office card no longer shows the Brigada Provincial on Padre Piquer, which does not assign NIEs, but the Alcorcón police station; the appointment step names the stations closest to the city that do.
Steps affected: Book an appointment
The form step now generates the filled EX-15 and an optional statement of reasons.
Steps affected: EX-15 form
No longer shown to people in an irregular situation: they are assigned a NIE automatically with their arraigo application (art. 205 of the immigration regulation).
Barcelona and Madrid: the appointment step says which Police offices assign NIEs, according to the official office finder.
Steps affected: Book an appointment
First version of this process, using the EX-15 adapted to RD 1155/2024.