Hello, I am a little confused about getting an NIE. I went online on officail site and it said I had to mke an appt but the consulate is in London. I know I eed one to open up a bank account. There are a few places online offering the service from £29.99 to 129 Euros so it's hard to know which ones are scams. I'll be in Spain 5th of Jan for a week, looking at properties and I know 6th is a holiday so shall I just apply for it when I'm in Spain??
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:21am
Hello, I don’t know if this helps at all, however when we were buying our apartment the lawyer applied ( advised and helped) with NIE , bank accounts, electricity etc. Hope this helps a little. Best of luck x Jean
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:13am
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We did exactly as Jean, our lawyer sorted the NIE, services etc. With NIE & passport in hand, was easy to set up a bank account ourselves, with Sabadell who have English speakers in main areas. ( I expect that other banks offer similar service) We also gave her Power of Attorney, so our house purchase & other legals could go through whilst we were back in UK.
Some will say you can save a couple of quid by DIYing, being unfamiliar with Spanish language & legal procedures, we were very pleased to have a good lawyer take care of it for us. We agreed a flat fee for the purchase & all other services.
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:33pm
We found our house the day before returning to the UK so gave power of attorney to our solicitors and they sorted everything. Brilliant service.
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:48am
Do they help with residency
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:49pm
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:23pm
Well I’m in mijas
Just got back from Spain last week where we put in an offer (accepted) for a property and opened a bank account with Sabadell.
Couldn't be easier. We didn't need an NIE. Just needed the following:
* Passport,
* Driving Licence (or other proof of address, e.g. utility bill),
* National Insurance Number,
Simple form filled in with bank employee, then had to go away for an hour (during which time downloaded bank app to phone), back in and given a code to open (and operate) the app and then deposited €100.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:13am
Thank you for this. There has been so much conflicting information. I think now you only need to apply for your NIE if you intend to stay longer than 6 months:)
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:46pm
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