Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card)

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card) is filed with Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. What we charge you: €221. Official tasa (government fee): The official fee (Modelo 790-012 tasa, €16.08 in the most common case) is not included in the price and you pay it yourself: the police station only accepts the form stamped by the bank in the card holder's own name, so we cannot pay it for you. We prepare the form filled in and you pay it at any branch, with no need to hold an account there, before your fingerprinting appointment, which is the first of the two appointments we book for you.

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We draft the application for your first Foreigner Identity Card after your permit has been granted and you have entered Spain with a visa, for stays of more than 6 months. We check the 1 month deadline from your entry or from the date your authorisation takes effect. The empadronamiento (municipal census registration) is not included: if you have moved and the police station asks for it, it is a separate procedure. We prepare the 790-012 tasa (official fee) form filled in with your details so that you can pay it at a bank. We request both of your appointments for you, in your name: first the fingerprinting one, which is the real bottleneck, and then the one to collect the card, which is a separate appointment. All you do is go to the police station on those two days: having your fingerprints taken and collecting the card are personal and non-transferable, so we cannot do either of them in your place.

Practical guide: Empadronamiento: registration, change of address and certificate. Requirements, deadlines and the steps, explained.

What we charge you: €221
Managora's fee: €220.99 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee): The official fee (Modelo 790-012 tasa, €16.08 in the most common case) is not included in the price and you pay it yourself: the police station only accepts the form stamped by the bank in the card holder's own name, so we cannot pay it for you. We prepare the form filled in and you pay it at any branch, with no need to hold an account there, before your fingerprinting appointment, which is the first of the two appointments we book for you.
Processing time: We request both police station appointments for you: first the fingerprinting one and then the collection one. The card is ready 30 to 45 days after the fingerprints are taken. All you have to do is turn up in person on those two days.
Where it is filed: Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería ↗
What you receive: Application

Cost breakdown: €221.00 for professional handling with VAT. The official fee (Modelo 790-012 tasa, €16.08 in the most common case) is separate and you pay it at a bank, using the form we prepare for you..

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): how is it filed?

1Answer the questions (around 7 minutes).
2Single payment of €221.00 for our handling with VAT. The official 790-012 tasa (fee, €16.08) is paid by you at a bank, using the form we prepare.
3We request both appointments, the fingerprinting one and the one to collect the card, and hand you the EX-17, the tasa (fee) form and the list of what to bring.

Which documents do you need?

•Complete passport and entry visa or the decision granting the authorisation.
•Recent photograph, 32 x 26 mm, colour, white background.
•Only if you have moved from the address on file: a current empadronamiento certificate, issued within the last three months.
•Completed EX-17 application form.

Prerequisites we also handle for you

This procedure may require documents that we also obtain. If your case needs one and you do not have it, ask us for it here and come back once you have it:

Empadronamiento (municipal census): registration, change of address or certificate€120

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

Both visits are in person and only by you: the fingerprinting (art. 209.3 RD 1155/2024) and the collection of the card, which is only handed over to its holder (art. 209.11). We book both appointments; what we cannot do is go in your place.
You have 1 month from your entry into Spain (or from the date your authorisation takes effect, based on your registration with the Seguridad Social if it is a work authorisation) to apply for the card (art. 209.1 RD 1155/2024).
If the first available appointment falls after that month you do NOT lose your authorisation: late filing is not among the grounds for withdrawal in art. 200.2 RD 1155/2024, and until the card is issued your status is proved by your visa or by the decision granting the permit (arts. 206 and 208). The delay is a serious infraction under art. 53.1.h) LO 4/2000, fineable from 501 to 10,000 euros and never leading to expulsion (art. 57.1 excludes that paragraph): this is why we keep a dated record of every appointment attempt.
The empadronamiento is NOT compulsory documentation for a first TIE: neither art. 209 RD 1155/2024 nor the National Police procedure sheet requires it. It is only asked for when the applicant gives an address other than the one on file, and then it must be less than three months old.
Checklist for the appointment in Madrid, per the official fingerprinting sheet: EX-17 original and copy, valid passport original and full copy, 32x26 mm photograph, proof of payment of the 790-012 tasa and, for initial authorisations granted in Spain, a copy of the decision granting it plus a printout of the "resuelto favorable" status screen.
We request both appointments for you on the official portal (ICPplus), in your name and with no need for a digital certificate or Cl@ve: the fingerprinting one and, once the card has been made, the collection one, which is a separate procedure there. What cannot be guaranteed is the slot: each police station releases them and once they run out the system simply answers that no appointments are available. We try daily and keep a dated record of every attempt.
Once your fingerprints have been taken, the card is ready for collection in around 30 to 45 days, with the collection appointment we obtain for you. Collecting it does have to be done by you in person: at the police station they ask you to prove that you are the holder of the card.

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): frequently asked questions

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): how much does it cost?

We charge you €221: our fee plus, where applicable, the fixed official tasa we advance. €221.00 for professional handling with VAT. The official fee (Modelo 790-012 tasa, €16.08 in the most common case) is separate and you pay it at a bank, using the form we prepare for you.. Managora's fee is €220.99, 21% VAT included (€182.64 net + €38.35 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: The official fee (Modelo 790-012 tasa, €16.08 in the most common case) is not included in the price and you pay it yourself: the police station only accepts the form stamped by the bank in the card holder's own name, so we cannot pay it for you. We prepare the form filled in and you pay it at any branch, with no need to hold an account there, before your fingerprinting appointment, which is the first of the two appointments we book for you..

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): how long does it take?

We request both police station appointments for you: first the fingerprinting one and then the collection one. The card is ready 30 to 45 days after the fingerprints are taken. All you have to do is turn up in person on those two days.

Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Complete passport and entry visa or the decision granting the authorisation., Recent photograph, 32 x 26 mm, colour, white background., Only if you have moved from the address on file: a current empadronamiento certificate, issued within the last three months., Completed EX-17 application form.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería ↗.

Managora Gestion SL (company number B88823893) is a private company. We are not Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería, we are not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by any public authority, and this website is not an official government portal. What you pay on this page is our fee for preparing, signing and filing the procedure on your behalf: it is separate from the official tasa, which where applicable belongs to the authority and is shown to you separately. You can carry out this procedure yourself, directly with Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería.

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