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. Estimated total cost: €105 to €110. Official tasa (government fee): Modelo 790-012 tasa (official fee) (~16-21 € depending on the case).
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, payment of the 790-012 tasa (official fee), the photograph and your empadronamiento (municipal census registration). The procedure is personal and non-transferable; fingerprints are taken in person at the police station.
- Estimated total cost
- €105 to €110
- Managora's fee
- €107.69 (21% VAT incl.)
- Tasa (official government fee)
- Modelo 790-012 tasa (official fee) (~16-21 € depending on the case). (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
- Processing time
- Card collection 30-45 days after the fingerprints are taken.
- Where it is filed
- Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería ↗
- What you receive
- Application
Cost breakdown: Our fee 89 € + Modelo 790-012 tasa of around 16-21 € depending on the case..
Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): how is it filed?
- 1Answer the questions (around 7 minutes).
- 2Payment of 89 €.
- 3We hand you the application plus a document checklist for the appointment.
Which documents do you need?
- •Complete passport and entry visa or the decision granting the authorisation.
- •Proof of payment of the 790-012 tasa.
- •Recent photograph, 32 x 26 mm, colour, white background.
- •Empadronamiento at your current address.
- •Completed EX-17 application form.
Legal basis and things to bear in mind
- Fingerprinting is done in person and only by you: you will have to attend the appointment yourself to have them taken.
- You have 1 month from your entry into Spain (or from the date your authorisation takes effect) to apply for the card.
- Once your fingerprints have been taken, the card is ready for collection in around 30 to 45 days.
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?
The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €105 to €110: Our fee 89 € + Modelo 790-012 tasa of around 16-21 € depending on the case.. Managora's fee is €107.69, 21% VAT included (€89.00 net + €18.69 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Modelo 790-012 tasa (official fee) (~16-21 € depending on the case)..
Application for your first TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero, Foreigner Identity Card): how long does it take?
Card collection 30-45 days after the fingerprints are taken.
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., Proof of payment of the 790-012 tasa., Recent photograph, 32 x 26 mm, colour, white background., Empadronamiento at your current address., 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
- Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds
- Arraigo de segunda oportunidad (second-chance settlement route, RD 1155/2024)
- Residencia de familiar de ciudadano español (residence for a family member of a Spanish citizen, RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo laboral (labour-based settlement route, now abolished): today it is the arraigo sociolaboral
- Arraigo socioformativo: socio-educational temporary residence through training (RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo socio-laboral (RD 1155/2024): the new route under the 2024 Immigration Regulation
Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Comisaría del CNP / Oficina de Extranjería ↗.
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