<aside> 🔥 Complete list of documents for obtaining TIE — Residence Card in Spain — after approval of residence permit under Law 14/2013 (Digital Nomad & Entrepreneurs)

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<aside> 🔥 How's it going in October 2026? [last update: 2nd of October 2026]

• No stability. Right now there's a huge deficit of new fingerprint slots.
• The problem is the slot deficit itself — not how to “catch” them. There are no hacks, and nobody can help you here — only you: keep going in and refreshing, refreshing, refreshing. When they pop up — grab one.
• The card itself is still made in ~15 days — that part is stable.
• Appointment type: TOMA DE HUELLAS works everywhere, and in Barcelona and Madrid you can also take the second one (EXPEDICIÓN DE TARJETAS) — both are fine, no need to overthink it.

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Residence card (TIE)

<aside> 🔥 THE WHOLE PROCEDURE IS SUPER SIMPLE

You can’t mess it up fatally — no one’s going to revoke your residency or send you home. The form is really easy to fill out, and if there’s a mistake, they’ll fix it on the spot.

You’ve already been granted residency, so relax — this is one of the easiest steps, with zero risk of losing your permit.

You don’t need an expert, a document checker, or some kind of genius. Believe in yourself, you’ve got this :)

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DOCUMENT CHECKLIST and next steps

1. Book a police appointment (cita) — booking link
   1. Do it in advance — in some regions there's a deficit, you can wait up to 2 months
2. Prepare your documents

   • [ ] 0. APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION — the cita (appointment)

   • [ ] 1. COMPLETED FORM – Fill out the form — this is the MI-TIE form (same Movilidad Internacional family as your MI-T / MI-F for the residence permit). You do NOT need form EX-17 — it isn't used for Law 14/2013. It works for both entrepreneurs and digital nomads. The entrepreneur ticks their box; there is no digital-nomad checkbox in the form — nomads tick nothing. The example below is for an entrepreneur (same for a nomad, just without the tick). DOWNLOAD and OPEN the file so the helper comments appear.

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   • [ ] 3. PASSPORT AND COPY OF THE FIRST PAGE. A copy of your passport (they might not ask, might take only the first page, or all pages — up to you)

   • [ ] 4. TASA FORM AND PAYMENT RECEIPT WITH THE CODE (NRC). Tasa payment (Modelo 790 012) — €16.08 for first issue, €19.30 for renewal (bring both the tasa form and the payment receipt)

   • [ ] 5. PHOTO. 1× colour photo 32×26 on a white background (any photo booth or studio knows how to do it)

   • [ ] 6. RESIDENCE-PERMIT APPROVAL PAPER. The document granting your residence permit — Resolución de concesión (printout of the PDF with the approval — the paper with the phrase CONCEDER or ESTIMAR*)*

   • [ ] PADRÓN (not always required, see above) Padrón — Empadronamiento (you might not need it, see above!)

   • [ ] OLD CARD. If you already had a residence card – bring your old TIE card

3. For each family member who wants a residence card — a separate appointment (cita) and their own full set of documents.

<aside> 🙂 The document set for each family member is the same as for the main applicant (form, photo, etc.)

For children:

• birth certificate with Jurado translation: как заказать переводы

For a partner:

• nothing extra needed!

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Example of how to fill the form for family members — MI-F → MI-TIE form (also not EX-17): Same for an entrepreneur and a nomad; there's no digital-nomad checkbox — nomads tick nothing. DOWNLOAD and OPEN the file so the helper comments appear.

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Steps

1. Book a fingerprint appointment at the police station (yes, even for babies)
2. Go in person to give your fingerprints
3. Wait 2–3 weeks
4. Go and personally pick up your card (no, they won’t mail it, and they won’t hand it over with a power of attorney)