The NIE, plainly
What the foreigner identity number is, who in Murcia will ask for it, and how a single appointment gets it assigned.
Murcia · NIE, TIE and padrón
NIE Murcia,
with a neighbour who knows the way
For students of the UMU and UCAM, families putting down roots, people retiring towards the Mar Menor and everyone who works the region’s fields and warehouses: we sort out the form, pay-in slip and booking with you, then point you to the right office door.
Why the number comes first
Every plan in Murcia starts at the same counter
People come to Murcia for very different reasons: a degree at the university in Espinardo or at UCAM, a contract with one of the farms and packing houses that keep the region’s produce on the road, a slower life by the Mar Menor, a family move for a new job. Sooner or later each of those plans meets the same request, because a landlord, a bank, an employer and a notary all want a NIE before they will sign anything.
The Policía Nacional assigns the number at a single appointment. The care goes into what comes first: telling the EX-15 from its sister forms, paying the 790 código 012 with the right boxes ticked, catching a gap in the cita previa calendar, and knowing whether Cabezo Cortado or a comisaría nearer your home is the better door for your case. That groundwork is what we do alongside you.
The almanac
Four steps, kept like the huerta’s calendar
Gardeners around Murcia work in an order that never changes: prepare, sow, water, gather. Your paperwork grows the same way.
- Ground
Clear the ground
You tell us why you need the number and what passport you hold. We work out the procedure that fits, whether that is a plain NIE, the green certificate or a TIE, and list the papers that go with it.
- Seed
Sow the paperwork
We fill in the right EX form with you, prepare the 790 código 012 so the fee is paid against the correct procedure, and check every copy before it goes in the folder.
- Water
Wait for the rain
The cita previa is the slow part. We watch the booking system for Cabezo Cortado and the comisarías of the region, and help you take a slot that suits your week.
- Harvest
Harvest day
You walk in carrying everything, knowing roughly what the officer will look at first. What you carry home depends on the procedure: a certificate, or the receipt for a TIE card to collect later.
Procedures
Find the one that fits your case
The number & EU papers
The number on its own, the green certificate, and the moments they are needed: a purchase, a family move, a request from abroad.
Landing a cita previa
How the booking of a NIE, certificate or fingerprint appointment works in Murcia, and what to try while the calendar stays bare.
Green certificate (EU)
The EU registration certificate for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland who make Murcia their home for more than three months.
NIE from abroad
Requesting the number at a Spanish consulate before the move, when a purchase or a contract in Murcia cannot wait.
Buying a flat or house
The NIE and the certificates a notary and a bank expect when you buy a flat in Murcia or a house near the Mar Menor.
NIE for children
Why each child needs their own number, how families book together, and how minors are added to the padrón in Murcia.
Cards & permits
For passports from outside the EU: the TIE and its fingerprints, family cards, retiring, working, life after Brexit.
TIE and fingerprints
The foreigner identity card of non-EU residents: the EX-17, the toma de huellas in Murcia and the collection of the card.
A European’s non-EU family
When the European in the family has settled in Murcia and the spouse, child or parent has not got an EU passport: the EX-19 card.
UK residents
What Brexit changed for British residents of Murcia and the Mar Menor: the Withdrawal Agreement TIE, and the rules for newcomers.
Retiring in the region
Living on a pension or savings near the Mar Menor or in town: European retirees register, everyone else starts at a consulate.
Working in the region
The NIE and the permits behind a job on the farms, in the packing houses or the offices of Murcia, for EU and non-EU workers.
Write two lines about your situation and we will name the procedure for you.
Close to home
Murcia, office by office
Murcia keeps its foreigner paperwork under one roof: the police unit for foreigners, the Brigada Provincial, and the Delegación del Gobierno’s own extranjería office share the complex at Cabezo Cortado, in Espinardo, on the N-301. It deals with nearly everything, from a first NIE to a TIE renewal. If you live further out, the comisarías of Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla also list NIE and TIE procedures. Registering your address is a town hall matter: the Servicio de Estadística on Calle Puerta Nueva and the municipal information offices, Plaza de Europa among them, handle the padrón.
Where most cases go
Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Murcia (Cabezo Cortado)
- Address
- C/ Francisco Alonso Hidalgo Martínez 38, Km 388 N-301, Cabezo Cortado, 30100 Murcia
- Phone
- 968 989 600
What the listing names
- NIE certificates and assignment
- the EU regime (EU registration certificates)
- TIE issuance
- return authorisations
- students
- extensions
- non-lucrative residence
- asylum
- travel documents and cédulas
policia.es gives no opening hours for the unit. The Delegación del Gobierno lists every Policía Nacional procedure here as cita previa only.
Oficina de Extranjería en Murcia (Delegación del Gobierno en la Región de Murcia)
- Address
- C/ Francisco Alonso Hidalgo Martínez 38, Km 388 N-301, Cabezo Cortado–Espinardo, 30100 Murcia
- Phone
- 968 989 600
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00
Residence and work authorisations such as arraigo, changes of status, residence on grounds of illness or gender violence, and the residence card of a family member of an EU citizen.
Same complex as the Brigada Provincial. Its page lists the Policía Nacional procedures (NIE assignment, EU registration certificate, residence and concordance certificates, letters of invitation, extensions, TIE) as cita previa only. It spells the street “Alfonso”; policia.es spells it “Alonso”.
Barrios we know well
- Centro
- Santa Eulalia
- San Antolín
- El Carmen
- La Flota
- Espinardo
- Vistalegre
- Santa María de Gracia
And the towns around
- Molina de Segura
- Alcantarilla
- Las Torres de Cotillas
- Santomera
- Beniel
- San Javier
- Los Alcázares
The padrón, at the town hall
- Servicio de Estadística, Calle Puerta Nueva 10B, by cita previa
- Or any information and registration office, Plaza de Europa among them
- Two appointment types: pick the right one or you will not be served
Murcia guides
Offices of the region
Cabezo Cortado and the comisarías of Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla: what each office lists, from the official sources.
Empadronamiento
Registering your address with Murcia town hall: the offices, the two kinds of appointment, the documents and the renewals.
Students: first papers
For newcomers at the Universidad de Murcia and UCAM: the welcome services, the padrón and the residence papers of your first term.
How we work
A neighbour’s help, not a call centre
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Plain English, patient Spanish
We explain each step in clear English and deal with the forms, the offices and their vocabulary in Spanish.
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One folder, checked twice
Every form, fee and copy is reviewed before your appointment, so nothing small sends you home.
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The whole region in view
Cabezo Cortado, but also Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla: we point you to the office that suits your case and your address.
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Honest about doing it yourself
Every procedure here can be done alone, for the official fee only. We tell you so, and help when you would rather not.
Asked in Spanish, answered in English
What people search for in Murcia
EU citizens’ Q&A Non-EU citizens’ Q&A
Paths people take
Cita previa NIE Murcia: how is it booked?
Online, on the sede electrónica of the public administrations, in its cita previa for foreigners: pick Murcia as the province, your trámite next, an office last. Cabezo Cortado appears for most procedures, and the comisarías of Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla for many. The booking is free.
Extranjería Murcia: which office deals with the NIE?
The provincial police unit for foreigners, known as the Brigada Provincial, in the Cabezo Cortado complex in Espinardo, on the N-301. Next to it, on the same site, the Delegación runs the office that decides on authorisations.
Where is Calle Francisco Alonso Hidalgo Martínez?
It is the address of the Cabezo Cortado complex, number 38, at kilometre 388 of the N-301 in Espinardo. The Delegación spells it Alfonso, policia.es Alonso: it is the same place.
Huellas TIE Murcia: where are fingerprints taken?
At the Brigada Provincial at Cabezo Cortado, or at a comisaría of the region that lists TIE issuance: Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla do. The huellas need their own cita previa.
Certificado de registro UE Murcia: who needs it?
Any European, Swiss and EEA nationals included, who lives in Spain longer than three months. It is requested with form EX-18 and shows your NIE.
Empadronamiento Murcia: where do I register?
With the town hall: at the Servicio de Estadística on Calle Puerta Nueva, by appointment, or at a municipal information and registration office such as Plaza de Europa. It is free.
Good neighbours
Neighbours worth knowing over the fence
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From afar: request your NIE online with GestorazAn online way to set the number in motion from wherever you are, useful when you cannot wait for a slot at an office in the region.
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