EX-17 Application for a Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) in Spain

EX-17 (“Solicitud de Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE)”) is the official Spanish form to apply for the TIE, the foreigner identity card. The card documents the stay or residence permit you have been granted and shows your NIE, photo and fingerprint. The form is in Spanish and has three pages: two to fill in and one with instructions.

The card itself does not give you the right to live in Spain: it is issued on the basis of a permit or visa you already hold. EX forms must be submitted in the official model: FoxDocs only types your values into the fields of the official PDF and does not change its layout.

• a foreigner granted a residence permit or a visa for more than six months — for the first card (tarjeta inicial);
• a card holder whose permit has been renewed — for a new card (renovación);
• after loss, theft, damage of the card or a change of details — for a duplicate (duplicado);
• in person only, at a National Police unit (Comisaría or Oficina de Extranjeros) with a cita previa for “toma de huellas” (fingerprinting): the form is not accepted by post or online;
• the first card must be requested in person within one month of entering Spain or of the permit being granted or taking effect (for work permits, depending on Social Security registration) — art. 209 RD 1155/2024;
• the fee is paid with form 790 code 012; per the National Police fee table as of 2026-10 a first temporary residence card is €16.08, a renewal €19.30 and long-term residence €21.87; check the amount on sede.policia.gob.es before paying.

• personal data: passport, NIE, surnames, name, sex (H/M/X), date of birth (dd/mm/aaaa), place and country of birth, nationality, civil status (S/C/V/D/Sp), father’s and mother’s names;
• address in Spain: street, number, floor/door, town, postcode, province; mobile phone and e-mail;
• legal representative, if any: name, DNI/NIE/passport and title of representation;
• representative for submitting the application (section 2), address for notifications (section 3) and consent to electronic notifications via DEHú;
• section 4: type of application — first card, renewal or duplicate;
• place, date, signature and, in the footer, the office the application is addressed to (DIR3 code and province).

• the EX-17 form, original and a copy, filled in in capital letters;
• passport, original and a copy;
• a photograph meeting Spanish DNI requirements (recent, in colour); check with your police unit how many and in what format;
• the receipt for the 790-012 fee;
• the resolution granting the permit or your visa; some police units may ask for proof of address (empadronamiento) — check in advance;
• for a duplicate — the damaged card or, after theft or loss, a document about it (for example a police report, denuncia); check the list for your case with your police unit.

1. Tell the chat in any language who you are, which permit you hold and whether you need a first card, a renewal or a duplicate.
2. The assistant fills the boxes in capital letters, splits the date of birth into dd/mm/aaaa and the NIE into letter, number and control letter, and ticks the right boxes.
3. Download the PDF, check it, print, sign it by hand and take it to your appointment together with a copy.

Official EX forms, Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration: inclusion.gob.es — Modelos de solicitud. Checked on 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.