Benidorm · Costa Blanca · NIE, TIE and cita previa

NIE Benidorm, from the first form to Calle Apolo XI

Moving to the Costa Blanca, buying a flat near Levante beach or starting a season in a hotel? We sort out the right form, the 790-012 payment and a cita previa alongside you, then tell you exactly what to carry to the Comisaría de Benidorm.

Start my NIE Which form do I need?
  • Comisaría de Benidorm, Calle Apolo XI
  • EX-15, EX-18, EX-17 and the 790-012
  • Plain English, by email
Benidorm's wall of high-rise towers lining the long curve of Playa de Levante, seen from above: turquoise sea, sand packed with blue parasols, and dry mountains behind the city under a partly cloudy sky
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized

Cita previaProvince of Alicante

Where to start

Which floor are you going to?

Benidorm is a town people come back to. One winter turns into a long season, the season turns into a flat in Rincón de Loix, and sooner or later a bank, a notary, a landlord or an employer asks for the same thing: a NIE, the identity number Spain gives to foreigners.

The number itself comes from a short appointment with the Policía Nacional. What takes time is everything before it: knowing which form fits your passport and your plans, paying the 790-012 fee under the right code, finding a cita previa at an office in the province of Alicante, and arriving with every paper in order. We handle that groundwork with you, explained in plain English.

  1. European passport holder EU, EEA or Swiss, and living here or about to: the green certificate, on form EX-18, is your next floor.
  2. British passport Resident before 2021, holding an old green certificate, or moving now: three different routes, one page.
  3. Another passport from outside the EU Visa or permit in hand, the fingerprints and the TIE card come next.
  4. Buying, not moving (yet) A flat or a villa while your home stays abroad: the NIE on its own, before the notary.

How it works

From the first form to the window, floor by floor

  1. Tell us where you stand

    Write to us with your passport, your plans and your dates. We reply with the procedure that fits your situation, in plain English, and what it involves from start to finish.

  2. The forms, filled in with you

    Together we fill in the form that fits: EX-15 for a number, EX-18 for Europeans, EX-17 or EX-19 for a card. The 790-012 fee slip comes next, and every paper is read before it goes into the folder.

  3. A slot in the province

    We search for an appointment at the Comisaría de Benidorm, or at another office of the province of Alicante that lists your procedure, fitted around your flights, your shifts and your signing date.

  4. A clear brief for the day

    You receive a short note with the address, the time, what to bring and what you may be asked. Afterwards we tell you what comes next: the padrón, the card or the notary.

Directory

Every guide in the building

14 guides in three wings: the procedures for European passports, those for British and other non-EU passports, and the guides that are about Benidorm itself.

EU, EEA & Swiss passports

British & other non-EU passports

Special cases & Benidorm guides

Oficina de Extranjería, Benidorm

Extranjería Benidorm: the offices on your route

In Benidorm, NIE procedures are handled by the Policía Nacional at the Comisaría de Benidorm, Calle Apolo XI 36. Permits to live and work in Spain are decided by the province's foreigners' office, the Oficina de Extranjería, which has a branch in nearby Altea, and registration on the padrón is a separate step at the Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. We help people all over the Marina Baixa, from Rincón de Loix and the old town to L'Alfàs del Pi, Altea, Finestrat and La Nucía.

Policía Nacional · NIE and TIE

Comisaría de Benidorm (Policía Nacional)

Address
Calle Apolo XI 36, 03500 Benidorm (Alicante)
What it handles
NIE certificates and NIE assignment, the EU and non-EU residence procedures, letters of invitation and nationality reports
Phone
966 831 934 (the office's own line)
Good to know
Appointments are booked through the cita previa system for the province of Alicante. policia.es gives no opening hours for this station: your appointment confirmation shows the office, the date and the time.

Map of the address Listing on policia.es

Subdelegación del Gobierno · Authorisations

Oficina de Extranjería en Altea (Subdelegación del Gobierno en Alicante, sede 2)

Address
Calle San Isidro Labrador 1, 03590 Altea (Alicante)
What it handles
Residence and work authorisations, return authorisations, family reunification, long-term residence, student stays and the residence card of a family member of an EU citizen
Hours
Public hours 9:00–14:00
Phone
965 019 300 (the office's own line)
Good to know
This is an office of the Subdelegación del Gobierno, not of the police: it decides on authorisations, while the NIE and the TIE card stay with the Policía Nacional.

Map of the address Listing on mptmd.gob.es

The white balustraded staircase and chequered terrace of the Balcón del Mediterráneo, a lookout on a rocky point above turquoise water, with the Isla de Benidorm on the horizon and a rocky headland at right
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized

Getting to Calle Apolo XI

No official page we found says how to reach the comisaría by public transport, so we name no stop. Plan from the address, Calle Apolo XI 36, 03500 Benidorm, and leave time to find the entrance before your slot.

The comisaría on Calle Apolo XI

The padrón, at the town hall or an Extensión

Registering your address on the padrón, the list of everyone who lives in Benidorm, is done with the Ayuntamiento, at the town hall or one of its Extensiones Administrativas, and the town hall says no appointment is needed. Its certificate is the proof of address other offices often ask for.

Empadronamiento in Benidorm

Neighbourhoods and towns we help

  • Rincón de Loix
  • Levante
  • Poniente
  • Casco Antiguo
  • La Cala
  • L'Alfàs del Pi
  • Altea
  • Finestrat
  • La Nucía
  • Polop
  • La Vila Joiosa
  • Callosa d'en Sarrià

Why people ask us

Help that stays on your side of the counter

  • Your passport sets the route

    An EU, a British or another passport leads to different forms and offices. We start from yours, so you only read what applies to you.

  • Plain English, one step at a time

    Every Spanish term is explained the first time it comes up, and each step is written down so you can check it at your own pace.

  • One folder, checked together

    Form, fee, evidence and copies are reviewed side by side before the day, so a missing paper is far less likely to cost you the appointment.

  • Clear about what we are

    This is a private service, independent of every administration. We tell you what we can prepare with you, and what only the authorities decide.

Close-up of the façade of the Playmon Fiesta apartment tower: stacked balconies with blue and purple awnings, satellite dishes and drying laundry, framed by white wavy concrete fins
Photo: Zarateman, CC0, resized

Where Benidorm will ask for your NIE

  • Signing the deed for a flat or a villa
  • Opening a Spanish bank account
  • Starting a job in a hotel, bar or restaurant
  • Registering as a resident, from the EU or beyond
  • Putting electricity, water and internet in your name
  • Paying the taxes of a property owner
  • Buying or registering a car
  • Inheriting or selling a property in Spain

When your plans go further

Two independent firms, two different jobs

A NIE is rarely the whole story. Where your plans reach beyond our part, two independent firms can take things on, each in its own field.

Questions

Cita previa NIE Benidorm: what people ask first

EU, EEA and Swiss questions · British and non-EU questions

Cita previa NIE Benidorm: where do I book it?

Online, on the administration’s own system at sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es. Pick Alicante as the province, then the procedure that matches your form, then an office with free slots. Your confirmation names the office, the date and the time.

Where is extranjería in Benidorm?

For the NIE and the police side of residence, it is the Policía Nacional’s Comisaría de Benidorm, Calle Apolo XI 36, 03500 Benidorm, phone 966 831 934. Authorisations to live and work are a matter for the Oficina de Extranjería in Altea, Calle San Isidro Labrador 1.

What does the comisaría on Calle Apolo XI deal with?

According to the Policía Nacional’s directory: NIE certificates and NIE assignment, the EU and non-EU regimes, letters of invitation and nationality reports. It publishes no opening hours: your slot is the time on the confirmation.

Huellas TIE Benidorm: which office takes the fingerprints?

One that offers the fingerprint procedure for cards. The Benidorm comisaría lists the non-EU regime; the booking system shows which offices of the province have slots, and your confirmation names the office.

Certificado de registro UE Benidorm: what do I need?

Form EX-18, a valid passport or national identity card, the paid 790-012 slip, and evidence of how you live here: a contract, a pension, studies, or enough means with health cover.

How does empadronamiento in Benidorm work?

You register your address with the Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, at the town hall on Plaza SS.MM. los Reyes de España or at one of its Extensiones Administrativas, such as Rincón de Loix or La Cala. The town hall says no appointment is needed. Take your passport and proof that you live at the address, such as a rental contract or the deeds.

Which floor are you heading for?

Tell us your passport, your plans and your dates. We reply by email with the route that fits and what it involves.

Tell us your situation