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Spanish immigration fees, in full

The complete table as published by the Ministry of the Interior, with the original Spanish wording beside each entry so you can match it against the form in front of you. Fees are paid on tax form 790 with the code shown.

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Why the NIE fee is not €12

Almost every English-language guide gives €12 as the cost of a NIE. The official table gives €9.84 for assigning a NIE at the applicant's request. €12 is the fee for an EU registration certificate — a different procedure, on a different form, for different people. The two got conflated somewhere and have been copied between guides ever since.

The difference is small in money and large in what it tells you about how carefully the rest of those pages were written.

Identity cards and registration certificates

Identity cards and registration certificates — official fees
ProcedureFormFee
EU registration certificate, EU family member residence card, or Brexit Withdrawal Agreement TIECertificado de registro de residente comunitario o Tarjeta de residencia de familiar de un ciudadano de la Unión y TIE asociada al Acuerdo de Retirada (BREXIT)790-012€12.00
TIE for temporary residence of family members of Spanish nationalsTIE de residencia temporal de familiares de personas con nacionalidad española790-012€12.00
TIE for a first grant of temporary residence, stay, or cross-border worker authorisationTIE que documenta la primera concesión de la autorización de residencia temporal, de estancia o para trabajadores transfronterizos790-012€16.08
TIE for renewal of temporary residence, extension of stay, or cross-border worker authorisationTIE que documenta la renovación de la autorización de residencia temporal o la prórroga de la estancia o de la autorización para trabajadores transfronterizos790-012€19.30
TIE for residence and work authorisation for victims of gender violence, sexual violence, or human traffickingTIE que documenta la autorización de residencia y trabajo de mujeres víctimas de la violencia de género, víctimas de la violencia sexual y víctimas de la trata de seres humanos790-012€16.08
TIE for long-term residence or EU long-term residenceTIE que documenta la autorización de residencia de larga duración o de residencia de larga duración-UE790-012€21.87
TIE for a minor under the guardianship of a public bodyTIE que documenta la residencia de menores tutelados por entidad pública790-012Free

Identity documents, travel documents and other procedures

Identity documents, travel documents and other procedures — official fees
ProcedureFormFee
Assignment of a NIE at the applicant's own requestAsignación de Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE) a instancia del interesadoMost English-language guides quote €12 for this. €12 is the EU registration certificate, which is a different procedure with a different form.790-012€9.84
Return authorisationAutorización de regreso790-012€10.72
Certificates or reports issued at the applicant's requestCertificados o informes emitidos a instancia del interesado790-012€7.31
Exceptional entry or stay authorisationAutorización excepcional de entrada o estancia790-012€17.49
Authorisation to register an undocumented personAutorización de inscripción de indocumentados790-012€21.87
Registration certificate (cédula de inscripción)Cédula de inscripción790-012€3.27
Refugee identity documentDocumento de identidad de refugiado790-012€11.04
Stateless person identity documentDocumento de identidad de apátrida790-012€11.04
Subsidiary protection identity documentDocumento de identidad de protección subsidiaria790-012€11.04
Travel documentTítulo de viaje790-012€27.08
Geneva Convention travel documentDocumento de viaje de la Convención de Ginebra790-012€27.08
Subsidiary protection travel documentDocumento de viaje de protección subsidiaria790-012€27.08
Stateless persons' travel documentDocumento de viaje de los apátridas790-012€27.08

Letter of invitation

Letter of invitation — official fees
ProcedureFormFee
Application for authorisation to issue a letter of invitationAutorización de expedición de Carta de invitación (Solicitud)790-012€75.05
Issue of the letter of invitationExpedición de Carta de invitación790-012€6.54
Certified copy and separation, per document, for the letter of invitationCompulsa y desglose por cada documento relativo a la Carta de invitación790-012€1.09

Source: Ministerio del InteriorTasas — Extranjería. Checked .

Before you pay

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