Castelló/Castellón · Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE)
NIE offices in Castellón
2 offices in Castellón handle Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE), in Castellón de la Plana.
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The Immigration Office in Castellón
Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE) is an authorisation, so it is decided at an Oficina de Extranjería under the Government Delegation — not at a police station. They are separate networks with separate appointment systems, and going to the wrong one is the most common wasted journey in Spanish immigration.
The ministry's page for Castellón does not name this procedure among the services it itemises for these offices. They are the province's Immigration Offices, which is where authorisations of this kind are decided, but ring ahead before travelling rather than relying on that.
Sede 2. Oficina de Extranjería en Castellón. Dependencia provincial de Trabajo e Inmigración.
Castelló de la Plana
- Address
- Extranjería, 12071 Castelló de la Plana
- Phone
- 964759340 · 964759365
- Opening hours
- Lunes a Viernes de 9 a 14:00 Para trámites de información es necesario pedir Cita Previa.
- Also decides
- Student stay permits, employed work and residence permits, residence and work for research, self-employed work and residence permits, posted worker permits
Source: Ministerio de Política Territorial — Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno. Checked .
Which of them to choose
Castellón has 3 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 2 handle Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE). The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Castellón, in Castellón de la Plana, which lists 12 services.
All 2 of them handle the same core set, so for these you can simply go to whichever is nearest:
- EU registration certificates
- NIE numbers and certificates
- Asylum and international protection
- Letters of invitation
- Nationality reports
- Non-lucrative residence
- Registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
- Return authorisations
- Stateless person documents
- Stay extensions
- Student permits
- Travel documents
Anything outside that list is where the offices differ, and each entry below says what its own office adds.
The offices, and what each one handles
Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Castellón
Castellón de la Plana
- Address
- Pl. Teodoro Izquierdo n.º 6, 12004 - Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana (Castelló/Castellón)
- Phone
- 964231658
- Beyond the shared list
- Nothing beyond the list above
As the police word it, in Spanish
Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE y Residencia · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No Lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción · Documentos de Protección Internacional · Documentos de solicitud de apátrida · Documentos de viaje · Títulos de viaje · Certificados de Registro Ciudadano de la Unión
Comisaría Provincial de Castellón
Castellón de la Plana
- Address
- C/ Río Sella n.º 5, 12005 - Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana (Castelló/Castellón)
- Phone
- 964469500
- Beyond the shared list
- Nothing beyond the list above
As the police word it, in Spanish
Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE y Residencia · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No Lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción · Documentos de Protección Internacional · Documentos de solicitud de apátrida · Documentos de viaje · Títulos de viaje · Certificados de Registro Ciudadano de la Unión
Source: Dirección General de la Policía — Unidades de Extranjería — Dependencias policiales. Checked .
Offices in Castellón that do not handle this
These exist and deal with immigration matters, but Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE) is not among the services they list. They are here so you can rule them out rather than guess.
- Comisaría de Vila-RealVila-realC/ Comunión nº. 1, 12540 - Vila-real (Castelló/Castellón)Handles: Información General · Cartas de Invitación
What to take with you
- Official fee
- €9.84
- Form EX-15
- Application form EX-15, in duplicate
- Form 790-012
- Proof of payment of fee 790/012
- Passport or equivalent, original and copyA complete passport, identity document, travel document or valid registration certificate. Both the original and a copy are required — the original is returned.
- Statement of the reasons for the applicationA written explanation of the economic, professional, social or other interests that justify the request. This is a formal requirement, not a courtesy.
- Power of attorney, if applying through a representativeThe representative must show sufficient power of attorney which states expressly that they are authorised to submit this application. A general authorisation is not enough.
Other procedures handled in Castellón
- TIE card in Castellón2 offices — Castellón de la Plana
- EU registration in Castellón2 offices — Castellón de la Plana
- Invitation letter in Castellón3 offices — Castellón de la Plana and Vila-real
- Stay extension in Castellón2 offices — Castellón de la Plana
- Return authorisation in Castellón2 offices — Castellón de la Plana
Before you travel to one of these
Almost all of these offices work by appointment only, booked through the electronic office of the public administration. Turning up without one generally means being turned away, however short the queue looks. Office assignments also change, so if what is here does not match what you are told on the phone, believe the phone and tell us.