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Ceuta · Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE)

NIE offices in Ceuta

One office in Ceuta handles Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE), in Ceuta. It is the only one in the province, so there is no closer alternative to try.

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The Immigration Office in Ceuta

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.

  • Sede 1. Oficina de Extranjería en Ceuta

    Ceuta

    Address
    Avenida Nuestra Señora de Otero, (Edificio Mutua), S/N, 51002 Ceuta
    Phone
    956984451 (Cita Previa) · 956984440 (Centralita)
    Opening hours
    Lunes a viernes: de 9 a 14:30 horas.
    Also decides
    Employed work and residence permits, self-employed work and residence permits, posted worker permits, residence and work for research, work authorisations for existing residents, exemptions from the work permit requirement, non-lucrative residence, family reunification, arraigo, other exceptional-circumstances permits, long-term residence, EU long-term residence, student stay permits, changing from one permit type to another, residence permits for minors, reports on temporary travel by minors, adoption visas, repatriation of unaccompanied minors, EU family member residence cards, expulsion and return proceedings, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), residence cards (TIE), NIE numbers

Source: Ministerio de Política Territorial — Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno. Checked .

The offices, and what each one handles

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Ceuta

    Ceuta

    Address
    P.º de Colón n.º 4, 51001 - Ceuta
    Beyond the shared list
    EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, letters of invitation, non-lucrative residence, return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición de TIE · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitud de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de viaje y Cédulas de inscripci

    Find Ceuta on a map

Source: Dirección General de la Policía — Unidades de Extranjería — Dependencias policiales. Checked .

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.

The conditions, deadlines and what happens if you miss them

Other procedures handled in Ceuta

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.

The full NIE guide — documents, fees and deadlines