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Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE)

NIE offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

3 offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife handle Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE), in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Puerto de la Cruz. Not every police station in the province does — going to one that does not costs you the appointment, and the appointment is the part that takes weeks.

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The Immigration Office in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    - Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Address
    Calle La Marina, 20, 38001 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Phone
    922999377 · 922999386
    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, return authorisations, short-stay extensions, 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, EU registration certificates, residence cards (TIE), NIE numbers, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), travel documents, asylum and refuge

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

Which of them to choose

Santa Cruz de Tenerife has 5 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 3 handle Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE). The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which lists 11 services.

All 3 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
  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports
  • Stay extensions

Anything outside that list is where the offices differ, and each entry below says what its own office adds.

Towns with an office

The offices, and what each one handles

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Address
    C/ Ramón Pérez de Ayala, 6, 38007 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Beyond the shared list
    Also asylum and international protection, issuing residence cards (TIE), non-lucrative residence, return authorisations, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expediciòn TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Tarjetas de Asilo y Cédulas de Inscripción · Títulos de Viaje

    Find Santa Cruz de Tenerife on a map

  • Comisaría de La Laguna

    San Cristóbal de La Laguna

    Address
    C/ Nava y Grimón, 66, 38201 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción

    Find San Cristóbal de La Laguna on a map

  • Comisaría de Puerto de la Cruz - Los Realejos

    Puerto de la Cruz

    Address
    Avda. José del Campo Llarena, 3, 38400 - Puerto de la Cruz (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancias · Régimen comunitario · Títulos de viaje y Cédulas de Inscripión

    Find Puerto de la Cruz on a map

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

Offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa de Cruz de la PalmaSanta Cruz de la PalmaC/ Pérez Galdós, 16, 38700 - Santa Cruz de la Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)Handles: Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia
  • Comisaría Sur de Tenerife - AdejeAdejeSector Cero, Parcela C.N.P., Las Terrazas, 38660 - Adeje (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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