PROCESS YOUR NIF (Fiscal Identification number) FROM SPANISH CONSULATES

The spanish tax office (AEAT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an agreement to streamline the allocation of tax identification number to nonresidents without going to an office of the AEAT. This measure, which is a further step in the implementation of eGovernment abroad, start with a pilot in eight consular offices in countries with investment potential and broad economic and financial links with Spain.


The agreement, shall nonresident beneficiaries, those seeking to engage in a transaction with transcendence tax situation which is mandatory to use and consign a Spanish NIF .

Specifically , the measure of streamlining affects NIF applicants type ' L' ( Spanish living abroad who are not required to have a national identity card ) , ' M ' (individuals without Spanish nationality who so temporarily or permanently , do not have the foreigner's identity number ) and ' N' (legal entities and non-resident entities without a permanent establishment in Spain ) .

The provision of this service telematics in the consulates, which is part of the simplification measures to be implemented by the Commission for Public Administration Reform ( CORA ) , involve the non-resident benefits in terms of convenience and savings over alternative to face proceedings in Spain , thus favoring the attraction of foreign investments in Spain .

In the first nine months of 2013 have handled over 15,100 high tax identification number type ' L ', ' M ' and ' N', the NIF purpose of the system . Of these, some 1,300 are high non-resident Spanish citizens , 2,000 foreign and 11,800 correspond to legal entities and foreign entities .

The agreement is part of the reform program of the government, regarding the removal of administrative barriers and simplification of the relationship of individuals and businesses with the Central Government .

Pilot testing

Since this year and until July 1, 2014 will be made of the new system pilots consulates in Amsterdam , Brussels , Dusseldorf , Frankfurt, Lyon , Naples , Porto and Washington , all located in countries with investment potential and extensive links financial economic Spain . By the middle of next year will assess the extent of the service to a larger number of offices , by agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Tax Office.

The processing procedure , fully electronic , is designed to simplify the most of the documentation to be provided by non-residents. In this sense , no translation or legalization is required, unless strictly necessary .