NIE Murcia

Murcia guides

Your first papers as a student in Murcia

In your first weeks in Murcia, three papers matter: the padrón, then the green certificate for EU students or the TIE for those on a student visa. The Universidad de Murcia and UCAM both help their international students; here is how their services and the official steps fit together.

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The Baroque main façade of Murcia Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María), carved in pale stone with statues and columns, part of the bell tower on the left, under a deep blue sky

The University of Murcia’s welcome point

The International Welcome Point of the Universidad de Murcia is the first stop for incoming students, lecturers and researchers. It guides them on accommodation, legal paperwork, Spanish courses and online access, and runs a buddy programme. It is on the second floor of the Edificio Rector Soler, on the Espinardo campus.

SourceUniversidad de Murcia, International Welcome Point

UCAM’s padrón guide

UCAM, the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, publishes a step-by-step guide to the empadronamiento in Murcia for its international students, through its student care service.

SourceUCAM international student care, padrón guide (PDF)

Your residence papers

  • European students staying beyond three months: the green certificate, with your enrolment, health cover and proof of resources
  • Non-EU students: a student visa from a Spanish consulate before travel, then the TIE in Murcia, starting with the huellas
  • Everyone: the padrón once you have an address, with your lease or your landlord’s authorisation
  • Anyone who needs only the number, for a short stay or a bank: the NIE on its own

Where the student procedures happen

policia.es lists students among the procedures of the Brigada Provincial at Cabezo Cortado, alongside NIE certificates, the EU regime and TIE issuance. Book on the cita previa website as early as you can: the start of term is a busy time.

Sourcepolicia.es, extranjería offices in the province of Murcia

In Murcia

Students renting in La Flota, El Carmen or near the Espinardo campus register on the padrón with the town hall, then book the EX-18 green certificate, or the toma de huellas at Cabezo Cortado. The welcome services of the UMU and UCAM can tell you what your faculty needs on top.

Questions people ask

I am an Erasmus student for one semester. What do I need?

For a stay under three months, often nothing beyond your ID. For a full semester or more, EU students register for the green certificate, which shows a NIE.

Can I work while I study?

EU students can. Non-EU students on a student visa can work under conditions; check them before you accept a job.

Offices of the region

Cabezo Cortado and the comisarías of Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla: what each office lists, from the official sources.

Empadronamiento

Registering your address with Murcia town hall: the offices, the two kinds of appointment, the documents and the renewals.

The NIE, plainly

What the foreigner identity number is, who in Murcia will ask for it, and how a single appointment gets it assigned.

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