Two visits, one card
The first visit is the toma de huellas: you hand in the EX-17, the paid 790-012 and your documents, and your fingerprints are taken. The card is produced afterwards and collected at a second visit, with the receipt you were given.
Book the huellas on the cita previa website soon after you arrive, as your visa or authorisation asks. While the card is being made, keep the receipt and your passport together.
What to bring to the huellas
- The EX-17, complete and signed in your own hand
- The passport holding your visa, plus copies of its data page and the visa
- A recent passport-style colour photograph
- The 790 código 012 for the TIE, paid
- The approval letter of your authorisation, when one was issued
- A recent padrón certificate, should your office want one
Where TIE cards are issued in the region
policia.es lists TIE issuance at the Brigada Provincial at Cabezo Cortado and at the comisarías of Molina de Segura, Cartagena, Lorca and Yecla. Renewals and extensions, the prórrogas, are listed at Cabezo Cortado. Our guide to the offices of the region gives each address.
Sourcepolicia.es, extranjería offices in the province of Murcia (opens in a new tab)
In Murcia
For huellas TIE Murcia, most residents book the Brigada Provincial at Cabezo Cortado, where TIE issuance, renewals and return authorisations all appear. Residents of Cartagena, Lorca, Yecla or Molina de Segura can check their own comisaría first: each one lists TIE issuance. Bring proof of your empadronamiento in case the desk asks for it.
Questions people ask
Is the TIE my NIE?
The TIE is the card; the NIE is the number printed on it. If you already had a NIE, the card shows that same number.
Can I travel while my TIE is being made?
Travelling before you hold the card can be complicated. If you must leave, ask about a return authorisation, which Cabezo Cortado lists among its procedures.
Do UK citizens need a TIE?
Since Brexit, yes. Britons who already lived here when the UK left keep their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, with a TIE to prove it; later arrivals go through the ordinary non-EU procedures.