A
- Ajuntament
- The town hall, in Valencian; ayuntamiento in Spanish.
- Apostilla
- The apostille: an international certification of a public document, often asked for with birth and marriage certificates.
- Autorización de regreso
- Permission to travel abroad and come back while your card has expired or is being renewed.
C
- Certificado de registro
- The green certificate: proof that an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen is registered as a resident. It carries the NIE.
- Cita previa
- An appointment booked in advance, needed for almost every procedure at police and immigration offices.
- Comisaría
- A police station. Some of them handle foreigner procedures.
E
- EX-15
- Asks for the number itself, or for a residence, non-residence or concordance certificate.
- EX-17
- Used whenever a TIE is issued: the very first card, a renewal, a replacement.
- EX-18
- What Europeans fill in to register as residents and get the green certificate.
- EX-19
- Filed by non-EU relatives of a European resident to obtain their own card.
M
- Modelo 790 código 012
- The fee form for the NIE, certificates and cards, paid at a bank or online.
N
- NIE
- Número de Identidad de Extranjero. A letter, seven digits, a check letter: your reference with the Spanish state, for life.
P
- Padrón
- Every town hall's list of who lives where. Getting yourself onto it is the empadronamiento.
R
- Resguardo
- The receipt you are given after a procedure, proof that your request is under way.
T
- TIE
- Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero. Residents from outside the EU carry it; it shows their photo, their NIE and their permit.
- Toma de huellas
- Fingerprinting: the appointment where non-EU residents start their TIE.
- Traducción jurada
- A sworn translation, signed by a translator authorised in Spain.
- Trámite
- A procedure or formality. On the appointment portal you choose the trámite before the office.
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