TIE HoyDo I need an appointment to collect my TIE card?
Understand CON CITA and SIN CITA, then check your office’s collection rule before travelling.
Do I always need a cita to collect the TIE?
No. Pickup rules are office-specific. Some offices require an ICP pickup appointment; others use walk-in pickup days or windows printed on the receipt.
What does CON CITA or SIN CITA mean on my receipt?
It tells you whether the office expects a pickup appointment. CON CITA means book the pickup procedure before going. SIN CITA usually means the office has a walk-in pickup system once your lote is ready.
The website offers pickup dates before 30 days. Does that mean my card is ready?
Not by itself. A calendar slot only means the system allows a booking. The stronger signal is that your office has reached or passed your lote number.
My receipt says 45 days, but the next appointment is later. What happens?
The 45-day wording creates anxiety, but the practical route is still to get a valid pickup slot or follow the office pickup window. If your lote is already ready and appointments are far away, check whether that office accepts walk-in pickup.
Can one appointment cover the whole family?
For pickup, offices vary. For fingerprinting and card collection, treat each person as needing their own document trail unless the office clearly accepts family handling. Children under 6 may have special pickup rules.
Basis
Card pickup rules are set per office, not nationally. Some offices require an ICP appointment (trámite code for recogida); others publish walk-in days or distribute cards by lote batch. The ICP system shows pickup slots only when the specific office enables them.
TIE Hoy: Weekly observation of 160+ immigration offices via ICP system · 2026-10-23
More to read
Recogida→Pickup by proxy→Lote signals→Based on office pickup patterns and community reports around CON CITA/SIN CITA receipts.