Cl@ve for foreigners: which registration route fits your NIE or TIE

For: foreigners with an NIE who need to identify themselves or sign on public e-government sites. When: before you register in Cl@ve. What it explains: which registration route fits your document. Cl@ve registration is open to “foreign citizens with a Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) or a Certificate of Citizen of the European Union; in both cases the documents must be in force”. Online: “If it is a foreigner card, residence permit or EU citizen certificate, after entering the NIE, the support number (número de soporte) shown on the document will be requested.” If you are not an EU citizen, the FNMT accepts the “Red/Green/White Foreigner Identification Card showing the NIE” or the “official document granting the NIF/NIE”, “regardless of the validity of the document”, “together with the passport”. The ICP fingerprinting appointment (toma de huellas) has the entry “Presentación sin Cl@ve”.

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Cl@ve — what it is, Móvil or Permanente, and what it unlocks

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I · Do you need it, and for what?

DIGITAL IDENTITYCl@ve — what it is, Móvil or Permanente, and what it unlocksCl@ve is “a common platform for identification, authentication and electronic signature”; “to do so you must register in the system”. “After registering, you can access electronic services in two ways”: Cl@ve Móvil or Cl@ve Permanente.

II · Your document decides the route

DIGITAL IDENTITYRegister for Cl@ve with an NIE — the route for your document and levelCl@ve registration is open to “foreign citizens with a Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) or a Certificate of Citizen of the European Union; in both cases the documents must be in force”. Then you choose online with a certificate or DNIe, the Tax Agency invitation letter with CSV, or in-person registration.

III · Register

DIGITAL IDENTITYCl@ve registration with CSV — the tax agency invitation letterThe Tax Agency invitation letter “will be sent by post to your tax address”; “Once the letter is received, you will have 60 days to use it.” “Registration via CSV or video identification gives a basic registration level in Cl@ve.”DIGITAL IDENTITYRegister for Cl@ve in person — which offices register you and how to bookIn-person registration at a registration office: “This method provides an advanced registration level.” “Cl@ve registrations cannot be requested through representation by a third party or proxy”, and “many offices require a prior appointment”.ESSENTIAL PROCEDURESFNMT digital certificate with an NIE — which document works before your TIEYou request the FNMT certificate from a computer or with its app; on both routes “you must prove your identity at one of our Identity Accreditation Offices”. If you are not an EU citizen, the FNMT accepts the “Red/Green/White Foreigner Identification Card showing the NIE” or the “official document granting the NIF/NIE”, “regardless of the validity of the document”, “together with the passport”. “The Video Identification service is currently only available for a valid DNI”.

IV · Activate and use it

DIGITAL IDENTITYCan't activate Cl@ve Permanente — activation code, lockout and passwordActivation asks for “DNI/NIE, email, the activation code you were given at registration”. “If you have not kept this code, you can regenerate it immediately”. “If you enter the activation code incorrectly more than 5 times, the system will inform you and immediately block the activation code”; then “you must complete the Cl@ve registration again”.

Next step

BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENTTIE cita previa: one month, fingerprints, pickup, proofs you must not loseBook your extranjería cita previa at the ICP.BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENTDEHú Extranjería — where notices arriveCheck your electronic notifications in DEHú.ADMIN AND CARD TOOLSFile immigration applications with MercurioFile your extranjería applications online in Mercurio.