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Guadalajara · Corredor del Henares · NIE, TIE and cita previa

NIE Guadalajara: for a new job, a lease or a move from Madrid

A contract waiting in a warehouse in Cabanillas, a flat in Azuqueca, family to bring over: we work out which procedure is yours, fill in the papers with you and help you book a cita previa with the Brigada de Extranjería on Avenida del Ejército.

Get help with my NIE EU or non-EU: where to start
  • Brigada de Extranjería, Avenida del Ejército 12
  • EX-15, EX-17, EX-18, EX-19 and the Modelo 790-012
  • Answers by email, in plain English
The main façade of the Palacio del Infantado in three-quarter view: a pale stone wall studded with rows of diamond-point bosses, crowned by a gallery of Gothic arches and corbelled turrets, with the carved main portal and coat of arms at left, under a blue sky with white clouds
Palacio del Infantado

Two doors

Two doors, one for each passport

Guadalajara sits at the eastern end of the Henares corridor, on the railway that links it to Madrid, and newcomers keep arriving: to work in the logistics parks around Cabanillas and Azuqueca, to rent a bigger flat than the capital allows, or to join relatives already settled in the city. Sooner or later, an employer, a landlord or a bank asks each of them for a NIE, the identity number that Spain issues to every foreigner it deals with.

The Policía Nacional assigns that number at a single appointment. The real work comes first: choosing the request that matches your nationality and what you plan to do here, paying the Modelo 790 código 012, finding a free cita previa in the province, and arriving with a complete set of papers. That preparation is what we do with you, one step after the other, in clear English.

Your passport: EU, EEA or Swiss

Freedom to live and work in Spain is already yours. If you stay more than three months, you register for the green certificate (form EX-18), which also carries your NIE.

Passport from outside the EU

Your right to live here comes from a visa or an authorisation. After you arrive, the fingerprints and the TIE card follow, or the family card if your partner is an EU citizen.

How we work

Four stones, laid in order

  1. Step 1. Your situation, in a few lines

    Send us a short message: your nationality, why you are in Guadalajara and when your papers must be ready. We answer by email with the procedure that fits you and the list of documents it asks for.

  2. Step 2. Every form, checked line by line

    We fill in the right request with you, whether the EX-15, the EX-18, the EX-17 or the EX-19, and the 790-012 fee form. Then we compare each paper with what the procedure asks for.

  3. Step 3. Looking for the appointment

    We search the cita previa system for a day in the province of Guadalajara that suits your shifts, your children’s school hours or your flight, and we read the confirmation with you.

  4. Step 4. A short brief before you go

    You get a note with the address, the hour, your papers in order and the questions you may hear at the desk. When the appointment is over, we look with you at what is still open, such as collecting a card or opening an account.

All the guides

One wall, 14 stones

Each guide covers one procedure or one situation, with the forms, the office and the steps in order.

With an EU, EEA or Swiss passport

With a passport from outside the EU

Your situation, and Guadalajara itself

Oficina de Extranjería · Guadalajara

Extranjería Guadalajara: two offices, two doors

In Guadalajara, NIE numbers, EU residence certificates and TIE cards all go through one police unit in Avenida del Ejército 12, the Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras; policia.es lists no other in the province. Permits to work, to join family or to stay on other grounds are the business of the government's Oficina de Extranjería at Avenida Francia 18, and the padrón is kept by the Ayuntamiento. We help people across the city and the corridor, from the old town and Los Valles to Azuqueca de Henares, Cabanillas del Campo, Marchamalo and Alovera.

Policía Nacional — NIE, certificates, TIE

Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Guadalajara (Policía Nacional)

Address
Avenida del Ejército 12, 19004 Guadalajara
Deals with
NIE certificates and NIE assignment, the EU registration regime, TIE cards, return authorisations, students, extensions of stay, non-lucrative residence, asylum, travel documents and registration cards
Note
Every procedure is by cita previa for the province of Guadalajara. policia.es publishes no opening hours for the Brigada: the time that counts is the one on your appointment confirmation.

Open the map Read it on policia.es

Delegación del Gobierno — authorisations

Oficina de Extranjería de Guadalajara (Delegación del Gobierno en Castilla-La Mancha)

Address
Avenida Francia 18, 19071 Guadalajara
Deals with
Work and residence authorisations, family reunification, arraigo (residence through ties to Spain), the residence card of a family member of an EU citizen, and appeals
Note
The government's page gives 13:00 to 14:00 as the hours of its public line. The office decides on authorisations; the Brigada on Avenida del Ejército is the one that lists TIE issue.

Open the map Read it on mptmd.gob.es

The Patio de los Leones of the Palacio del Infantado: two storeys of arcades with lobed arches carved with lions below and griffins above, the upper gallery on twisted columns, red walls behind, and a wall studded with diamond-point stones rising over the tiled roof
Patio de los Leones · photo Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Reaching Avenida del Ejército

A town hall news item from April 2026 says that urban bus line 5 (Los Manantiales – Los Valles) passes through Avenida del Ejército; it names no stop, so we do not give one. We found no official page on reaching the Oficina on Avenida Francia by public transport: plan from the address on your confirmation.

Extranjería in Guadalajara

Your name on the padrón

In the city, the Ayuntamiento books first registrations on the padrón (the register of residents) at the CMI “Eduardo Guitián”, Avenida del Vado 15, and volantes, certificates and renewals at Plaza Mayor 1 as well. Every visit needs a cita previa, online or by phone on 949 887 070.

Empadronamiento in Guadalajara

Across the city and the corridor

  • Casco Histórico
  • Los Valles
  • Aguas Vivas
  • El Balconcillo
  • Azuqueca de Henares
  • Cabanillas del Campo
  • Marchamalo
  • Alovera
  • Yebes
  • Chiloeches
  • Villanueva de la Torre
  • El Casar

Why people write to us

Help that fits the way the offices work

  • We start from your papers

    An EU passport, a work visa and a family link lead to different forms and different offices. We look at yours first, so you read only the steps that are really yours.

  • Short sentences, Spanish explained

    Many of our readers speak English as a second language. We keep the words simple, and we explain each Spanish term the first time it appears.

  • Gaps found at home, not at the desk

    Every paper is compared with the procedure before you leave home. A gap found at your kitchen table is easy to close; a gap found at the desk can mean a new booking.

  • Clear about our role

    This is a private service, separate from every public office. We prepare the procedure with you; the police and the Oficina de Extranjería take the decisions.

Close-up of the façade of the Palacio del Infantado: staggered rows of pyramid-shaped diamond-point stones projecting from the ashlar wall, casting long diagonal shadows in raking sunlight
This site is drawn from the façade of the Palacio del Infantado in Guadalajara, covered in carved diamond-point stones: here each guide is one stone, and together they make one wall.

Where Guadalajara will ask for your NIE

  • A work contract in a warehouse or a factory
  • A lease for a flat in the city or the corridor
  • A bank account to receive your salary
  • Registering as an EU resident
  • Fingerprints for a first TIE
  • The deed of a home, signed before a notary
  • Enrolling in a school or a university course
  • Joining a husband, wife or parent who lives here

Beyond our part of the work

When you need more than paperwork

Our part is the procedure and the appointment. When your plans need more, two independent firms can help, each in its own field. They are not part of the administration, and neither are we.

AnchorLessPlan a move to Guadalajara with AnchorLess

An independent firm for visas, residence and the practical side of moving to Spain, for workers and families who want one contact from the first plan to the first weeks here.

GestorazA NIE request from abroad, with Gestoraz

Gestoraz handles NIE requests remotely. It suits buyers and others who live abroad and cannot travel to Guadalajara for an appointment.

Questions

Cita previa NIE Guadalajara, and other first questions

Questions for EU citizens · for non-EU citizens

Cita previa NIE Guadalajara: where do I book?

On the administration’s official website, sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es. Choose Guadalajara as the province, then the procedure for your form, then an office with free days. Booking is free.

Where is extranjería in Guadalajara?

In two offices. For NIE numbers, TIE cards and EU certificates: the Policía Nacional’s Brigada de Extranjería y Fronteras, Avenida del Ejército 12, 19004 (949 248 416). For authorisations to live and work: the Oficina de Extranjería, Avenida Francia 18, 19071 (949 759 090).

What does the Brigada on Avenida del Ejército deal with?

Its policia.es entry covers the NIE (certificates and assignment), the green certificate under the EU regime, issuing TIE cards, return authorisations, student stays, extensions, residence without work (non-lucrative), asylum, travel documents and registration cards. No opening hours are published, so go by the time on your confirmation.

Huellas TIE Guadalajara: how do I book them?

Book the procedure for fingerprints and card issue for the province of Guadalajara, soon after you arrive with your visa. Take form EX-17, your passport, one photo and proof of the 790-012 payment.

Certificado de registro UE Guadalajara: what do I bring?

A signed EX-18, your passport or national ID card (valid), the stamped 790-012 form or online receipt, and something that shows how you live here: a work contract, an enrolment, a pension, or savings with health insurance.

How does empadronamiento in Guadalajara work?

In the city, you book a cita previa with the Ayuntamiento, online or on 949 887 070. First registrations and changes of address are booked at the CMI “Eduardo Guitián”, Avenida del Vado 15. Bring form MOD 1175 signed, your ID and the original deed, or a rental contract in force with the latest rent receipt. In the corridor, your own town hall keeps the padrón.