A
- Apostille
- A stamp of authenticity that lets a foreign birth, marriage or similar certificate count in Spain.
- Autorización de regreso
- Police permission for a non-EU resident to travel out and back in while a card is in renewal or being replaced.
- Ayuntamiento
- Town hall. Keeper of the padrón, among many other things.
B
- Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras
- The police unit running foreigner procedures in a province. Zaragoza's sits on Avenida de Valencia.
C
- Certificado de registro
- Proof that an EU, EEA or Swiss national is registered as resident. Known to everyone as the green certificate.
- Cita previa
- Booked-ahead appointment. Police foreigner procedures accept nobody without one.
D
- Delegación del Gobierno
- Madrid's representation in each region. In Aragón, it runs the Oficina de Extranjería.
E
- Empadronamiento
- The act of putting your address on your town's padrón.
- EX-15
- Used for: asking for a NIE number on its own.
- EX-17
- Used for: requesting or renewing a TIE card.
- EX-18
- Used for: an EU citizen's resident registration.
- EX-19
- Used for: the card of a non-EU relative of an EU citizen.
M
- Modelo 790, código 012
- Fee slip for police foreigner procedures. Pay it at a bank or online, then keep the validated copy.
N
- NIE
- Número de Identidad de Extranjero. The Policía Nacional assigns it once, and it identifies you to every Spanish office.
- NUSS
- Número de la Seguridad Social. Your employer cannot sign you up without it.
P
- Padrón
- A town's list of who lives where.
- Prórroga
- Extension of a stay or permit; students renewing for another year know it well.
R
- Resolución
- The written answer to an application. Keep it in your folder for good.
T
- TIE
- Short for Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero. Plastic, with photo and NIE: the card a non-EU resident carries.
- Toma de huellas
- Fingerprinting session; the first appointment on the way to a TIE.
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