01Stage one, at home: the visa
- The admission or enrolment letter from your university or school
- A valid passport
- Evidence that you can support yourself throughout the course
- Health insurance valid in Spain
- Whatever else your consulate lists, a criminal record check or a medical certificate for example
02Stage two, in Zaragoza: the TIE
If your visa covers a long course, reserve the toma de huellas in Zaragoza and file form EX-17 for the TIE. The card carries your NIE and your student status, and you show it each time you fly home and back during the year.
Handle this in week one. Late summer and early autumn are peak season for these slots, with freshly arrived students all over Spain competing for the same kind of booking.
03Earning while studying
Student status allows some paid work, under conditions, and internships tied to a course follow their own rules. Check your permit before signing any contract; we can suggest which questions to put to the employer.
04Week-one checklist
- Reserve the toma de huellas
- Put your new address on the padrón
- Copy the visa, the passport and the enrolment letter
- Open a bank account once your NIE is on paper
- Ask the international office about its own internal steps
In Zaragoza
The police page for the Zaragoza office on Avda. de Valencia n.º 50 lists students ("estudiantes") and extensions ("prórrogas") among its procedures, next to the TIE itself. Students renting in Actur, Universidad or the Casco Histórico book under the province of Zaragoza; those near another campus pick the province they live in.
Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Zaragoza
- Address
- Avda. de Valencia n.º 50, 50005 Zaragoza
- Phone
- 976 791 495
Handles
- NIE certificates and assignment
- EU citizens (régimen comunitario)
- TIE issue
- return authorisations (autorizaciones de regreso)
- students
- extensions (prórrogas)
- non-lucrative residence
- asylum
- travel documents and identity documents (cédulas)
The police page gives no opening hours: go at the time your cita previa confirmation gives.
Questions
Not. Staying beyond three months means registering with form EX-18 and receiving the green certificate.
Generally, through an extension (prórroga) while your studies continue. Zaragoza's police office lists both extensions and student procedures among its tasks.
In your province of residence: the portal asks for it first, and the confirmation names the office.