FAQ — EU citizens
Answers to the questions we hear most from EU citizens settling in Spain.
Yes. An EU business such as a German GmbH, French SARL or Dutch BV needs a Spanish NIF as soon as it sells goods, buys property, holds stock, or has EPR or VAT duties in Spain — even with no permanent establishment.
For a company they are the same thing. The corporate tax number used to be called the CIF and is now legally the NIF. Foreign businesses without a permanent establishment get the N98 type.
Once your file is complete it is usually registered with the Agencia Tributaria within 1–2 business days. The real work is preparing the Modelo 036 correctly, and that part is on us.
No. For the foreign-company NIF there is no notarised, legalised or translated paperwork to provide — we complete the official forms for you.
A representative or administrator usually needs a personal NIE/NIF. Where that applies, we can obtain the company NIF and the director numbers together.
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