Renew your TIE (card) after renewing your authorisation or because it expired

What you need to have ready

• Cl@ve or certificado digital to process in Mercurio if you must renew/extend the authorisation.
• NIE and passport (new and previous if you renewed it).
• Current TIE even if it’s expired.
• Time and patience to catch a fingerprints appointment.

Documentation

1. Valid passport and a photocopy of the data page.
2. Current TIE and a photocopy.
3. Favourable resolution of renewal/extension (or resguardo de presentación if you filed within the deadline and it’s still pending).
4. Certificado de empadronamiento recent (usually <3 months).
5. 2 photos 32x26 mm white background, no glasses/hat.
6. Modelo EX-17 completed and signed.
7. Tasa 790-012 paid (correct concept for issuance/renewal of TIE) and the receipt.

Step by step

1. Check the timeframe: 60 days before and 90 days after expiry. If your authorisation (work, studies, non-lucrative, family reunification…) needs renewal, do it in Mercurio with Cl@ve: https://mercurio.delegaciondelgobierno.gob.es/mercurio/modoAcceso.html and upload the required documents.
2. Wait for the notification of the resolution in Mercurio/Carpeta Ciudadana. With a favourable outcome (or the resguardo filed in time), you can go for the TIE.
3. Pay the tasa 790-012 at https://sede.policia.gob.es/Tasa790_012/ choosing the TIE concept that fits your case. Print the receipt.
4. Fill in EX-17 with your details and current address.
5. Book a fingerprints appointment at https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/icpplus/index.html (province of residence, procedure POLICÍA – Toma de huellas (Expedición de Tarjeta)).
6. Go to the appointment with everything: passport, TIE, resolution/resguardo, padrón, photos, EX-17 and the tasa receipt. They’ll take fingerprints and give you a resguardo.
7. Pick up the card in about 3–6 weeks. Some comisarías require an appointment to collect; others don’t. Bring the resguardo and your passport.

Time-savers

• Appointment slots appear at odd hours: try very early, around midday or late at night. If your comisaría has none, check others in the same province.
• Pay the tasa online and bring two copies of the receipt. If you pick the wrong concept, you’ll have to redo it.
• Exact photos 32x26 mm. Photo booths sometimes use a standard size that fails. Photo shops know the TIE size.
• Fresh padrón: if your padrón isn’t updated, update it first. Avoid wasted trips.
• If you need to travel and your TIE is about to expire, request an Autorización de Regreso in good time.

Common mistakes that can derail the process

• Mixing up renewing the authorisation with renewing the card: if your permit itself is still valid (e.g. long-term), don’t use Mercurio; go straight to fingerprints.
• Paying the wrong tasa (NIE/certificate instead of TIE). Money and time lost.
• Turning up without the resolution or resguardo when you’re still within the deadline: they won’t take your fingerprints.
• Expired padrón or wrong photo size: back home you go.
• Missing the 90-day window: risk of fine and having to start the permit from scratch.