Permiso de estancia por voluntariado (no UE) y TIE

What you need to have at hand

1. Cl@ve or certificado digital to submit online.
2. Valid passport scanned in full.
3. Volunteering agreement with the hosting entity (must be recognised and detailed).
4. Health insurance valid in Spain.
5. Apostilled criminal record and sworn translation if applicable.
6. Means of support or a maintenance letter from the entity.
7. Bank card or access to your bank to pay fees.

Documentation

• EX-00 completed marking the volunteering option.
• Volunteering agreement: must include tasks, schedule, duration, tutor, coverage of expenses (accommodation/food) and insurance if provided by the entity.
• Passport: full, valid copy.
• Criminal record certificate: from the last 5 years, legalised/apostillado and translated.
• Health insurance: not a low-quality policy that won’t cover hospitalisation.
• Means of support: bank statements, scholarship or entity’s commitment (use IPREM as reference).
• Medical certificate if the stay exceeds 6 months.
• Fees: 790-052 (authorisation) and, once granted, 790-012 (TIE).

Step by step

1. Close the agreement with the volunteering entity. If coverage of expenses isn’t clear, get it in writing.
2. Pay the 790-052 at sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/tasas (choose estancia por estudios/prácticas/voluntariado). Keep the NRC or stamped receipt.
3. Submit the EX-00 online at sede.migraciones.gob.es with Cl@ve. Upload clear PDFs (one file per document helps). Sign and send.
4. Wait and answer subsanaciones: check DEHú/Carpeta Ciudadana. If they request something, upload it within the deadline they give.
5. With the grant in hand, pay the 790-012 at sede.policia.gob.es/Tasa790_012/ and book the fingerprint appointment at sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/icpplus (POLICÍA – TOMA DE HUELLAS).
6. Attend fingerprints with passport, resolution, 790-012, 1 photo 32x26 mm and proof of address (padrón/contract). They’ll give a receipt and collection date.
7. Collect the TIE when called. Check your data is correct.

Tricks that save you time

• Upload PDFs under 5–10 MB and name them clearly: "Pasaporte.pdf", "Penales_apostilla.pdf".
• If the booking site crashes, try early (07:00–09:00) and use Chrome. Yes, it’s annoying, but it works.
• Ask the entity for a letter of financial coverage: it avoids fighting with bank statements.
• If they don’t notify within a month, ask for the status. Silence is often favourable on this procedure.

Common mistakes that can mess it up

• Criminal record without apostille or without sworn translation: direct refusal.
• Choosing the wrong epígrafe on the 790-052: you’ll have to pay again.
• Submitting with a low-cost insurance that doesn’t cover hospitalisation: they’ll ask you to fix it or deny the request.
• Missing the one-month deadline for fingerprints: then come rushes, appeals and headaches.
• Volunteering agreement that’s vague on tasks/duration: Extranjería will reject it for being generic.