Buying property in Spain
The Land Registry will not register the deed unless it shows the NIF of every party, including the company that buys.
NIF N · Spanish tax number for foreign companies
Your company’s Spanish NIF, without travelling to Spain
Buying property, investing in a Spanish company or registering for VAT? For a single fee we obtain your company’s NIF and its first digital certificate, and connect it to the Spanish administrations and their electronic mailboxes, so no official notice goes unread. We also act as your tax representative for a year.
We reply within 24 working hours, in English or Spanish.
- €500: NIF, certificate and notifications
- Fully remote
- NIF in 1–2 weeks once your file is complete
NIF application
Example Holdings Ltd
London, United Kingdom
- First message by WhatsApp Day 1
- Power of attorney signed and apostilled Day 6
- NIF N issued by the Tax Agency Day 15
- Certificate and mailboxes active Day 18
Fixed fee
€500
Next: a year with us as your tax representative. Every notice in the mailbox, explained.
When a foreign company needs a Spanish NIF
A company with no branch or office in Spain needs a NIF starting with N before it does anything with tax consequences here. With a branch or permanent office, the NIF starts with W. We handle both.
Investing in a Spanish company
Spanish registrars ask for the NIF of foreign shareholders when a company is set up or its capital changes.
Selling or invoicing in Spain with VAT
You need a NIF to register for Spanish VAT. Companies from outside the EU usually need a tax representative as well.
Loans, contracts or income from Spain
Any operation with tax consequences in Spain requires a NIF, even without property or staff here.
Included in the €500
Why your company needs a certificate and an electronic mailbox
Spanish law requires companies, including foreign ones, to receive Tax Agency notices electronically. A notice left unopened for 10 days counts as delivered, and the deadlines start running. We obtain your company’s first digital certificate and activate its mailboxes, so no notice goes unread.
Royal Decree 1363/2010, which lists companies without Spanish nationality among those obliged to receive notices electronically, and Law 39/2015, article 43.
Four steps, all remote
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Write to us
Tell us by WhatsApp or email your company’s name, its country and what the NIF is for. Within 24 working hours we confirm whether you need an N or a W and send you a fixed quote.
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Sign and apostille
We send you the power of attorney in English and Spanish to review with your notary. The director signs it with a copy of their passport, in a single document, and you get it apostilled.
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Send us the documents
The apostilled power of attorney and your registry extract, also apostilled. If you want, we order the sworn translation of the extract. Then we prepare form 036 and file it online with the Spanish Tax Agency.
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Get connected
Once the NIF is issued, we obtain the company’s first digital certificate, in our name as its representative, and activate its electronic mailboxes. Then we act as your tax representative for a year and explain every notice.
Typical timing: one to two weeks for the NIF once your file is complete, and a few more days for the certificate. The apostille and the sworn translation usually take longer than the filing itself, and the Tax Agency’s timing is outside our control, so start well before your signing date.
Only two documents
Both apostilled. We send you the power of attorney ready to sign; you just review it with your notary.
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Power of attorney + passport
The director signs our power of attorney before a notary, together with a copy of their passport, in a single document. That document gets the apostille.
Apostilled -
Commercial registry extract
A recent extract from your company registry, such as Companies House, KvK, Handelsregister or Kbis, with its apostille. It needs a sworn translation into Spanish: we can arrange it for about €100–150, depending on the number of words.
Apostilled
If your country is not part of the Apostille Convention, consular legalisation is used instead. We will also ask who owns the company, as Spanish anti-money-laundering law requires.
Fixed fee, agreed in writing
One core service and, if you need them, packs and extras at fixed prices.
All included
NIF N, digital certificate and e-notifications
One service, one price: everything your company needs to deal with the Spanish administrations.
€500one-off fee
Write to us on WhatsApp- Your company’s NIF N: form 036 prepared and filed online
- First digital certificate, in our name as your company’s representative
- Company connected to the Spanish public administrations online
- Electronic mailboxes activated for official notifications
- Tax representative before the Spanish Tax Agency for the first year
- Filing of the tax forms your company has to submit that year
- Power of attorney ready to sign, in English and Spanish
- Review of your documents and follow-up until everything works
Prices exclude VAT. Spanish VAT is added only when it applies: services to businesses established outside Spain are usually invoiced without it.
Support by email and WhatsApp
No call centres and no forms: you write directly to the adviser who handles your file.
For quick questions and progress updates. We let you know at each step how your NIF is going.
+34 682 936 335
Open WhatsAppFor anything that should be in writing: your quote, the power of attorney, scans of your documents and the NIF itself.
pbandera@nitida.es
Write an emailWhat to include in your first message
- Your company’s name and country
- What you need the NIF for: property, a Spanish company, VAT…
- The date you need it by, for example your signing date
- Who will sign for the company
- Hours
- 9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, Spanish time
- Reply
- Within 24 working hours
- Languages
- English and Spanish
Frequently asked questions
Can’t see yours? Send us a WhatsApp or an email.
What is the difference between a NIF N and a NIF W?
N is for foreign entities that operate in Spain without a permanent establishment. W is for permanent establishments, such as a branch. We tell you which one applies in our first reply.
Do we have to travel to Spain?
No. Everything is done with a power of attorney and online filing. Your directors only need to sign the power of attorney before a notary in their own country.
Do the directors need a Spanish NIE?
Not necessarily. Whoever signs the application as representative needs a Spanish tax number, and we can be that representative under the power of attorney. If a director wants a NIE anyway, we apply for it: €400, or €800 together with the company’s NIF.
How long does it take?
Usually one to two weeks once the file is complete. The apostille and the sworn translation tend to take longer than the filing. The Tax Agency’s timing is outside our control, so start well before your signing date.
What does the year of tax representation include?
For twelve months we are your company’s representative before the Spanish Tax Agency: we keep an eye on its electronic mailbox and tell you what each notice means and what to do. We also file the tax forms your company has to submit that year. Answering formal requests from the Tax Agency is not included: if one arrives, we quote it separately.
Why does my company need a digital certificate?
Companies, including foreign ones, must receive Tax Agency notices electronically, and a notice left unopened for 10 days counts as delivered. With the certificate your company can read its mailbox, file and sign online. The first one, in our name as your representative, is included in the €500.
Who holds the certificate?
The one included in the €500 is issued in our name, as your company’s representative. If a director wants one in their own name, we arrange it for €100 + VAT. It requires a NIE and is not usually necessary.
Can you arrange the apostille for us?
No. The apostille is issued in your country, so you arrange it there with your notary. What we can arrange is the sworn translation of the registry extract.
What happens after the first year?
Nothing renews automatically. Before the year ends we send you the price to continue, and you decide.
Will you charge us Spanish VAT?
Usually not, if your company is a business established outside Spain. We confirm it before invoicing.
Do you work with companies from any country?
Yes. The procedure is the same; only the documents change from one country to another. We work under the common Spanish tax system: if your operation is in the Basque Country or Navarre, ask us first.
Tell us about your company
Write to us by WhatsApp or email and we reply within 24 working hours, in English or Spanish.
Message us on WhatsApp
Write an email
- pbandera@nitida.es
- +34 682 936 335
- Hours
- 9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, Spanish time