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NIE Menorca
Get your NIE in Menorca, the easy island way
A calm, reliable service for new residents on Menorca. We handle the NIE, TIE and padrón while you settle into island life.
1,900+
Island residents helped
99%
Approved first time
Local
Team based in Maó
16+
Nationalities served
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Simple process
We will…
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We get your papers in order
Tell us where you are in your move and we will tell you, plainly, which documents you need. We complete the EX-15, the Modelo 790-012 and every other form correctly the first time.
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We watch for your cita previa
On a small island the slots are few. We keep a steady eye on the Menorca appointment system and take the first valid one, so you never sit refreshing the official portal.
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We are there on the day
When the appointment comes, we come with you to the Maó office so the visit is calm and unhurried, and you leave with your NIE sorted.
The essentials
What is the NIE — and why you need one in Menorca
Menorca's quiet beaches and biosphere-reserve calm draw people looking for a slower life. The island's small administration, though, means appointments are precious and easily missed.
Our local team handles foreigner documentation across the island. We prepare your file for the Maó office and make sure nothing is sent back for a missing stamp.
Read the full guideYou need a NIE to:
- Start a job, or register yourself as an autónomo
- Open a current account at one of the island's banks
- Buy, sell or rent a home on the island
- File your taxes and be paid a proper salary
- Start a small business
- Put a car in your name and exchange your foreign licence
- Join social security and the island health service
- Sign up for utilities and a phone line
What we do
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Everything you need to settle in
Your NIE, in plain terms
A gentle introduction to the Número de Identidad de Extranjero and the part it plays in settling on Menorca.
Read moreApplying for your NIE
The unhurried, step-by-step way we get a NIE application through the Maó office on Menorca.
Read moreThe empadronamiento
Registering at your Menorca address — the quiet foundation under many other steps.
Read moreSocial security number
Getting your número de seguridad social so you can work on Menorca.
Read moreHealth insurance
Compliant private health insurance for visas and residence on Menorca.
Read moreOpening a bank account
Opening a resident or non-resident Spanish bank account on Menorca.
Read more
Sorting things at a distance
Fewer crossings, more of it settled before you arrive
What we do happens here: the file made up in Maó, the slot watched for, someone beside you at the counter. But a form is a poor reason to book a crossing, so when the whole thing has to be run from wherever you are, these are the two private firms we name. Neither is an official body.
Gestoraz for filing without travelling
A gestoría that carries the paperwork by email from beginning to end. Sensible when your move to the Balearic Islands is still months off and no ferry is worth taking for a single form.
Meet the team
The people behind NIE Menorca
A small, local team in Menorca that handles your paperwork personally — no call centres, no bots.
Irene Rubio
Founder & Immigration Advisor
Has spent over a decade in immigration paperwork and built the Menorca practice around one promise: get it right the first time.
Daniel Núñez
NIE & TIE Specialist
Prepares and double-checks every Menorca application so it clears the immigration office on the first attempt.
Patricia Cano
Cita Previa Coordinator
Tracks the Menorca appointment system every single day to grab the scarce cita previa slots our clients need.
Rubén Prieto
Client Support Lead
Looks after clients from first message to final card, translating Spanish officialese into clear next steps.
Why NIE Menorca
Local, fast and honest
Island procedures are handled at the Oficina de Extranjería in Maó, with the padrón managed by each ayuntamiento. We cover Maó, Ciutadella, Alaior and Es Castell.
We are islanders
A team based in Maó that knows the Menorca office, the people behind the desk and the small habits of a small island. Our work is in person by its nature, so anyone who will never actually be here is better served by a desk-based firm like AnchorLess, and we will say so.
Right the first time
We get your file accepted on the first visit, so a scarce island appointment is never wasted.
Honest, fixed prices
You know the cost before we begin. No surprises, nothing hidden in the small print.
We speak both languages
We handle the Spanish administration in Spanish and explain every step to you in plain English.
Testimonials
What our clients say
“Moved to Ciutadella and they made the NIE and padrón completely painless. Lovely, patient team.”
Emma WilsonUnited Kingdom
“One appointment, everything ready, no surprises. Exactly what I hoped for on a small island.”
Paul JanssenNetherlands
“Friendly and efficient. They explained every document and kept me posted at every step.”
Giulia ContiItaly
“I dreaded the cita previa. The Menorca team found a slot within days and had every form ready. Quiet, kind and completely stress-free.”
Raúl NavarroGermany · NIE application
“From outside the EU the TIE looked daunting. They walked me through the fingerprints appointment in Maó and it turned out to be the easy part of moving to Menorca.”
Nuria TorresUnited States · TIE card
“NIE, padrón and social security number all done together. Honestly the smoothest part of our whole move to the island.”
Beatriz RamírezIreland · Empadronamiento
NIE in Menorca
How the NIE works in Menorca
The cita previa, the documentación, the Oficina de Extranjería — answered.
The asignación de NIE on Menorca follows the national route: complete the EX-15 form, pay the Modelo 790-012 tasa, hold a cita previa at the Oficina de Extranjería in Maó, and present your documentación and pasaporte at the appointment. We carry the solicitud and the trámite from beginning to end. Those who would rather not set foot in the oficina at all can have Gestoraz put the same solicitud in from a distance.
On Menorca the NIE and residencia procedures are dealt with at the Oficina de Extranjería in Maó (administraciones públicas). Its dirección and teléfono sit on our contact page, ready to open in Google Maps. As ever, each trámite calls for a cita previa.
You request the cita previa online via the sede electrónica of the administraciones públicas (and by teléfono or SMS for certain trámites). Slots for Menorca are very few and go in moments, so we keep watch on the extranjería system and lock in your cita for you.
The documentos necesarios are: the EX-15 solicitud, your pasaporte or DNI with a copy, proof of why you are applying, the paid Modelo 790-012, and at times a certificado de empadronamiento or carta de invitación. We will set out the exact list for your own case on Menorca.
A renovación needs a fresh cita previa at the extranjería oficina in Maó, the renewal solicitud, updated documentación and the relevant certificados. We manage the whole renovación so nothing on the island slips out of date.
The horario of the Oficina de Extranjería in Maó tends to be mornings, Monday to Friday, with atención al público by cita previa only. Do check the precise hours and servicio details on our contact page before any consulta.
Local office
Oficina de Extranjería in Menorca
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Oficina de Extranjería de Menorca
Maó, 07703 Illes Balears - Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 (appointment only)
- Few weekly slots — planning ahead is essential on a small island.
Skip the queue
Booking your cita previa at the Oficina de Extranjería in Menorca is the hardest step. We handle it so you do not have to.
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Ready to get your NIE in Menorca?
Fill in our short application form and we will be in touch within one business day. No queues, no guesswork.