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Renovar la tarjeta, paso a paso Renewing the card, step by step

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Panel 1 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: This guide is for immigrants who already have a residence permit in Spain and need to renew it.
  1. Esta guía es para inmigrantes que ya tienen autorización de residencia en España y deben renovarla.

    This guide is for immigrants who already have a residence permit in Spain and need to renew it.

Panel 2 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Citizens of the European Union don't need it: their procedure is different.
  1. Los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea no la necesitan: su trámite es otro.

    Citizens of the European Union don't need it: their procedure is different.

Panel 3 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: First, start early: submit the application before the card expires, and don't wait until the last day comes (formal).
  1. Primero, empiece pronto: presente la solicitud antes de que caduque la tarjeta y no espere hasta que llegue el último día.

    First, start early: submit the application before the card expires, and don't wait until the last day comes (formal).

Panel 4 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Before making an appointment, look at your passport: if it expires soon, renew it at your country's consulate or embassy (formal).
  1. Antes de pedir cita, mire su pasaporte: si caduca pronto, renuévelo en el consulado o en la embajada de su país.

    Before making an appointment, look at your passport: if it expires soon, renew it at your country's consulate or embassy (formal).

Panel 5 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Second, get the papers ready. Normally the application form, the passport with a photocopy of every page, and the documents that prove your job, for example the…
  1. Segundo, prepare los papeles. Normalmente se requieren el impreso de solicitud, el pasaporte con una fotocopia de todas las páginas y los documentos que justifican su trabajo, por ejemplo el contrato.

    Second, get the papers ready. Normally the application form, the passport with a photocopy of every page, and the documents that prove your job, for example the contract, are required (formal).

Panel 6 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: The office checks the Social Security details.
  1. Los datos de la Seguridad Social los comprueba la oficina.

    The office checks the Social Security details.

Panel 7 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: On the official form, write your details the same way as in the passport: first name, last names, nationality, date and place of birth (formal).
  1. En el impreso oficial escriba sus datos igual que en el pasaporte: nombre, apellidos, nacionalidad, fecha y lugar de nacimiento.

    On the official form, write your details the same way as in the passport: first name, last names, nationality, date and place of birth (formal).

Panel 8 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Your NIE never changes: it's the same number on the old card and on the new one (formal).
  1. Su NIE no cambia nunca: es el mismo número en la tarjeta vieja y en la nueva.

    Your NIE never changes: it's the same number on the old card and on the new one (formal).

Panel 9 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: If you've changed your address, bring the new certificate of address registration; if you've gotten married in Spain, the certificate from the Civil Registry (formal).
  1. Si ha cambiado de domicilio, traiga el nuevo certificado de empadronamiento; si se ha casado en España, el certificado del Registro Civil.

    If you've changed your address, bring the new certificate of address registration; if you've gotten married in Spain, the certificate from the Civil Registry (formal).

Panel 10 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Third, pay the fee. After paying it, keep the slip from the bank, since without it the application isn't processed (formal).
  1. Tercero, pague la tasa. Después de pagarla, guarde el papel del banco, ya que sin él no se tramita la solicitud.

    Third, pay the fee. After paying it, keep the slip from the bank, since without it the application isn't processed (formal).

Panel 11 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: Next, submit the application online or go to the registry office with an appointment (formal).
  1. A continuación, presente la solicitud por internet o acuda al registro con cita previa.

    Next, submit the application online or go to the registry office with an appointment (formal).

Panel 12 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: When you hand in the papers, ask for a receipt with the date and keep it until the whole process is over (formal).
  1. Al entregar los papeles, pida un resguardo con la fecha y guárdelo hasta que termine todo el proceso.

    When you hand in the papers, ask for a receipt with the date and keep it until the whole process is over (formal).

Panel 13 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: While the renewal is being processed, you can stay in Spain and keep working with that receipt (formal).
  1. Mientras se tramita la renovación, puede permanecer en España y seguir trabajando con ese resguardo.

    While the renewal is being processed, you can stay in Spain and keep working with that receipt (formal).

Panel 14 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: As soon as there's a decision, you'll receive it by letter or see it on the Extranjería website (formal).
  1. En cuanto haya una resolución, la recibirá por carta o la verá en la página web de Extranjería.

    As soon as there's a decision, you'll receive it by letter or see it on the Extranjería website (formal).

Panel 15 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: If it's favorable, they grant you the permit; if they deny it to you, the letter explains the reason and the deadline for an appeal (formal).
  1. Si es favorable, le conceden la autorización; si se la deniegan, la carta explica el motivo y el plazo para reclamar.

    If it's favorable, they grant you the permit; if they deny it to you, the letter explains the reason and the deadline for an appeal (formal).

Panel 16 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: After they grant you the permit, make another appointment for the fingerprints. Then a few weeks will go by until the card is ready (formal).
  1. Después de que le concedan la autorización, pida otra cita para las huellas. Luego pasarán unas semanas hasta que la tarjeta esté lista.

    After they grant you the permit, make another appointment for the fingerprints. Then a few weeks will go by until the card is ready (formal).

Panel 17 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: When you pick it up, check that your name and your NIE are spelled correctly: from that day on, the TIE is your ID document in Spain (formal).
  1. Al recogerla, compruebe que su nombre y su NIE están bien escritos: desde ese día la TIE es su documento de identidad en España.

    When you pick it up, check that your name and your NIE are spelled correctly: from that day on, the TIE is your ID document in Spain (formal).

Panel 18 of 18 for “Renewing the card, step by step”: One last tip: make a photocopy of everything before you hand it in, and don't throw anything away until you have the new card in your hand (formal).
  1. Un último consejo: haga una fotocopia de todo antes de entregarlo y no tire nada hasta que tenga la tarjeta nueva en la mano.

    One last tip: make a photocopy of everything before you hand it in, and don't throw anything away until you have the new card in your hand (formal).

Grammar for this text

One person: infinitive. Antes de pedir cita, después de pagarla, antes de entregarlo: you do all of these things yourself. Different people: que + subjunctive. Antes de que caduque la tarjeta (you apply, but it's the card that expires), después de que le concedan la autorización (the office grants it).

Future: subjunctive. Hasta que llegue el último día, en cuanto haya una resolución (haya comes from hay), hasta que la tarjeta esté lista.

Al + infinitive means "when…": al entregar los papeles ("when you hand in the papers"), al recogerla ("when you pick it up").

The language of an information sheet. A continuación means "next". Acuda is a formal "go" (in everyday speech: vaya), and permanecer is a formal "stay" (quedarse). Se la deniegan means "they deny it to you": le + la becomes se la.

Local words. The NIE is the foreigner identity number, and the TIE is the card itself. Registro here is the window where they accept documents; the Registro Civil is the Civil Registry.

Words and grammar of the unit: Renew your residence card.

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