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Padrón, NIE and paperwork in Marbella

The three procedures everyone in Marbella eventually needs, each answered from the office that actually runs it: registering on the padrón, getting an NIE or a TIE, and a social security number. An appointment, in every case, is not optional.

Read from the Ayuntamiento's and the state's own pages, 4 September 2026.

The Ayuntamiento de Marbella, on Plaza de los Naranjos
photos: Zarateman, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · unretouched

Registering on the padrón

Five offices handle it, one specifically for foreign residents. An identity document is always needed, plus a rental contract and a recent utility bill for tenants, or the deeds and a recent council-tax bill for owners. An appointment is compulsory everywhere; walking in without one gets nothing done. Being on the padron is also what gets you the resident price at the public pools.

  • Casa Consistorial, MarbellaPlaza de los Naranjos 1, 29601 Marbella · 952 761 100
  • San Pedro AlcántaraPlaza de la Iglesia 1, 29670 San Pedro Alcántara · 952 761 100
  • Nueva AndalucíaAvenida Miguel de Cervantes 15, Marbella · 952 761 100 · Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 14:00
  • Las ChapasCalle Pinsapo s/n, Marbella · 952 761 100 · Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 14:00
  • Foreign residents deskPalacio de Ferias y Congresos, Calle José Meliá 2, 29601 Marbella · 952 768 766 · Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 14:00

Book an appointment · The council's own page · read 4 September 2026

NIE and TIE

There is one Oficina de Extranjería for the whole province, in Málaga city, plus a Marbella desk run by the national police for the assignment and fingerprinting steps. The council's address for that desk and an older interior-ministry announcement do not agree; the one printed here is the council's current page. No fee figure is published anywhere official for the 790 tax, which is the one number this page cannot give you. A lost or stolen passport in the meantime is a job for police and lost property.

Provincial office (Málaga)
Calle Mauricio Moro Pareto 13, 29006 Málaga · 952 989 502
Marbella desk
Avenida Duque de Lerma, Edificio España local 2, 29601 Marbella · 952 820 561

Book an appointment · Policía Nacional · read 4 September 2026

Social security number

One office serves the whole municipality, including San Pedro de Alcántara, which has none of its own. A number can be requested entirely online, including without a digital certificate, by uploading photographs of an identity document and a selfie holding it.

Address
Avenida Reina Victoria 1, 29603 Marbella
Phone
901 502 050 / 901 166 565

Questions

How do I register on the padrón in Marbella?

Book an appointment at one of five offices, bring an identity document plus a rental contract and a recent utility bill as a tenant, or the deeds and a council-tax bill as an owner, and file it in person or, with a digital certificate, through the council's electronic office.

How much does an NIE cost in Marbella?

No official page publishes the figure. The amount of the 790 tax appears only inside the online payment form once you select the procedure, so this page cannot give you a number in advance.

Where do I get a social security number in Marbella?

The office is on Avenida Reina Victoria; San Pedro de Alcántara has none of its own and is served by the same one. It can also be requested end to end online, with a photograph of your identity document and a selfie, no digital certificate required.

How this was read

Every office, phone number and document list here is read from the Ayuntamiento's own padrón page and the state's official appointment systems. No fee amount for the 790 tax is published on any official page; it appears only inside the payment form once a concept is selected, and this page does not guess at it.

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