Which document do foreign nationals use to prove their legal status in Spain?
Sources: 1 link, read on 22 October 2026.
Real Decreto 1155/2024, Reglamento de extranjería (BOE), read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: TIE (tarjeta de identidad de extranjero, foreigner’s identity card). The Reglamento de extranjería (immigration regulations) defines it as the document intended to identify the foreigner for the purpose of proving their legal status in Spain.
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Task 5 · Society and daily life Related to question 5001 of the manual
The question in Spanish
¿Qué documento sirve a las personas extranjeras para acreditar su situación legal en España?
The options
- AThe Documento Nacional de Identidad (national identity document)El Documento Nacional de Identidad
- BThe driving licenceEl carné de conducir
- CTIE (tarjeta de identidad de extranjero, foreigner’s identity card)TIE (tarjeta de identidad de extranjero)Correct
What the source says
«La tarjeta de identidad de extranjero es el documento destinado a identificar al extranjero a los efectos de acreditar su situación legal en España.»
Source: Real Decreto 1155/2024, Reglamento de extranjería (BOE), read on 22 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
About number 5001
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