# Which document must foreigners apply for to live legally in Spain?

Question 5001 · Task 5 · Spanish society · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Qué documento deben solicitar los extranjeros para residir legalmente en España?

- a) El Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI). (The Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI, national identity card).)
- b) La Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE). (The Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE, foreigner identity card).) · Right answer
- c) El certificado de empadronamiento. (The certificado de empadronamiento (certificate of registration at the town hall).)

**Right answer:** b) La Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE).

## Why

Foreigners who live legally in Spain have the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE). The DNI is only for people with Spanish nationality, and the certificado de empadronamiento shows where you live, but it does not give you permission to live in Spain.

Question 5001 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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