#auxi

Much Wubs~~~ 💛💛💛💛💛

I’ve watched that GIF on loop countless times now, it’s so satisfying! 🥺 Thank you fam~ Macarons are my go-tos for indulgent treats 🥰

*shoves a cupcake towards yew*

Eeeeeeeeeee Auxi my darling!! 💖💙💜

*splits the small cupcake in half, and hands you a piece*

presenting my newest oc: Auxi (Auxicus for her full name)

this sweet alien was once a simple girl living on her planet of Lunaxis until she found a wishing star and got it’s incredible power

Now over 1,000s of years old, she along with others who have wishing stars have it made their mission to travel the stars. Protecting the innocent and finding more people with wishing stars.

Now the group is on their way to earth since Sinota found his star in the watchful eye 

1up - The Zoo (Auxi Remix)

NIE is like your social security number here.

I am in Marbella and I've read blogs from Malaga that have a different bank fee but similar process. Here's how my experience getting the N.I.E. went:

1) I had to arrive early to get a place in line. Early as in 7am. I woke up at 6:30am, threw on whatever and headed up the road.

2) Once there at the Policia Nacional (not the Guarda Civil, ha ha my first stop!) I asked "Quien es la ultima de la linea de extranjeros?" and someone pointed, I asked that person if they were the last and made a mental note of what she looked like. Then I sat on the steps and waited for the sun to rise. Technically there should be two lines, one for extranjeros and another for espanoles. There was like ONE dude in the espanol line, all the other people were in the foreigner line where I was. Luckily, cause I was there at the buttcrack of dawn, I was like 5th in line.

3) They are open from 9am-2pm. In Marbella, there is a gang of immigrants from EVERYWHERE so it is necessary to get there early, get in the queue and get a number. If you come late, you  may not get served before they close at 2pm and then you're just SOL (as in Str8 outta luck, not the 'sun'). Luckily, my bilingual coordinator from my school came and met me at the policia around 8am (Sergio rocks!)

4) Around 8:30am, a man not dressed like a police officer will come out with someone in police uniform. They will have number tickets. In Marbella, there were blue tickets and white tickets. They went down the line and asked what you were here for. I showed them my visa (a student visa) and told him I was there for the N.I.E. He gave me a white ticket. *Actually, Sergio had gone across the street to get us breakfast when of course the police come out to give number and ask questions. He sees the cop getting to me in the line to ask me questions (and the panicked look on my face) and comes running across the street with orange juice and toast. It was quite hilarious. Good thing he came cause the cop didn't seem to like my response when I said "I am here for NIE" (pronounced "knee" FYI). Just show him your visa to be safe!

5) Then another person comes out and starts calling number. First he announced which color- "De color azul! Numeros 2, 3, 4, 5, " etc etc. Then, "De color blanco, numeros 67 68, 69". FYI and this is important- there wasn't really a queue in the American sense. We did line up more or less in order when the police told us to get back EARLY  in the morning. Once the numbers were given out, some people who decided not to show up at 7am and get in line though they could just crowd in front of the door and plead "Oh, I'm in a hurry, numero 4 isn't here, let me go in instead . . . " So please be ready to bombrush forward if necessary and claim your place in line. Some of the chicks came dressed to the nines. I'm thinking this was a ploy to be able to jump the line.

6) They call my number and Sergio goes rushing forward, into the door and bounds up the stairs with me close behind. Man, he moved so fast we beat numbers 67 and 68 up there. Once there this is what was needed:

a) Bring EVERYTHING, EVERY DOCUMENT YOU EVER RECEIVED FROM SPAIN or THE CONSULATE WHERE YOU GOT YOUR VISA. This should include: the letter of invitation and the letter with address of the school, medical forms in English and Spanish, FBI check in English/Spanish, visa application, etc.

b) passport

On top of that, you must bring copies. Yes, these are MORE copies. The ones you made for your visa application don't count. In addition to everything you got from Spain or the Consulate in the US, you must bring:

c) copy of passport first page

d) copy of passport Spanish visa page

e) copy of passport page with the stamp of your arrival in Spain (this may not be true in every police station, but she asked for it from me)

f) copy of each page of the letter of invitation (the letter you got with the school information etc, should be 2 pages)

g) 3 photos, passport size

h) About 20 euros: 10,20 for the bank fee and I needed another 6 to get the copies and fotos done around the corner. If you bring all that and the copies, you should be okay. Your bank fee may be higher! The blog about Malaga said it was 15 euros!

After Sergio and I were inside, they gave us the form that they said we had to pay at the bank and the bank would sign and stamp it. We went up the road to the bank, handled that 10,20 then came back and jumped right back to the front. We had filled out my information on one application (for address in spain, I used the school's address and used my new cell phone. They also ask your mom and dad's names etc). She took all the copies one photo.

FYI THIS IS IMPORTANT: They DID NOT take my fingerprints and I did not get my NIE today. Why? Because my visa doesn't start until Oct1, so they will not process it until after then, but my file is open. SOOOOO, if you're in a small town, this may be the case. If so, don't go up there to the Policia Nacional until after your visa indicates the 'start date' for the auxiliares program.I think you have a month after your arrival to do it. I was lucky that Sergio was able to accompany me.*

So yes, I do have to go back up there another day. Probably at the buttcrack of dawn again. Not fun at all. However, the good news is that I have moved out of the hostel and into my flat and I am enjoying in thoroughly.

I may treat myself to a congratulatory trip to the beach just for getting a flat and not completely spazzing out during the search. YAY me!