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@Nickmead23

By "blue paper," do you mean your "Certificado de Registro de Ciudadano de la Unión Europea"?

I'm pretty sure that card does not expire, and neither does your NIE on it.

As it's an ATM message, it seems more likely that this is related to your bank / bank account and perhaps they require some kind of update of your details.

I agree. For AML purposes the bank has to verify your docs every 5 yrs. It's not the NIE that has expired but the bank verification. Just take the certificate into your branch.

Life savers, I will attempt this validation and report back to confirm. Thank you both for your input! @gwynj & @jchilton

I wondered about this myself. So I lived in Spain from 2007 until 2012 and during that time used my NIE which was issued on a green A4 piece of paper. I am Irish so not British, incase that is relevant. The format of the NIE is a single letter followed by 7 numbers, then another letter (por ejemplo X0000000X) I wish to move back and I would like to open a bank account and start doing the things I need to do to prepare before I am over there again in person, if I can. How do I check if this NIE is still valid?

Thanks

Your NIE is your foreigner's ID number and remains with you permanently.

Your A4 certificate appears to be an EU citizen residence permit which,  according to the govt. website, expires if you do not reside in Spain for 6 months of the year (unless you have extenuating circumstances such as studying abroad, childbirth, military service, etc ). However, as an Irish citizen you should have no problem getting another one.

@kimberleymikad0

Pretty sure your NIE is valid.

I believe @jchilton is correct that there are some official rules about absence from Spain. But the EU Citizen Registration Certificate typically does not have a formal expiration date (does yours?). In which case, if you quietly move back to Spain, rent a place to live, and get yourself on the local padron, I suspect that you'll have no problems. But if you prefer to apply for a new certificate you can. As you already know, this is easy-peasy for EU citizens.