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What the número de soporte is (Menorca)

A great many online procedures in Spain ask for your "número de soporte", and almost nobody can find it the first time they go looking. Here is what the number is and precisely where it hides on your document, so you can stop turning the card over and over.

Where to look

On a TIE card it opens with the letter E and a run of digits — something like E00000000 — printed on the front or the back of the card.

On the green EU certificate it appears as the IXESP or C-number reference. On the older A4 certificates it may sit near the top, labelled "Nº de soporte".

What it unlocks

Most people first go hunting for it while setting up a certificado digital, the key to dealing with the administration from the kitchen table. If that step is one too many, Gestoraz issues the digital certificate as well, with nobody having to cross to the mainland for it.

It is needed to confirm your identity on digital services such as Cl@ve, the immigration portal and many Balearic administration sites. Without it, those online steps simply will not go through.

In Menorca

Most the número de soporte requests across the Balearic Islands pass through the Menorca office. We know exactly what they ask for — and we accompany you, whether you live in central Menorca or out in Ferreries.

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