How long before you can renew your ID

Is it necessary to wait for the date when the DNI expires or ceases to be valid to renew it or can we proceed before? Are you going to travel abroad and do you need to renew before? If you see that the day is coming when you will have to renew your identity document, you can go ahead and request the issuance of a new one. In we explain all the details about how long before you can renew your ID.

Steps to follow:

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All National Identification Documents (DNI) have the validity period or expiration date printed on the front . In this way, you should keep in mind until when this identification document is valid, in order to keep it in order and avoid possible problems when carrying out certain procedures or, for example, traveling abroad. We also recommend you check our article How often the DNI is renewed so you know what validity it will have after renewing it.

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It will be necessary to carry out this management before exceeding the date indicated in the document. In this way, we can renew the DNI within the last 90 days of validity, that is, up to three months before it expires .

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Also, it is important to know that the fact of renewing the DNI before the date indicated as its maximum validity does not subtract days in the validity of the following document . The date printed on the DNI will be used as a reference to calculate when it will expire again.

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When making this process, it is very convenient to request an appointment through the Internet to save time when renewing your ID. Even so, it is also still possible to go directly to the Expedition Office or police station to ask for a number, but the queues and waiting times are usually much longer.