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British Embassy yet again urges residents to get a TIE card – ‘especially those in Alicante and Malaga’

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

20th May 202526th May 20255124

The British Embassy in Spain is yet again urging British residents in the country – and specifically those in the Malaga and Alicante provinces –...

UK licence holders urged to exchange licences before 15 September cut-off

News Desk9th August 202317th August 2023

9th August 202317th August 20234388

On 15 March 2023, the UK and Spain reached an agreement on driving licence exchange, which enabled UK licence holders living in Spain to swap...

Spain approves reciprocal recognition and exchange of driving licences with UK

News Desk14th March 20239th August 2023

14th March 20239th August 202311763

The Spanish government has finally approved the reciprocal recognition and exchange of driving licences with the UK, an issue that had affected thousands of UK nationals who...

‘A lot going on behind the scenes’ says UK ambassador about driving licence negotiations

News Desk28th September 20224th October 2022

28th September 20224th October 20224473

‘There is a lot going on behind the scenes,’ the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has said in his latest message to UK nationals...

Spain extends UK driving license validity for a third time, until end of February

News Desk29th December 20214th January 2022

29th December 20214th January 20227125

The British Embassy in Madrid has confirmed that the Spanish authorities have extended the period of validity of UK driving licenses in Spain for a third...

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36% of UK nationals in Spain now have the Withdrawal Agreement ‘TIE’ card

News Desk28th October 20211st November 2021

28th October 20211st November 20214099

Just over a year since the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement TIE card (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) was launched, the latest figures published by the Spanish government show that over a third of UK nationals in Spain now...

‘Votes for life’ for British citizens living in Spain

News Desk27th May 202131st May 2021

27th May 202131st May 20212933

New measures announced in the Queen’s Speech will make it easier for British citizens who have moved abroad to participate in British democracy. Decisions made...

Spain’s regions ask British Ambassador for help to get on the UK’s ‘green list’

Steph Osborn26th May 202131st May 2021

26th May 202131st May 20213918

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (28 May) Spain’s regional leaders in key destinations have asked Hugh Elliott, British Ambassador to Spain, to discuss with his...

British Embassy: non-resident UK nationals in Spain should ‘take steps to return to UK’

News Desk30th March 20215th April 2021

30th March 20215th April 20217473

From 1 January 2021, UK nationals have been able to spend 90 days out of every 180 within the Schengen Area for tourism or other...

What’s next for Anglo-Spanish relations in the post-Brexit era?

Steph Osborn4th February 202110th November 2021

4th February 202110th November 20217076

Spain and Britain are both grappling with an economic crisis created by Covid-19 and the enormous challenges that this presents, whilst also adjusting to a...

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