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Spain approves reciprocal recognition and exchange of driving licences with UK

News Desk14th March 202320th March 2023

14th March 202320th March 20236739

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 20222849

‘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 20224999

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 20213249

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

Main News Valencia News

Valencia in English – weekly news round-up (6 June)

Catherine Dolan6th June 202110th June 2021

6th June 202110th June 20212397

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (10 June) British Ambassador visits the region With beach weather already here and the summer holidays just around the corner,

‘Votes for life’ for British citizens living in Spain

News Desk27th May 202131st May 2021

27th May 202131st May 20212043

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 20212575

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 20215709

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 20214482

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

Blogs Living & Lifestyle Spotlight

British Ambassador in Spain issues video to try and reassure UK nationals

News Desk23rd September 202010th October 2020

23rd September 202010th October 20205077

With 100 days until the end of the Brexit Transition Period on 31 December, the British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has recorded another video message

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