British Embassy Archives - Spain in English

‘Back on the road around end of July’ is ‘best estimate’ for UK residents without Spanish driving licenses

News Desk21st June 202227th June 2022

21st June 202227th June 20229961

There have been many angry and exasperated reactions to the latest announcement from the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, who on Friday said that the

Spain now extends UK driving licence validity until 30 April

News Desk23rd February 202228th February 2022

23rd February 202228th February 202222757

The British Embassy in Madrid has announced that the Spanish authorities have extended for a fourth time the period of validity for UK driving licences

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

News Desk29th December 20214th January 2022

29th December 20214th January 20225152

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

‘Votes for life’ for British citizens living in Spain

News Desk27th May 202131st May 2021

27th May 202131st May 20212109

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 20212659

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 20215789

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

UK nationals travelling to Spain now have alternatives to prove residency

Catherine Howley19th February 20211st March 2021

19th February 20211st March 20214635

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (1 Mar) An update has been provided by the British Embassy in Madrid on travel to Spain for UK nationals.

Post-Brexit and Covid, is the toughest transition still to come for Brits on the Costas?

Andrew Kaye7th February 20211st June 2021

7th February 20211st June 20216564

Covid travel restrictions explain the current eerie atmosphere in towns on the Costas of southern Spain, but will the impact of Brexit prolong the ghost

British residents in Spain barred from flying home from UK

News Desk3rd January 202119th February 2021

3rd January 202119th February 20217486

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (22 Jan) A number of British residents in Spain have been stopped from boarding flights back to Madrid from the

Q&A for UK Nationals living in Spain, with the end of the Brexit Transition Period

Features3rd January 20216th January 2021

3rd January 20216th January 202112497

With a post-Brexit trade agreement now reached between the UK and the EU, and with the Transition Period set to end after midnight on 31

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