UK licence holders urged to exchange licences before 15 September cut-off
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
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‘Back on the road around end of July’ is ‘best estimate’ for UK residents without Spanish driving licenses
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
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
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
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’
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’
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
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?
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
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
