British Embassy: ‘Get the TIE now’ – ahead of EU’s Entry Exit System coming into force
The British Embassy is urging all British nationals who live in Spain and are still in possession of a Green Certificate of residency to apply...
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More British citizens can vote in UK general elections, as 15-year rule ends
British citizens living abroad are now eligible to register to vote in UK general elections, regardless of how long they’ve been living outside the UK....
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...
Spain approves reciprocal recognition and exchange of driving licences with UK
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
‘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...
‘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...
36% of UK nationals in Spain now have the Withdrawal Agreement ‘TIE’ card
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
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...
