UK driving licences for those resident in Spain for more than six months no longer valid from May 1
UK driving licences for people who have been living in Spain for more than six months are no longer valid from today (May 1).
Since...
‘Bittersweet’: Brits living abroad for over 15 years finally win right to vote in UK elections
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British Embassy in Spain requests yet another extension as driving licence deadline of April 30 looms
THE British Embassy in Madrid has requested yet another extension to the deadline on the validity of British driving licences for expats in Spain...
Brits facing visa delays caused by ongoing strike by Spanish embassy staff in UK
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The warning comes...
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UPDATE: Spain extends post-Brexit UK driving licence validity until April 30th
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UPDATE: UK requests further extension to driving licence exchange for Brits in Spain post-Brexit
THE British Ambassador in Madrid confirmed that the UK has requested Spain to extend the post-Brexit driving licence exchange deadline yet again while negotiations...
Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain
AFTER February 28, British residents in Spain will no longer have an automatic legal right to drive using their British licence unless there is...
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No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens
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The latest figures from the National Statistics...
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Two Brits in Spain named in New Year Honours List
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This...
BREXIT UPDATE: Driving licence validity for Brits in Spain extended until end of February
IN a last minute reprieve, Brits living in Spain have been given another two months to exchange their driving licences with a further extension...
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BREXIT: Do British expats resident in Spain need a new life insurance policy?
NO longer part of the EU, the UK is now a ‘third country’ and operates outside of the EU’s economic structures. Following Brexit, the...
Top ten reasons why you need a TIE card, as figures show over a third of Brits in Spain...
BIOMETRIC ID cards holding important information about residents, have now been issued to over a third of Brits living in Spain.
In little over a...
British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties
THE BRITISH EMBASSY has taken to social media this week, warning Brits against submitting fraudulent residency applications – either directly or through a third...
Moving to Spain is starting to get easier again as COVID rates lower and new rules become clearer
IT was recently announced that Spain’s Covid transmission rates have taken it into the ‘low-risk’ category for the first time since July 2020.
The cases...
Adventures in Brexitland: How a bid for Spanish nationality turned in a Kafka-esque nightmare
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ANALYSIS: Are Brits really leaving Spain in droves because of Brexit?
BRITS are leaving Spain in droves according to reports in the British tabloid press this week, but is there any evidence that this is...
Spain joins EU-funded taskforce to tackle fraud and help protect €800 billion Covid-relief fund
OPERATION SENTINEL was launched this week, October 15, by Europol in a bid to combat an anticipated wave of fraud as almost 807 billion...
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