residency

EXPLAINER: Thousands of British expats in Spain are facing TIE residency card renewals five years after Brexit – here’s how to do it

FIVE years on from the implementation of Brexit, thousands of British nationals living in Spain are facing an important milestone: the expiry of their first

12 Jul, 2026 @ 13:03

Brexit·Lead·National News

British expats in Spain struggling to renew residency as bots stealing appointments and staff shortages cause 14-week wait for vital TIE cards

BRITONS in Spain face anger and frustration as delays soar in securing vital residency paperwork needed to live legally in the country. Authorities have warned

21 May, 2026 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

No Catalan, no residency renewal: New rules make language skills essential for those hoping to settle in Barcelona

KNOWLEDGE of Catalan is set to become a key condition for anyone hoping to build a life in Barcelona, after new rules confirmed that language

23 Apr, 2026 @ 11:20

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Urgent plea for Brits in Malaga and Alicante to get residency cards NOW before digital border deadline

BRITISH residents in Malaga and Alicante provinces have been issued an urgent warning to exchange their paper Green Certificates for the biometric TIE card before

20 May, 2025 @ 14:01

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British expats in Spain are rushing to get their residency permits before the Entry Exit System comes in: Have you got yours?

ALICANTE and Malaga have emerged as the top destinations for British expats formalising their legal status in Spain through the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero

7 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Non-lucrative visa in Spain: How it works and who can apply

WITH Spain phasing out the Golden Visa in April, British residents and other non-EU nationals seeking to live in the country must explore alternative visa

5 Feb, 2025 @ 15:08

Lead·Travel News

Spain's Golden Visa is officially no more: Housing crisis and money laundering blamed for closing the door

End of the Golden Visa in Spain: Government moves to annul law that grants residency to wealthy foreigners who invest €500,000 in property

THE Socialist-led Spanish government will take the first step today toward scrapping the country’s ‘golden visa’ scheme, which was introduced in the midst of a

24 Jul, 2024 @ 09:53

Lead·Politics·Property

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

‘I’m an EU citizen travelling to Spain for more than 90 days – can my British or US spouse stay with me?’

THE 90 in 180 day rule has had travellers scratching their heads since it began being properly enforced against Brits after Brexit. It basically states

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Is my green residency card enough to live and work in Spain or do I need a TIE? British Embassy releases new guidance

BEFORE Brexit, British nationals resident in Spain were given two types of residency cards: a green A4-sized certificate, or a green credit-card-sized version of the

28 Dec, 2023 @ 10:41

Lead

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as well

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Criminal gang providing fake residency cards to Nigerian migrants busted by Spain’s National Police

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a criminal ring that was forging residency cards for migrants in an irregular situation, thus allowing them to work.

14 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Police investigate Brits using fake documents to gain Spanish residency post-Brexit in Canary Islands

AT least four Brits are being investigated in the Canary Islands over applications to gain residency in Spain using forged ‘padron’ documents. The foreigners’ office

25 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Brexit·Canary Islands·National News

EXPLAINER: Why Brits in Spain are being urged update residency document to TIE ‘without delay’

BRITISH residents in Spain are being urged to update their ID to a TIE ‘without delay’ as more and more of Spain’s administrative bodies fail

19 May, 2022 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to

22 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

INFORM YOURSELVES!: Don’t miss a pair of informative – and free – expat seminars taking place on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BRITISH expats, residents, and non-residents may be sick of hearing the word ‘BREXIT’ but most still need to consider its implications linked to living outside

22 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Lead·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

GETTING BIGGER: More legal help at hand in Spain as Del Canto Chambers expands with new office in Mallorca

DEL Canto Chambers is opening a new office in Palma, Mallorca, as the London-based barrister chambers expands its work across the UK and Spain in

8 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Mallorca·National News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too

THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July

3 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead

Taxing matters: How tax residency works for UK nationals in Spain

WITH Brexit still fresh in everyone’s minds, and a number of changes surrounding visas and the end of freedom of movement between the UK and

15 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News·Other News

How the fight for the rights of British citizens in Spain continues after Brexit

From concerns about healthcare and residency to problems regarding work and keeping families together, a new European Affairs Committee this week heard from Bremain in

27 May, 2021 @ 11:08

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit

DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because their

20 May, 2021 @ 17:10

Alicante·Brexit·Lead·Murcia·Must Read

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

EXPLAINED: What Spain’s new population stats tell us about British expat residents

NEW data revealing a boom in the number of British nationals registering as residents in Spain has been published by the Spanish government. And the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Brexit·Lead

Expat beach in Spain with suitcases Vidar Nordli Mathisen /Unsplash

“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

SPANISH authorities have said they will take “a pragmatic approach” to those who overstay 90-day rule. Thanks to Brexit, March 31 marks an important deadline

31 Mar, 2021 @ 12:57

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Expats still have time to apply for residencia in Spain and help is available

BRITISH expats can still apply for residencia to protect their rights while living in Spain, despite the UK leaving the EU. The December 31 deadline

13 Jan, 2021 @ 13:32

Lead·National News

Antonio Banderas to set up permanent residency in Malaga

ANTONIO BANDERAS, Malaga’s most international artist, is here to stay. Antonio Banderas has announced that he has decided to set up permanent residency in Malaga,

7 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Extra meetings and hotline set up as council overwhelmed by Brits wanting official residency in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City had to arrange for a second information session as they were overwhelmed by Brits wanting to apply for Spanish residencia. Council officials welcomed

2 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: What Brits living in Spain need to know about residency – Brexit message from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott

THE British Ambassador to Spain has delivered a key Brexit message to UK nationals living in the country. Hugh Elliott told British expats it was

14 Jul, 2020 @ 23:12