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Exchange of Green Residence Certificates for new Biometric TIE cards for British Nationals

Update 26 May 2021: UK Ambassador recommends exchanging Green Residence Certificate for TIE card IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BRITISH CITIZEN HOLDERS OF AN EU CITIZEN GREEN RESIDENCE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE EITHER A4 SIZE OR GREEN PAPER CREDIT CARD SIZED HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT UNLESS THEY SO WISH. THE GREEN DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETELY VALID FOR THE TIME BEING. Having said that at local level some officials are now refusing to …

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Carta de Invitación

The fact is that a visitor MAY be asked by Border Forces anywhere in Europe for any or all of the required documentation when traveling into the EU from a Third Country and if they are not booked into registered Hotel or Vivienda Vacacional accommodation a Carta de Invitación will be required Facts for UK Nationals Source: Oficina de Extranjería y FronterasFor all non EU nationals wishing to visit Spain and NOT lodging in paid …

Permitted reasons to enter Spain after 30 March 2021

Permitted reasons to enter Spain after 30 March 2021From 6pm (GMT+1) on 30 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), passenger travel between the UK and Spain will resume, however entry restrictions and testing requirements will remain in force. Only Spanish citizens, those who are legally resident in Spain or those who can demonstrate through documentary evidence an essential need to enter Spain, will be allowed to enter the country. Permitted circumstances include: …

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Interactive TIE Applications Flow Chart

Because NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL in terms of an Applicant’s Circumstances

Interacting Digitally with the Spanish Authorities

The Covid 19 pandemic, if not solely responsible for a changeover to electronic interaction by users with Spanish governmental organisations, has certainly consolidated that move to on line registrations for various authorities. So how do you process your various applications on line? During Covid restrictions with face-to face appointments fewer and farther between, some of the authorities are accepting on line submissions without digital accreditation for the moment, but that is likely to change and …

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“Swallows” after Brexit, Green Residence certificates and the 90 day rule

* The UK had a transition period which ended on 31 December 2020. After this period, British nationals visiting Spain are subject to the Schengen area restriction of 90 days in a rolling 180 day period for visitors. Temporary visitors will not need a visa. Those who are legally resident in Spain (ie registered with the police immigration division) will obviously not be considered “visitors” for these purposes. * It is therefore vital to have …

TIE residence document: article 18.4 of the Withdrawal Agreement of the UK and the European Union

If you can substantiate that you had everything in place pre 31/12/2020 to be considered as a settled status resident of Spain – i.e funds, health care, empadronamiento (and /or in some cases flight tickets, utility bills etc) or if not retired or early retired, documented employment or self employment in Spain pre 31/12/20, but just couldn’t get an appointment at immigration, r sort out your documentation in time– you may still be able to …

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UK citizens Driving in Spain post 31 Dec 2020

There is a transition period for CURRENT residents to exchange their UK driving licence for a Spanish one As of January 1, 2021 , the general regulations on licenses from third countries (non-EU countries) will apply and the licenses issued by the British authorities will enable you to drive in Spain for six months from the entry of the holder in Spain or from the date of obtaining legal residence. source: DGT y el Brexit Irrespective …

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Types of Visa applications for British Nationals from Jan 1 2021

A great many British ” Swallows” – extended stay visitors to Spain – are seeking ways to stay longer than the allotted 90 day visit allowed by the Schengen rules which will be in effect from January 2021 once the Brexit transition period has ended, and much is being made of the so called “Golden Visa” or more correctly Residence Visa (Non-Lucrative)For non-working individuals (with a reliable, ongoing source of income and substantial savings) who wish to …

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Tenerife new measures against Covid 19 which will come into effect on Friday, December 18 at midnight

ANNEX Specific measures for the Christmas Holidays on the island of Tenerife (December 19, 2020 – January 2, 2021) Unofficial translation of legislation found here http://sede.gobcan.es/boc/boc-a-2020-261-5027.pdf 1. Limitation of entry and exit from the island of Tenerife. 1.1. Entry to the island of Tenerife is restricted for people from the rest of the national territory. Likewise, the departure from the island of Tenerife is restricted for people bound for the rest of the national territory. …

Covid Tests For Tourists in The Canary Islands

In Canary Islands we work hard every day so you can visit us in optimal conditions of safety, hygiene and quality. Ours is one of the lowest epidemiological indices in Europe and the lowest in Spain. Most hotels have now opened their doors or will do so very soon, along with the main tourist attractions, shops and restaurants. If you are travelling to our islands soon, please keep up to date with restrictions and requirements …

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Phase 2 Legislation Unofficial Translation

First article. Modification of Order SND / 399/2020, of May 9, for the relaxation of certain national restrictions, established after the declaration of the state of alarm in application of phase 1 of the Plan for the transition to a new normality, which is amended from the following way: One. The annex is modified, which is drawn up in the following terms: ANNEXED (to phase 1)Territorial units: In the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, the provinces …

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International Border Controls and Quarantine imposed for International passenger arrivals extended until at least 7 June

Order SND / 403/2020, of May 11, on the quarantine conditions that people from other countries must undergo upon arrival in Spain, during the health crisis caused by COVID-19. original here https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/05/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4932.pdf Article 1. Purpose. The purpose of this order is to establish the quarantine conditions that people from other countries must undergo upon arrival in Spain, during the health crisis caused by COVID-19. Article 2. Quarantine period. 1. People arriving from abroad must be …

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State of Emergency Royal Decree 537/2020, of May 22 to extend to 7 June Unofficial translation

Article 1. Extension of the Emergency status. The state of Emergency declared by Royal Decree 463/2020 of March 14 is extended, declaring the state of Emergency for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19. Article 2. Duration of the extension. The extension established in this royal decree will extend from 00:00 on May 24, 2020 to 00:00 on June 7, 2020, and will be subject to the same conditions established in Royal …

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Extranjeria – Year 2020 :extension of stay, residence and / or work authorizations – unofficial translation

Article 1. Extension of temporary residence and / or work authorizations and stay authorizations. 1. Temporary residence and / or work authorizations and stay authorizations for studies, student mobility, non-labor practices or volunteer services provided for in the immigration regulations, whose validity expires during the validity of the state of alarm and its successive extensions or have expired in the ninety calendar days prior to the date on which it was decreed, will be automatically …

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