Spanish number plates – what do the letters and numbers actually mean? Plus other trivia … If you have just registered your vehicle onto Spanish plates, you may be interested to know what the numbers and letters mean (yes, they do mean something!). A bit of history The first system for registering vehicles in Spain…
Ireland is still in the European Union (EU), which means Freedom of Movement applies and the criteria for gaining Spanish residency are the same as they have always been – pretty straightforward. If your parents or grandparents were born in Ireland, you could be eligible for Irish citizenship – meaning you can get an Irish…
As a general rule, a Spanish driving licence is valid for 10 years from the date of issue although there are some circumstances where the renewal date will be a lot earlier than that, and we’ll go into more details about those later in this article. This page on the DGT website has full details…
Although the green residency documents are still theoretically valid, the TIE card is now the “residency proof of choice” for any number of Spanish processes – from banks, to Tráfico to Health Centres. With the upcoming implementation of the ETIAS and EES Entry/Exit systems at Schengen borders, the biometric TIE card will be even more…
Moving lock stock and barrel to another country is a serious undertaking and needs plenty of prior planning and preparation, involving the whole family – and that of course includes pets. In this article we’re going to focus on bringing pets (dogs, cats, ferrets and birds) from non-EU countries – the rules are different if…
