Tag: Spanish Residency

One month on – update on the new TIE card application process

A month has passed since the Spanish government brought in the new law that saw the introduction of the biometric Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) application process for both first time residents and holders of the current EU residency card.  First-time applicants  Things have been moving quickly. Although at first  there were concerns that…

Switching your EU residency card for the new biometric TIE

With the introduction of the new biometric Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero TIE, the rush is now on for British citizens who have not yet registered as residents in Spain and wish to do so within the Withdrawal Agreement by 31 December 2020. But the new TIE isn’t just for first-time residents (within the Withdrawal…

New TIE Residency applications are go!

As published in our previous article, on 4th July 2020 the Spanish Government introduced a new residency recognition process for British Citizens who want to register as residents as in Spain the UK leaves the European Union (EU). Instead of the EU style green residency card Brits will now receive a “Tarjeta de Identificación Extranjero” or…

The new TIE residency cards for British citizens

It’s been a busy couple of days since the new ruling regarding British citizens who wish to register as residents in Spain under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement was published last Saturday. We’ve been speaking to National Police stations, with Foreign Office departments and provincial headquarters. The new process The Spanish Government has set…