Being born in Spain gives you the life-long right to apply for Spanish nationality after a year of residency, but if you’re a foreigner who left Spain as a child or later, do you also have the automatic right to move back to the country?
Changes to entry rules to Spain, higher financial requirements for Spain's main visas, tens of thousands to get new residency documents and Spanish citizenship - there are lots of changes in store for foreigners in Spain next year.
It’s been five years since the end of the post-Brexit transition period and for many British citizens living in the EU this means 2026 will be the time to upgrade to a permanent residence card. But what happens if you forget or leave it late to apply?
The Spanish government is considering implementing a new system to prevent criminal groups from selling immigration office appointments to desperate foreigners.
If you're a UK national living in Spain who needs to renew their Withdrawal Agreement TIE residency card, here's why you need to use form EX23 instead of EX17 for the process.
The Spanish Immigration Observatory has published new data which sheds light on British residency trends in Spain this year, from a slight population drop to the ongoing reluctance to swap the old green certificates for post-Brexit TIE residence cards.
Many Brits are currently struggling to get a 'cita previa' or appointment to renew their Spanish TIE residency cards, but can they book at a police station or immigration office in another municipality or area if they find an appointment available?
Following immigration reform last year, new Ministry figures have revealed that applications for Spain's work and residency permits have increased by almost half since the law came into force.
If you keep renewing your non-lucrative visa and build up five years of legal residency in Spain, do the conditions of the NLV - such as not having the right to work - still apply?
Good news for foreign residents in Catalonia, as the regional government seeks to put a stop to the mandatory online appointment system for administrative processes.
Finishing work and heading off to a glorious new life as a retiree in Europe is the dream for many, but just how easy is it to do in reality? We compare the rules in 9 countries in Europe.
July 2025 marks 5 years since Brits in Spain started to be issued post-Brexit TIE residency cards, so thousands of UK nationals must now or soon apply for their permanent cards. Here is a step-by-step guide to complete the process.
If you're a UK national who is a resident in Spain and you're planning on travelling soon, what happens if you haven't renewed your TIE residency card yet and it's due to expire or has done already?
Spain's centre-right opposition has continued its string of policy announcements aimed at proving how it will toughen migration laws if elected, promising to link permanent residency to integration rather than time spent residing in Spain.
European countries countries issued some 3.57 million first time residency permits to non-EU nationals in 2024, 315,000 fewer than in 2023. How can the drop be explained?
Spain's British population keeps growing even though Brexit made it considerably harder for them to move here on a whim. New Eurostat data shows that Spain clearly outweighs all other EU nations when it comes to first-time residency permits issued to Brits.
Tens of thousands of Americans, Brits, Indians, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, Nigerians and South Africans moved to European countries on first residency permits in 2024. But where did they all go and what for?
The 'autorización de regreso' is something you'll need when you want to leave Spain (and get back in) and haven't got your residency card. Here's what it is, when and where to get it, and how.
Many Brits living in Spain will soon have to renew their Withdrawal Agreement TIE residency cards, but there is a lot of conflicting information about whether it's possible to renew them before they expire or not.
Pretty much all in-person official processes in Spain require an appointment to be seen by a civil servant, but it's often impossible to get a ‘cita previa’ on the phone or online. Here are some potential solutions to this kafkaesque situation.
The issue of finding available 'citas previas' for residency permits in Spain has been a problem for years, but in recent months it's only getting worse. The Local asked its foreign readers about their experiences when trying to book these appointments.
Brits and other non-EU nationals living in Spain are having more problems than ever booking appointments to have their residency documents issued. We'd like to hear from you if you have also had issues getting a 'cita previa'.
Could the problem of having to always book an online appointment to be seen at government offices finally be solved by artificial intelligence? This is what Spain's government says after failing to cancel the 'cita previa' system in 2024 as promised.
