It’s been five years since Spain started to issue non-EU residency cards to UK nationals in Spain, but those with temporary TIEs who now need to renew their cards could be confronted by the ‘cita previa’ chaos which sees many foreigners pay for an appointment.
The padrón document you get when registering at your local town hall in Spain must be renewed periodically. Find out when and the steps on how to do it.
The push to get UK nationals living in Spain since before Brexit to exchange their old green residency certificates for TIEs has reached new heights, with Spain's Interior Minister and Britain's Home Secretary now both urging Brits to make the swap.
Staff at ‘extranjería’ offices responsible for processing foreigners’ residency permits on Monday staged strikes across the country to protest the increased workload brought about by the new Immigration Law and their lack of manpower.
Spain’s new Immigration Law has opened up a new residency route for non-EU family members of Spaniards. Here are the rights it grants, who can apply, the requirements and more.
You may have heard that you need to carry your ID card with you at all times in Spain, but is this actually true and can you be fined or arrested for not having it?
As a foreigner living in Spain, you have several different responsibilities to keep up with, from making sure you respect the conditions of your visa to renewing your residency and paying taxes.
Spain's new immigration law has finally come into force, here are the most important points you should know about, from family reunification, to job-seeking visas and residency permits.
The UK Embassy in Spain is insisting Brits exchange their green certificates for TIE cards to avoid travel issues, this time focusing on those in Alicante and Málaga as they make up the bulk of those holding onto their old residency documents.
If you’re a foreigner living in Spain, you will have some type of residency document to prove that you live here and you’re not just on holiday, but is it necessary to carry it around with you all the time?
New migration legislation affecting hundreds of thousands of migrants is set to considerably increase the workload of already overstretched immigration staff, in Spain, thus lengthening waiting times for residency papers for all foreigners.
Whether it’s getting new official documents, calling up or going online to register a change on the system, moving home within Spain involves quite a bit of paperwork you should know about.
To mark a month since Spain cancelled its golden visa, The Local spoke to immigration lawyers about what it's meant for some of their foreign clients, the alternatives and how it may only be a matter of time before this residency option returns.
The UK Embassy in Madrid is once again urging Britons who are residents in Spain to exchange their green EU residency certificates for TIEs, this time stating that they risk being treated as tourists who have overstayed in the Schengen Zone.
The UK Embassy is insisting Brits residing in Spain exchange their old green certificates for TIEs to avoid being labelled as overstayers under the EU’s upcoming EES system. But does this apply to Brits who’ve taken up Irish citizenship since Brexit?
Many foreign residents in Spain confuse the terms NIE and TIE and sometimes use even use them interchangeably thinking they're same, when they are in fact considerably different. Find out what each one is and what processes you can do with them.
What happens if you've misplaced your residency or NIE document and you don't know your foreigner identity number off by heart? Here are all the places you can find this number if you need to use it for any given reason.
If you're moving to Spain or buying a property here, you'll need an NIE or Foreigner Identification Number. Here's our step by step guide on how to apply for one.
If you're a British resident in Spain and still have the EU green certificate, you'll need to exchange it for a TIE as soon as possible, as it won't be recognised by the EU's new Entry Exit System.
For years, Spain has been unable to stop criminal gangs and law firms that charge desperate foreigners tens or hundreds of euros to get residency appointments which ought to be free but are all booked up by bots. Now the problem is getting worse.
With many countries in Europe imposing new or tougher language requirements for residency or citizenship, experts say it's no surprise given the rise of nationalist parties and the importance of language to national identity.
The number of 'arraigo' residence permits given to migrants to regularise their legal status in Spain has shot up by 500 percent in the last decade, official figures show.
A passport renewal often involves getting a new document with different numbers and details on it, but does that mean foreigners in Spain also have to get a new residency document as well every time?
What steps should you follow in the unfortunate event that your Spanish residency document is lost or stolen? Here's what you should do to get a duplicate.
