There are several different types of visas and residency permits you can get to be able to live and work in Spain, but what happens when your situation changes and you want to exchange your visa for a different one?
More than half of British residents in Spain haven't yet exchange their green EU residency certificates for the new TIE cards. If you still haven't and you want to, here's how to go about with new updated info for 2024.
Permanent or long-term residency gives non-EU nationals in Spain extended rights, but does it also give foreigners access to public healthcare even if they’re not contributing to the country’s social security pot?
Permanent or long-term residency? NIE or TIE? 'Alta' or 'baja'? There are several common words and terminology to do with residency processes in Spain that get almost everyone in a muddle.
EU governments have failed to agree on a reform of EU long-term residence rules that would have made it easier for third-country nationals to move within the European Union.
What’s the process for UK nationals with or without Withdrawal Agreement residency status in Spain if they want to become residents in France? This detailed breakdown will help you decide on visa and residency options.
Spanish migration authorities are set to allow non-binary foreign residents in Spain the option of choosing an 'undefined' X category on their ID cards, something not currently available to Spaniards.
After months of discussion, EU governments have reached a common position on new rules regarding the EU's long-term residence status for non-EU nationals living in Europe.
If you can’t use your passport for travel, is your TIE or green residency document sufficient to catch a flight, ferry, coach or train from one part of Spain to another?
Several countries in Europe are reducing the salaries people from outside the EU need to be eligible for a work visa, although one – Sweden – is raising the threshold. Here's a comparison of current rules in the countries covered by The Local.
What happens when you want to travel to Spain, but your passport has expired? Are you still able to enter with an ID document or similar? We take a look at the situation for Spanish citizens, EU citizens, non-EU residents in Spain and third-country tourists.
As Portugal cracks down on special tax regimes for foreign residents amid skyrocketing rental costs that have priced locals out of their own neighbourhoods, could Spain soon be forced to do the same?
What happens if you're a non-EU national who has successfully applied for Irish nationality? What changes for you in Spain and do you need to tell the Spanish authorities about your new passport?
A new study by Spain's Immigration Observatory has revealed that more than half of UK nationals living in Spain are yet to exchange their EU green residency documents for Withdrawal Agreement TIEs following Brexit.
Arraigo is the process that allows any non-European citizen who has been living in Spain illegally for a certain amount of time, to obtain residency and legalise their status here.
Spain has signed up to a new agreement which allows employees to work remotely from one EU country whilst holding onto the social security conditions of their company's country.
Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa became available at the beginning of this year and has garnered a lot of interest, including among people on student visas who want to continue living Spain once they graduate.
If you’re a non-EU national who's had their Spanish visa approved, the next step once you're in Spain is to apply for your TIE residency card. This is when and how to do it step by step, the problems you may face and the paperwork required.
After five years of temporary residency in Spain you can apply for long-term residency. But what happens if you don't? How about if you already have a long-term residency card and don't renew it after five years?
Holding a Spanish residency permit obviously gives you the right to live in Spain - but does it give you any extra advantages when it comes to visiting another EU country, or even moving to one?
If you're a non-EU national who has been legally and continuously living in Spain for five years, you'll be able to apply for your long-term residency card. This step-by-step guide will help.
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that temporary residency permits will not be withdrawn from those who have been outside the country for six months or more.
