Urgent ID warning for Britons living in Spain
The Spanish Government are encouraging all Green Certificate holders to exchange their paper document for the biometric TIE as soon as possible.
More complications for Britons wishing to move to Mallorca
It was seen as a way of attracting badly needed foreign investment in the wake of the eurozone crisis, which hit Spain’s property sector particularly hard.
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To be exempt from registering with the EES, British residents in the EU will need to show a valid uniform-format biometric card, which in Spain is the TIE.
The TIE card is going to make life much easier for British expats, especially travel.
The TIE card is going to make life much easier for British expats, especially travel.
Warning: British residents in Spain without the TIE card will have to apply for new EU travel visa
It is expected that Green Certificate holders may face significant delays and difficulties at borders.
"I hope that the 90 day rule will be scrapped," says British ambassador as he urges readers to get the new TIE cards
"Tourism has come back strongly since the end of the pandemic..."
The green certificate is still valid.
The green certificate is still valid.
The “green certificate” is still valid for British residents in Spain
While both the UK and Spanish government do recommend UK nationals exchange their green certificate or card for the TIE, there is no legal obligation to do so in Spain.
211,000 Britons have not taken out the new TIE ID card in Spain
DGT traffic departments still refusing to accept paper licences.
Comment
Surviving in Paradise
As much as I adore living here in sun-kissed Mallorca, if I’m totally honest, the past twenty years haven’t always been one entirely, idyllic, bed of fragrant roses.
Peter Clover08/07/2024 14:57