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Spain suspends handing out new 'Golden Visas' to Russian citizens

End of the Golden Visa in Spain: Government moves to annul law that grants residency to wealthy foreigners who invest €500,000 in property

THE Socialist-led Spanish government will take the first step today toward scrapping the country’s ‘golden visa’ scheme, which was introduced in the midst of a

24 Jul, 2024 @ 09:53

Lead·Politics·Property

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

‘I’m an EU citizen travelling to Spain for more than 90 days – can my British or US spouse stay with me?’

THE 90 in 180 day rule has had travellers scratching their heads since it began being properly enforced against Brits after Brexit. It basically states

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Is my green residency card enough to live and work in Spain or do I need a TIE? British Embassy releases new guidance

BEFORE Brexit, British nationals resident in Spain were given two types of residency cards: a green A4-sized certificate, or a green credit-card-sized version of the

28 Dec, 2023 @ 10:41

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Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as well

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Criminal gang providing fake residency cards to Nigerian migrants busted by Spain’s National Police

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a criminal ring that was forging residency cards for migrants in an irregular situation, thus allowing them to work.

14 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Police investigate Brits using fake documents to gain Spanish residency post-Brexit in Canary Islands

AT least four Brits are being investigated in the Canary Islands over applications to gain residency in Spain using forged ‘padron’ documents. The foreigners’ office

25 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Brexit·Canary Islands·National News

EXPLAINER: Why Brits in Spain are being urged update residency document to TIE ‘without delay’

BRITISH residents in Spain are being urged to update their ID to a TIE ‘without delay’ as more and more of Spain’s administrative bodies fail

19 May, 2022 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to

22 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

INFORM YOURSELVES!: Don’t miss a pair of informative – and free – expat seminars taking place on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BRITISH expats, residents, and non-residents may be sick of hearing the word ‘BREXIT’ but most still need to consider its implications linked to living outside

22 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Lead·Sponsored

GETTING BIGGER: More legal help at hand in Spain as Del Canto Chambers expands with new office in Mallorca

DEL Canto Chambers is opening a new office in Palma, Mallorca, as the London-based barrister chambers expands its work across the UK and Spain in

8 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Mallorca·National News·Sponsored

BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too

THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July

3 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead

Taxing matters: How tax residency works for UK nationals in Spain

WITH Brexit still fresh in everyone’s minds, and a number of changes surrounding visas and the end of freedom of movement between the UK and

15 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News·Other News

How the fight for the rights of British citizens in Spain continues after Brexit

From concerns about healthcare and residency to problems regarding work and keeping families together, a new European Affairs Committee this week heard from Bremain in

27 May, 2021 @ 11:08

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit

DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because their

20 May, 2021 @ 17:10

Alicante·Brexit·Lead·Murcia·Must Read

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

EXPLAINED: What Spain’s new population stats tell us about British expat residents

NEW data revealing a boom in the number of British nationals registering as residents in Spain has been published by the Spanish government. And the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Brexit·Lead

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“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

SPANISH authorities have said they will take “a pragmatic approach” to those who overstay 90-day rule. Thanks to Brexit, March 31 marks an important deadline

31 Mar, 2021 @ 12:57

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Expats still have time to apply for residencia in Spain and help is available

BRITISH expats can still apply for residencia to protect their rights while living in Spain, despite the UK leaving the EU. The December 31 deadline

13 Jan, 2021 @ 13:32

Lead·National News

Antonio Banderas to set up permanent residency in Malaga

ANTONIO BANDERAS, Malaga’s most international artist, is here to stay. Antonio Banderas has announced that he has decided to set up permanent residency in Malaga,

7 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Extra meetings and hotline set up as council overwhelmed by Brits wanting official residency in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City had to arrange for a second information session as they were overwhelmed by Brits wanting to apply for Spanish residencia. Council officials welcomed

2 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: What Brits living in Spain need to know about residency – Brexit message from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott

THE British Ambassador to Spain has delivered a key Brexit message to UK nationals living in the country. Hugh Elliott told British expats it was

14 Jul, 2020 @ 23:12

Lead·National News

Bremainers in Spain reassured by ‘REMAIN THE SAME’ royal decree on expats, but ‘alarm bells’ raised over UK reciprocity

The royal decree is conditional on Theresa May’s government giving the same rights to Spaniards living and working in Britain.

5 Mar, 2019 @ 12:34

Lead·Politics

Spain to protect access to healthcare and pensions for British expats in no-deal Brexit with ROYAL DECREE

Under the plan, expats will have guaranteed healthcare provision until at least 2020 and continued access to unemployment benefits and pensions

1 Mar, 2019 @ 13:34

Lead·Politics

THRILLER IN MANILVA: British Ambassador to Spain encourages worried British expats to ‘get residency’ in Costa del Sol Brexit speech

Manley spoke to a crowd of 200 people, as he outlined the various scenarios that the UK may leave the European Union in

6 Feb, 2019 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Spanish law change is affecting those living in the Costa del Sol

The criteria for residence for tax purposes varies considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and “residence” can be different for other, non-tax purposes

21 Jan, 2018 @ 10:48

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