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Myra’s Blog

Blog from the founder of Citizens Advice Bureau Spain, Myra Cecilia Azzopardi

How Can Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Benefit You?

As an expatriate living in Spain; do you find that the Spanish bureaucratic system can be disconcerting? Have you discovered that the simplest of transactions are difficult to conclude? Find yourself searching for answers to problems only to discover that there is nowhere where you could find a solution? I am assuming that the answer is yes and that is why should be a member of our web site if you arent already.

The Real Facts About Permanent Residency

Members often ask about their rights for an update from the green certificate to a TIE which states permanent. This right to permanent residency described in this article, also applies to EU citizens. “The fundamental and personal right o

Carta De Invitación And Why We Should Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

I am taking time out to draft this blog in response to the many enquires we are receiving due to the various posts on the (Carta de Invitación) “circulating like wildfire” on many Expat pages and groups and with same businesses perp

Why Uk And Spain Could Reach An Agreement On Driving Licence Exchanges

Reasons to believe that a UK driving licence meets all the requirements under the EU directive to be valid in the EU therefore there could easily be an agreement between Spain and the UK for exchanging these permits. The information below is tak

Cab Spain Christmas Holiday Dates, Residency Concerns And More

The team will be taking time off during the holidays from December 23 until January 4. Thank you all for your patience in what has been a very difficult year. We hope we have been able to assist you with the provision of the information added to

Changes To Sustain The Advice, Assistance And Information Provided For You.

The members on the CAB Facebook group has reached a staggering 67k plus and growing daily. The group has been moderated and posts have been approved by an admin usually with the relative answer or with admins searching for the members on the CAB

Brussels. The Impact Of Covid-19 Measures On Democracy, The Rule Of Law And Fundamental Rights

The European Parliament has published a completed  Resolution on the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. The topic subject is based on Medicine, Deceases and the Fundamental, human right on democra

Citizens Advice Challenges The Spanish Instructions For The Application Of Residency For Uk Nationals

Possession of a residence document is not a prerequisite for lawful residence in accordance with Union law because under Union law the right of residence is conferred directly on EU citizens by the Treaty and is not dependent upon their having f

The Procedure For The Tie (foreigners Id Card) Application

Nationals of the United Kingdom, the members of their families and any other persons residing in Spain in accordance with the conditions established in the Withdrawal Agreement, will not be obliged to apply for a new resident status nor, therefo

Brexit Transition Period/ Update For All Uk-nationals

The information provided below has been taken from the CAB slideshow recently used for the attendees of four seminars on the Costa Blanca earlier this month. Transition Period UKNS February 2020 First PDF</ We are also adding the slide which

Uk Election Results Residency-rights Update

On whichever side of the fence we sit, we have all experienced a tumultuous three years plus of uncertainty, rumours and even scaremongering from all areas including the media. Today’s election results have increased the likelihood of the
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