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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.

Green Certificates Clarification: Entry Into Spain After Travelling To The Uk

For UK nationals residing in Spain under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the green certificate serves as valid proof of residency in Spain and should not cause issues when returning to Spain after traveling to the UK. The concern about being tre

How The Entry/exit System (ees) Applies To The Withdrawal Agreement Beneficiaries And Their Joining Family Members

The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operations on 12 October 2025. European countries using the EES will introduce the system gradually at their external borders. This means that data collection will be gradually introduced at border

Ukns Validity Of The Green Registration Certificates And Employment Offices

Update February 23, 2022.   Thank you to the British Embassy who have been working on our behalf with the Spanish administration offices to prove the validity of the green registration certificates for UK Nationals.  This was brought up by

Ukns-is My Green Registration (residency) Certificate Valid?

Despite the clamour from various administrative offices for proof of possession of a TIE, the green registration certificate remains valid. The Spanish government chose the Declaratory system on residency from the Withdrawal Agreement. Furthermo

Servicio Andaluz De Empleo Asks Ukns To Prove Residency Status

This post will hopefully act a a reassurance to those who are concerned about being in possession of the green (residency)registration certificates. Below is an extract of the letter from the Andalusian Employment Service received by a member wh

Some Banks Insisting That Clients (ukns) Provide Evidence Of A Tie

Update October 11. You will remember that besides providing letters to our members for their banks, we contacted the Spanish ombudsman and the British Embassy who promised to seriously look into this matter. We also raised the matter again at t
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