Planning your holidays? Follow the latest travel advice
As many of us think about taking a break over the Easter holidays, the British Embassy brings you up to date on what Brexit means for travel for UK nationals living in Spain. It is always important to...
View ArticleWATCH – An open letter from HMA Simon Manley to British citizens living in Spain
I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about what all of this means for British people living here in...
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Brexit questions answered in San Juan, Alicante
On Tuesday 21 May the British Embassy is holding a further event for UK nationals on Living in Spain and Brexit. HMA Simon Manley, British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris and the Alicante Consular team will...
View ArticleWhat Research Papers You Need To Know About Brexit
If you want to learn about Brexit, there are many research papers that can teach you about it. Basically, Brexit is a shorthand way of describing the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union....
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Living in Spain and Brexit pops up across Alicante and Murcia
From 4 to 19 June the British Consulate in Alicante is running a series of pop-ups outside overseas supermarkets in various towns across the Alicante and Murcia provinces. At each pop-up, members of...
View ArticleHow Your Business Can Survive Brexit
For businesses that trade with companies abroad, as well as businesses that operate solely within the UK, Brexit has created an atmosphere of uncertainty about the future. Many business owners are...
View ArticleLive Facebook session for British Consulate
Next Tuesday 30 July at 4pm we will be holding our third Facebook Live session with HMA Simon Manley and Regional Consular Policy Advisor Lorna Geddie. We know there are still many outstanding...
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UK Car Production falls 20% in first six months as new data reveals £330...
UK car manufacturing falls by a fifth in first half of 2019, with June decline marking 13 consecutive months of negative growth. Downturns at home and in key global markets see YTD production for the...
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British public support suspending Parliament to deliver Brexit
A new ComRes poll out today (Sample size: 2,011) has revealed that more Brits support proroguing (shutting down) Parliament in order to deliver Brexit than are against the radical move. There are no...
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Living in Spain and Brexit pops up across Alicante and Murcia
From 16 September to 23 October the British Consulate in Alicante is running a series of pop-ups outside overseas supermarkets in towns across the Alicante and Murcia provinces. At each pop-up, members...
View ArticleUK Government announces £3 million grant to help UK nationals in the EU...
UK nationals who may struggle to complete their residency applications will be helped by measures announced by the UK Government. Up to £3 million is being provided for organisations who will inform UK...
View ArticleUprating guarantee for UK State Pension recipients living in Spain
The UK government has announced that it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the next 3 years. The UK State Pension has already been uprated in the...
View ArticleDoggone Disaster of BrexPet
Whether you agree with it or not, and even if nobody knows the likely outcome, with the UK wondering about food and drug shortages, police and emergency workers being trained for an almost apocalyptic...
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Brexit Already Impacting Exports and Tourism
Despite the Prime Minister´s insistence on completing Brexit on time, an amount of uncertainty still remains, with defectors and legal threats looming, but one thing is becoming increasingly clear, the...
View ArticleNew British Ambassador meets with representatives of UK Nationals
The new British Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Hugh Elliott, met last week with members of three of the groups representing UK nationals in Spain: Bremain in Spain, Brexpats Hear our Voice and...
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Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, Steve Barclay, meets with reps of UK...
Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, Steven Barclay, met yesterday with members of three of the groups representing UK nationals in Spain: Brexpats, ECREU and EuroCitizens. They discussed the key...
View ArticleAn open letter from the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to UK nationals living...
Stay up to date, go to the Living in Spain Guide at gov.uk/livinginspain In less than a month, the will of the British people will be delivered and the United Kingdom will leave the European Union....
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Brexit Advice Latest
Although it seems like a resolution comes near then goes away again, Europe is still preparing for Brexit, and as such the DVLA is issuing constant advice as to how British driving licence holders need...
View ArticleBritish Embassy holds event for UK nationals working in education
On 21 October the British Embassy is holding an event aimed at UK nationals working in the education sector at CaixaForum in Madrid. The aim of the event is to address some of the specific questions...
View ArticleAlicante province puts on more residency appointments for UK nationals
As of today, British nationals in the Alicante province wishing to apply for residency can take advantage of new appointments made available in the central foreigners office in Alicante. These...
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