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Residency cards in Spain
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colibrita
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Residency cards in Spain
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Hi, this is a question for those British citizens living in Spain....
What happens when your residency card expires? People have told me they �re no longer issued, you just have to use your passport or driver �s license as proof of identity. And if there is no card, are you still supposed to renew your residency somehow? Or is there no need, is empadronarte enough?
I �ve started to look at the official immigration website but I �d just like get some personal experiences and advice.
Thanks
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3 Nov 2011
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dawnmain
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the card doesn �t exist anymore, although I did hear that it might came back.
What you get now is a certificate, with the same number, which you will always need for tax purposes etc.
What ever you do, don �t hand in your card. Report it lost or something as it is a complete pain later, wherever you go people want to see your DNI not your passport, especially if your dni is the number they �ve got on their records.
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3 Nov 2011
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colibrita
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Thanks a lot dawnmain.Somebody suggested minimizing the certificate and laminating it. But anyway, I �ll hang onto my card per your advice. It �s really dog-eared tho �! Wish we could have ID cards too. It �s much more expensive to replace a stolen passport.
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3 Nov 2011
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rockthevinyl
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Eek! I �m an American in Spain, and it sounds like your process is just as complicated as ours... As we �re not European, we have to register for a tarjeta de extranjeros (TIE), which has a number on it (NIE), and renew it every year. Lots of fun!
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3 Nov 2011
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dawnmain
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I renewed my NIE 3 years ago! perhaps I also need a TIE now. I ve never even heard of it.
btw the certificate is an A4 size letter type thing . no phpto. no use reducing and laminating Im afraid.
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3 Nov 2011
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