How the Article 18.4 TIE works for Britons who moved to Spain before 2021: who is covered, green certificate versus TIE, proof of residence, validity, renewal, family members and absences.
Moving to Spain from the UK
Guides written for British citizens, from the visa options and the 90/180 rule to residence, citizenship, healthcare, schools and the State Pension. Each one cites the official pages and carries its date.
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How a dog, cat or ferret gets from Great Britain into Spain: microchip, rabies wait, the animal health certificate, the Spanish point of entry, then the Spanish registry and dog rules.
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What HMRC and Spain each ask when a Briton in Spain sells or lets a UK home: the 60-day report, the 18 and 24 percent rates, home relief, rent withheld at source and the Spanish credit.
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How Britons draw the UK State Pension in Spain, keep its yearly increase, request the S1 and register it with Spain's INSS, and what changed for voluntary National Insurance in April 2026.
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HMRC's Statutory Residence Test in order, split year treatment, Spain's calendar year residence test and the treaty tie breaker for the year both countries can claim you.
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How Britons who move to Spain swap a UK driving licence for a Spanish one under the 2023 agreement: the six-month limit, the check code, the medical report and the licences left out.
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How Britons moving to Spain can compare pound to euro transfer quotes: the reference rate, the markup, fixed and intermediary fees, the UK disclosure rules and what Spain asks you to declare.
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The UK paperwork behind a Spanish visa file: which police certificate, which apostille, which medical wording and which translator, counted back from the day you file.
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London, Manchester or Edinburgh: which Spanish consulate covers your UK address, where a long-stay visa file is lodged, and which consulate pages apply to Britons moving now.
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The long-stay routes open to a Briton arriving now, side by side: money test, work rights, validity and the London consulate fee in pounds, plus the golden visa that closed in 2025.
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No recognition of UK studies up to fourth of ESO, then apostilles, homologation and UNEDasiss for GCSEs and A-levels, plus six regions' admission windows and how empadronamiento scores.
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How a Briton moving to Spain gets health cover: why the GHIC covers visits only, the visa's private insurance rule, public access under RDL 7/2018 and the convenio especial at 60 or 157 euros a month.
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The 10 years Britons need, the one-year cases, the DELE A2 and CCSE exams, the online file, the one-year silence rule, the 180 days for the oath and what the oath says about British nationality.
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How the rolling 90 of 180 day count works for Britons in Spain, what the Entry/Exit System records, where ETIAS stands, and what an overstay can cost under UK and Spanish rules.
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