Withdrawal Agreement

The only thing I can see updated there is

"Added 2 new links: 1. 'EU guidance for UK nationals on entering and leaving the Schengen area' for information about the 90/180-day rule and passport stamping for UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. 2. 'EU guidance on holding multiple immigration statuses' for information about the rights of UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement to hold multiple immigration statuses"

Nothing about temporal residency etc.

Can you copy/paste what you are talking about?

When you have lived legally in Spain for 5 full years you can apply for permanent residency. The TIE will reflect that.

Steve 

Hi PatDave,

If you could add the hyperlink for the information you've read, we can give you a precise answer.  At a guess, I think you may be talking about the UK (and Spanish) governments trying to encourage UK citizens, resident in Spain, to switch their green registration certificate for a TIE card.  The first 5 years of registration/residency is called "temporal" and when you update your card after that period, you'll receive a TIE "permanente", which lasts 10 years.

Spain has not issued a deadline for people in possession of the green registration certificate to switch it for a TIE, but the Government has said there are several benefits of doing so; not least, the durability of the plastic photo ID card over the the scruffy piece of green paper.  If you already have a TIE "temporal", there's no need to apply for a TIE "permanente" until 3 months before your current card expires.

Kind regards,

Kim

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-europe?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6387850c-3060-42aa-b196-fcb4477ae122&utm_content=daily

I think this may be what the person was referring too as I have just read it as well and unsure of what they are referring to 

People need to read the covering email, which specifies the update made to the original document and where to find it.  The updates of 25 March are:

"Page summary:
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.

Change made:
Added 2 new links: 

1. ‘EU guidance for UK nationals on entering and leaving the Schengen area’ for information about the 90/180-day rule and passport stamping for UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. 

2. ‘EU guidance on holding multiple immigration statuses’ for information about the rights of UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement to hold multiple immigration statuses.

Time updated:
10:55am, 25 March