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Hi,
A question if anyone can answer, we have Green Residencia cards, I was told by a friend from Granada that these are useless and we now need TIE?
My husband has British passport, I have an Irish one
Thank you
your green residencia paper is valid but the advice is to apply for an TIE as these will be recognised in the future as the id for spain. if you have an Irish passport then you are still in the EU but advice would still be apply for the TIE if you hold a green paper certificate.
make sure that the certificate says Permanent Resident as well. if not you defo need a TIE.
if you are talking about the original id cards with a photo they are invalid anyway and were replaced by the green paper one.
Posted: Tue Jan 5, 2021 7:59pm
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Alicia 11 wrote on Tue Jan 5, 2021 3:57pm:
your green residencia paper is valid but the advice is to apply for an TIE as these will be recognised in the future as the id for spain. if you have an Irish passport then you are still in the EU but advice would still be apply for the TIE if you hold a green paper certificate.
make sure that the certificate says Permanent Resident as well. if not you defo need a TIE. ...
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if you are talking about the original id cards with a photo they are invalid anyway and were replaced by the green paper one.
Many thanks Alicia,
They are not old ones as we only got them a year and a half ago. And yes they say permanent resident.
We will apply for TIE as soon as we can.
😀👍
patricia62 wrote on Tue Jan 5, 2021 7:59pm:
Many thanks Alicia,
They are not old ones as we only got them a year and a half ago. And yes they say permanent resident.
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We will apply for TIE as soon as we can.
😀👍
If you got your residence using your Irish passport then a TIE is no good for you. It’s for third country citizens, or non EU. However if you have a uk and Irish passport, but used the British one, then you could exchange for the TIE, if you wish.
Posted: Wed Jan 6, 2021 1:49am
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Alicia 11 wrote on Tue Jan 5, 2021 3:57pm:
your green residencia paper is valid but the advice is to apply for an TIE as these will be recognised in the future as the id for spain. if you have an Irish passport then you are still in the EU but advice would still be apply for the TIE if you hold a green paper certificate.
make sure that the certificate says Permanent Resident as well. if not you defo need a TIE. ...
Read more...
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if you are talking about the original id cards with a photo they are invalid anyway and were replaced by the green paper one.
Some clarification required:
“your green residencia paper is valid but the advice is to apply for an TIE as these will be recognised in the future as the id for spain.”
A TIE is better, especially if travelling by sea or air out of Spain and returning later, as it is photo ID. However the green residency certificate remains valid. This has been made clear by Spain, the British Embassy and the U.K. government. It is part of the Citizens Rights in the 2019 Wighdrawal Agreement.
“if you have an Irish passport then you are still in the EU but advice would still be apply for the TIE if you hold a green paper certificate.”
If you have an Irish passport then you cannot apply for a TIE which is for third country nationals only. Ireland is still an EU state.
“make sure that the certificate says Permanent Resident as well. if not you defo need a TIE.”
No. Permanente status is only acquired after you have had residency for five years. And it makes no difference if you are permanente as to whether or not to apply for a TIE. But if you have lived here for five years and apply for a TIE it will state Permanente on the card.
Chris
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Posted: Wed Jan 6, 2021 9:17am
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Lmj18 wrote on Tue Jan 5, 2021 8:13pm:
If you got your residence using your Irish passport then a TIE is no good for you. It’s for third country citizens, or non EU. However if you have a uk and Irish passport, but used the British one, then you could exchange for the TIE, if you wish.
Oh thank you, then only my husband needs one, as I am Irish( no British passport)
Good news,
Thank you for information 👍👌
Posted: Wed Jan 6, 2021 9:19am
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chrisso50 wrote on Wed Jan 6, 2021 1:49am:
Some clarification required:
“your green residencia paper is valid but the advice is to apply for an TIE as these will be recognised in the future as the id for spain.”
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A TIE is better, especially if travelling by sea or air out of Spain and returning later, as it is photo ID. However the green residency certificate remains valid. This has been made clear by Spain, the British Embassy and the U.K. government. It is part of the Citizens Rights in the 2019 Wighdrawal Agreement.
“if you have an Irish passport then you are still in the EU but advice would still be apply for the TIE if you hold a green paper certificate.”
If you have an Irish passport then you cannot apply for a TIE which is for third country nationals only. Ireland is still an EU state.
“make sure that the certificate says Permanent Resident as well. if not you defo need a TIE.”
No. Permanente status is only acquired after you have had residency for five years. And it makes no difference if you are permanente as to whether or not to apply for a TIE. But if you have lived here for five years and apply for a TIE it will state Permanente on the card.
Chris
Thank you,
Really helpful information.
Very much appreciated 👍👏
You will find the forums and bars are full of "experts" some are very good, some are not..... The best place at the moment for up-to-date information is https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain
Posted: Wed Jan 6, 2021 1:29pm
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John1844 wrote on Wed Jan 6, 2021 9:44am:
You will find the forums and bars are full of "experts" some are very good, some are not..... The best place at the moment for up-to-date information is https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain
Hi there,
Thank you for the link, I will certainly have a look at it.
Have a good day😊😊
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