The Royal Decree setting out the Spanish Government’s contingency measures for a no-deal Brexit was approved by the Spanish Congress last night.
Remember, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, there will be a 21-month grace period to register, so don’t panic if you haven’t got your certificate and can’t get an appointment. You still have time. Check out the Spanish government’s website for more detail, where the residency section has been updated with useful info on post-Brexit registration procedures:
Your rights to free movement in Spain is preserved in the withdrawal agreement, according to the decree even though from 30 March 2019, the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union.
The European Union has negotiated a Withdrawal Agreement with the United Kingdom that opens up a transition period during which the rights of citizens are maintained in accordance with the EU acquis; at present, this agreement is at the approval stage, both by the European and the British institutions.
BRITISH CITIZENS IN SPAIN
- The negotiated Withdrawal Agreement preserves the rights of British citizens who have exercised or exercise their right to free movement in Spain. The European Commission has drafted a document with the most frequently asked questions and answers on the rights of EU and British citizens following Brexit in the event of an agreement.
- In the case of withdrawal without an agreement, the contingency measures the Government of Spain is working on seek to safeguard the interests of British citizens who, prior to the date on which the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union takes place, exercised their right to free movement and reside in Spain.
- Useful information can be obtained on the web page of the British embassy in Madrid for those British citizens who are in Spain.
On the Spanish Government site there is also information on:
Residence, Suffrage
rights, Social Security, healthcare and health professionals, Education and Universities, Travel, Communications and the Internet, Air and maritime transport, Financial
services, Judicial
Cooperation, Registry
Entries, Driving
licences, Professions and public function, Protection of consumers and users, and National Brexit information in Member States.
The section “Most frequently asked questions and answers” (mentioned above) is
featured on this website.
Readers can obtain more information on the British Embassy in Madrid website
and can sign up for information and update alerts.
The CAB Spain is also recommended for up to date information on Brexit.
