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BRITISH CITIZENS · POST-BREXIT ASSISTANCE

Free movement left. You stayed. Let’s sort the paperwork it left behind.

Since free movement ended, being British in Spain comes with questions: the right residency card, the Withdrawal Agreement, the 90/180 rule, and what on earth to do if you’re only moving now. We answer them, fix them, and file them. In English — the one bit that’s still easy.

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Built for British citizens who moved to Spain — and then watched the rulebook change underneath them.

LET’S BE HONEST FOR A SECOND

Remember when living in Spain as a Brit meant… just living in Spain?

Then the rules changed, and suddenly there’s a card, an agreement, an annotation, a Schengen calculator, and a WhatsApp group full of confidently wrong advice.

Some of you were here before it all changed, and hold rights you might not be using properly. Some of you are moving now, and are — officially — in the same queue as everyone else arriving from outside the EU. Either way, the rules are real, the deadlines are real, and forum advice is a coin flip.

Post-Brexit assistance is exactly what it sounds like: sorting the residency and status questions Brits keep hitting since free movement ended. And the dividing line is simple — were you legally resident in Spain before the end of 2020, or not? If yes, you’re a Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary with strong, near-free-movement rights. If no, you’re now a third-country national and need the right visa, like any other non-EU arrival.

We’ve actually read the Withdrawal Agreement, so you never have to. Your rights depend entirely on which side of that date you’re on — and our first job is working out which, and acting on it.

THE 30-SECOND SELF-CHECK

We can almost certainly help if…

Recognise yourself in even one of these? Good. That’s the whole reason this service exists.

  • You were resident before 2020 and still hold the old green certificate — and want the biometric TIE that replaces it.
  • You were here before 2020 but never properly registered, and need to secure your Withdrawal Agreement status.
  • You own a home in Spain and keep bumping into the 90-days-in-180 limit.
  • You’re moving to Spain now and need the right visa — retirement, remote work, family or business.
  • Your residency or status application was refused, delayed, or went sideways.
  • You simply want a straight answer from someone who isn’t a forum.

Rights, deadlines and options under the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement and Spanish law depend on your circumstances, and are confirmed for your case before you rely on them.

WHICH SIDE OF THE LINE ARE YOU ON?

Here before 2020, or arriving now?

Two completely different rulebooks apply, depending on your answer. Here’s the short version of each.

ROUTE A

Here before 2020 — Withdrawal Agreement

You kept your near-free-movement rights. The job is securing and proving them — and not leaving anything on the table.

  • Swap the green certificate for the WA TIE
  • Secure status if you never registered
  • Live, work and reunite family on favourable terms
  • Reach permanent status after five years
ROUTE B

Arriving now — third-country national

Free movement’s gone, so you choose a visa like any non-EU arrival. The good news: there’s a route for almost every situation.

  • Non-Lucrative Visa — retire or live on passive income
  • Digital Nomad — work remotely from Spain
  • Family & business routes
  • We match the visa to your actual life

Not sure which one you are — or whether you missed a deadline that still matters? One short call clears it up.

WHAT WE ACTUALLY SORT FOR YOU

Every Brexit headache, in one place

1

The right card

Green certificate to Withdrawal Agreement TIE, done properly and biometrically.

2

Protected WA rights

For those here before 2020 — near-free-movement status, secured and proven.

3

The 90/180 puzzle

Honest answers for second-home owners — and the routes to legally stay longer.

4

The right visa, now

Non-Lucrative, Digital Nomad, family or business — matched to your situation.

5

Refusals, challenged

When a status or residency decision goes wrong, we take it on.

6

Everything in English

The one thing Brexit didn’t manage to complicate.

HOW WE WORK

Four steps. No WhatsApp group required

1

Free call

Which side of 2020 you’re on, and what you actually need. We find your real position.

2

We check your status

Withdrawal Agreement rights, your current card, or the right new-arrival route.

3

We file & fix

The TIE swap, the visa, or the appeal — handled, submitted and chased for you.

4

You’re sorted

The right card in your wallet, and the right rights behind it. No more guessing.

2020 — the date everything hinges on. We confirm which side you’re on.

BEFORE YOU ASK

The questions Brits keep emailing us

I’ve still got the green certificate — do I need the TIE?

You’re not forced to swap it, but you really should. The old green certificate (or paper A4 version) isn’t biometric and isn’t always recognised smoothly at borders or by officials, whereas the Withdrawal Agreement TIE is a proper photo-ID card that clearly proves your protected status. Exchanging it is straightforward when handled correctly, and it saves you a lot of “explaining yourself” down the line. We do the swap end to end.

I was here before 2020 but never registered. Am I covered?

Possibly — and it’s worth acting on quickly. If you were legally resident in Spain before the end of the transition period (31 December 2020), you may still be able to secure Withdrawal Agreement status even without having registered at the time, provided you can evidence that residence (padrón history, contracts, bills, medical records and the like). The bar is on the proof, which is exactly what we help you assemble and present.

I’ve got a house here but I’m not resident. How long can I stay?

As a visitor you’re now bound by the Schengen 90-days-in-any-180 rule — owning property doesn’t change that. If you want to spend longer here legally, the answer is a residence route rather than a longer stamp: typically the Non-Lucrative Visa (if you live off pensions or savings) or the Digital Nomad Visa (if you work remotely). We map your days honestly and, if it fits, the route to more of them.

I’m moving now — what visa do Brits actually use?

Since Brexit, Britons arriving now are third-country nationals and choose a visa like any non-EU applicant. In practice the most common are the Non-Lucrative Visa (retirees and the financially independent) and the Digital Nomad Visa (remote workers and freelancers), alongside family routes and business/qualified-worker options. Which one fits depends on how you’ll actually live here — we match the visa to your real life on the first call.

My residency was refused. Can you help?

Yes — a refusal is very often not the end. Depending on the decision there’s an administrative appeal (recurso de reposición or alzada) within a strict deadline, and the courts beyond that. The key is moving fast and fixing whatever actually sank the file — a missing document, a mis-framed application, a wrong route. We take refusals on, tell you honestly whether it’s winnable, and run the challenge.

Alberto García López

Reviewed by a lawyer

Reviewed by Alberto García López

Immigration lawyer · ICA Málaga, reg. no. 11.441

We check every page against current Spanish law. This is general information, not advice on your individual case.

Signature of Alberto García López
YOUR MOVE

Let’s sort your post-Brexit paperwork — once.

One free call. No jargon, no pressure, no 40-page PDF. Just a straight answer on your status, your card, and the right next step.

Book your free eligibility call

+34 667 77 02 19 · infoglobalextranjeria@gmail.com

P.S. — Brexit already took the easy version of this. Don’t let it take your peace of mind too. Bring the questions; we’ll bring the paperwork.