Working And Living In Spain After Brexit: What Changes For UK Nationals?

1. GUIDANCE

1.1 Has any guidance been issued on how UK nationals can obtain settled residence status and permission to work from 1 January 2021 and what proof of residence is needed for current residents to maintain their status?

On 2 July, the Spanish government published a decision in the Official Gazette establishing the procedure for issuing residence document set out in the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) for UK nationals and their family dependents.

The WA preserves the rights of UK citizens residing in Spain until the end of the transitional period on 31 December 2020, along with their family dependents from third countries (future children are also included).