Just over a year after the TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) residency card was launched, the latest figures from the Spanish government show that 36% of UK nationals in Spain now have the biometric ID that ‘explicitly recognises their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement’.
Commenting on the figures, Ambassador Hugh Elliott said: “Whilst it’s still not obligatory to have one, it has become clear over the last 12 months that the TIE makes people’s lives easier.”
Full report in today’s Costa Blanca News – available from supermarkets, tobacconists/newspaper shops and online at www.costa-news.com
