davidinspain

With Brexit drawing ever closer,wonder if the Spanish Government are putting any plans in place to reinstate the far more useful photo version?

Fred James

The original residency photo card was never discontinued and are given to non EU residents or non EU resident members of an EU citizen. So it's definitely a possibility.

missile

I have found most will accept photo driving license ID

bobd22

Why would Brexit cause that change? Surely if they wanted they would change it Brexit or not?

snikpoh

Because as a non-EU country, we should then follow the rules for other non-EU countries

Fred James

Because the EU rules on residency state that you CANNOT issue a residency card to EU residents - thats why they went over to the green form/card.

bobd22

Thanks Fred I get it now. However I would doubt they would change just for UK expats in Spain plus surely those it would apply to would surely still be resident from acquired EU rules set out in the Brexit negotiations. I may well be wrong I often am.

Fred James

You’re probably right - they probably won’t be bothered to change anything, unless they need the €10 that they will charge you for the privilege.

As for residents with previously earned right to permanent residence, that won’t change the fact that they are no longer Eu citizens and would be required to have the card rather than the old Eu form/card under Eu residency rules. Of course, any unilateral arrangement between Spain and the Eu could change that.

dougal03

I wouldn't mind paying 10 euros to get back the little plastic card.It would mean we wouldn't need to carry our passports.

Fred James

That is not strictly true. The only legal form of ID is either a passport or ID card issued by the authorities of the country of which you are a citizen.

That said, as already mentioned, a Spanish driving licence is usually acceptable, as would be a residency card.

Boseley

photo One way is to apply for Spanish nationality, I did and now have the photo DNI card, saves a lot of faffing about.

dougal03

Some of us don't now have a driving licence.I was a member of the British Forces & swore allegiance to the crown some years past.So I don't feel right at taking on another nationality at this late stage of life.Maybe different for younger people I imagine.

Boseley

That I can understand Dougal, we thought long and hard about taking on nationality, however the U.K. consul advised us that no matter what we did, we would retain our U.K. nationality. We could see that the U.K. would leave the EU,
every thing we have is here in the Canary Isles, we rarely return to England, so to safeguard our long term interests, we made the application. I am now English by birth Spanish by choice, I am also an old git

davidinspain

I think the near 300,000 X10 euros would make a compelling case for the Spanish Govt.My memory might be letting me down but I think it was an ex-pat pressure group that forced the Spanish (and French) Govts to stop issuing photo ID residence cards.

davidinspain

And to travel through other EU countries.