spainrico

I have just received my invitation via letter to register to vote in the above - It confirms Spain signed an agreement with the UK to permit our participation if we meet the eligibility rules (which it does not state) I assume this is full residency prior to 1st January 2021.

Anyway if you are interested to vote and are not registered I suggest you take action now - it says my deadline to register is 15/1/23 - I do not know if this is just Alicante/Valencia or all of Spain.

For more start here https://sede.ine.gob.es/ss/Satellite...out&lang=en_GB

Joppa

For UK nationals, you must be on the padrón for 3 years by next January.

spainrico

Thanks, Joppa - you are right

More here

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain#voting

Retired in Euskadi

Must be for all of Spain. Received mine today; tried online....waste of time.
Will send by post.

Lynn R

Yes, for all of Spain. My husband and I received ours on Monday but the website to register has not been working since - we have tried it several times. So will have to send them by post (if it ever stops raining long enough to go out to the postbox that is!).

spainrico

Well, folks - today I think I win the prize - as I think that I have registered online (a bit tortuous) and I have received their PDF - Recibo de presentation en oficina de registro

But I might send the letter as well!!

Never heard of electronic processing key CTT ??

Mustard

The CTT option didn't work for me either, but after going round in circles I finally found the digital certificate option and have my justificante.

spainrico

I had never heard of the CTT option which I think also requires registration - yes I used my digital certificate.

Can anybody more about CTT?

spainrico

Update - just had a phone call from the oficina de registro (very nice lady) and there was a problem with my online application (not totally sure what!) so we agreed it is best I return the letter (which I planned to do as backup)

Fred James

The letter is the easiest way. It just needs your NIE and signature and a postbox.

spainrico

Well Fred you know what they say -

'The pen is mightier than the sword' (or in this case the net)

snikpoh

It's still not clear to me how I register to vote. Been here 17 years, resident and on padron for all of that time. I have my digital signature but can't see how to register.

I haven't received a letter yet - should I just wait and risk missing the date or can I be proactive?

spainrico

I suggest you visit your town hall with TIE and padrón

Lagoo

I'm up north and have received my letter too, so definitely an all of Spain thing.

Here's the steps to take online (on a PC/laptop):

• Go to the web address on the letter (mine stated sede.ine.gob.es)
• Optionally, on the top-right change the language to English and click 'Ir'
• Hover your mouse on the Trámites / Paperwork tab: an option list will appear
• Hover your mouse over the 'Trámites de Censo Electoral' / 'Electoral Census Procedures' option: another option list will appear
• Click the bottom one i.e. 'Inscripción en el Censo Electoral de Extranjeros Residentes en España de ciudadanos nacionales de países con Acuerdos' / 'Registration in the Electoral Census of Foreigners Resident in Spain of nationals from countries with Agreements'
• This immediately takes you to a new page (you might not notice that it's changed). Over on the right is a link: 'Presentación de la solicitud' / 'Presentation of the application': click this
• This takes you to another new page; click the link on the right 'Acceso NIE - CTT' / 'To access NIE - CTT'
• In that new page fill in your NIE and the CTT from your letter

And from here you'll have to follow your nose as I can't remember how it went but it was simple.

Good luck, you can do it

spainrico

Thanks Lagoo - great post.