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Resident Brit in Spain -- which queue at the airport?

Posted: Sun Sep 5, 2021 1:16pm
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SherrieB

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Hello all,

I wonder if anyone could help, please?

I met a friend of a friend recently, who travelled to Málaga airport from the UK.

She's a UK passport holder, is resident in Spain, and has a TIE. 

I assumed that after the UK left the EU, British citizens arriving at Spanish airports would have to join the slow and lengthy 'Visitors from Outside the EU' queue. 

However, this friend of a friend said that on her arrival at Málaga, her resident in Spain status allowed her to bypass the queue. She was surprised to be allowed through (just as she was before Brexit), but everyone with Spanish resident status was being let through, apparently. 

Has anyone else had this experience?

Thanks for any info. 

Holaitsdavid

Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 2:56am

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Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 2:56am

That's a good question because people with a TIE are not EU citizens & have no real EU rights outside of their Spanish residency, however. the presnt rules as follows.  “UK nationals who hold a valid residence document (TIE or green EU residence certificate) will not need a visa, 'should not have their passport stamped or be subject to routine intentions questioning, nor be required to prove sufficient means of subsistence at the Schengen border'. If you have had a stamp placed in your passport, this will be null and void once you are in Spain/the EU as your residence permit negates its effect. If you are a resident of Spain, you should always travel with your valid passport and residence document. Showing your residence document should negate any stamp in your passport when entering or exiting the external Schengen Border in the future.”  

This explains your point, 'everyone with Spanish resident status was being let through', direct into Spain, passport does not need a stamp.   

SherrieB

Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 6:04pm

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Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 6:04pm

Thanks, Holaitsdavid,

I had no reason to disbelieve this friend of a friend, but I've read so many conflicting accounts of travellers' experiences going back and forth between Spain and the UK, I was interested to know if anyone else had experienced this particular situation.

Thanks again.

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