Residencias SCAM SCAM

David Stokes wrote:I know of several people who have received letters from their "solicitors" telling them that they must change their green residentias for the new TIE, and offering


to do it for them for a fee. There have been cases where €400 has been quoted for a task you can do yourself for €12. I suspect it is gestors doing this rather than fully fledged abogados.

IT IS A SCAM

Despite what you may have seen on Facebook, or have read in the content of solicitor's letters you have received, there is NO obligation for holders of the green residentia document to exchange for a TIE card either before or after 31st December 2020, and this has come from both the Spanish and British governments.

I have been told by an official source that I cannot name, that the respective governments are very concerned about this widespread scam on expats from UK.

David Stokes wrote:I know of several people who have received letters from their "solicitors" telling them that they must change their green residentias for the new TIE, and offering to do it for them for a fee. There have been cases where €400 has been quoted for a task you can do yourself for €12. I suspect it is gestors doing this rather than fully fledged abogados.

IT IS A SCAM

Despite what you may have seen on Facebook, or have read in the content of solicitor's letters you have received, there is NO obligation for holders of the green residentia document to exchange for a TIE card either before or after 31st December 2020, and this has come from both the Spanish and British governments.

I have been told by an official source that I cannot name, that the respective governments are very concerned about this widespread scam on expats from UK.

elchedave wrote:

David Stokes wrote:I know of several people who have received letters from their "solicitors" telling them that they must change their green residentias for the new TIE, and offering to do it for them for a fee. There have been cases where €400 has been quoted for a task you can do yourself for €12. I suspect it is gestors doing this rather than fully fledged abogados.

IT IS A SCAM

Despite what you may have seen on Facebook, or have read in the content of solicitor's letters you have received, there is NO obligation for holders of the green residentia document to exchange for a TIE card either before or after 31st December 2020, and this has come from both the Spanish and British governments.

I have been told by an official source that I cannot name, that the respective governments are very concerned about this widespread scam on expats from UK.

Whilst it is true, currently, that there is no requirement to change from old style green residencia to the new TIE card we all know from experience that these rules can & do change frighteningly quickly & that is why many people (myself included) have chosen to do the exchange before the rules change in the future. This has nothing to do with a scaremongering letter/e-mail etc, it is my personal choice.
If your "official source" is correct in saying the respective governments are so concerned & there is no requirement to change, why then are they allowing us to inundate the foreigners office with an unnecessary task when they are already flooded out with new residencia applications ahead of Brexit.

Chrisdee wrote:Already been covered on here for 2 weeks

David Stokes wrote:

Chrisdee wrote:Already been covered on here for 2 weeks

I expect it has, but letters are going out in a big way now and it doesn't hurt to flag it up again. I don't want people of modest incomes losing money to scammers.

elchedave wrote:

David Stokes wrote:

Chrisdee wrote:Already been covered on here for 2 weeks

I expect it has, but letters are going out in a big way now and it doesn't hurt to flag it up again. I don't want people of modest incomes losing money to scammers.

I still say if the government didn't allow this "unnecessary" exchange to take place, these unscrupulous "lawyers" wouldn't be able to scam people, end of!!!!!