Re: Residencia update.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:10 pm
Chrisdee wrote:You don't have to change your green piece of paper or card but you can if you want. I will as it looks more like an ID card with a photo but I shall wait until the mad rush is over before I do so.
I'm not sure about changing. My husband is thinking about changing to a TIE, but like you when the rush is over, as he also likes the idea of a photo ID card.
I'm inclined to stay with my green "permanente" residencia card which as I understand it is for life provided I don't leave the country for several years. As far as I know the TIE has to be renewed every few years (5 or 10 I'm not sure which) and goodness knows what hoops we may have to jump through then even though the initial changeover may be fairly easy.
I look at as a bit like Brexit, if you keep your green residency card you know that nothing will change. With a TIE you don't really have a clue what you might end up with.
The photo ID card would be a bonus though.
Jill
Mrs Espanabums