ATENCIÓN: WITH THE ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM IN OPERATION, THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT WILL BE OBLIGED TO OBTAIN A TIE (FOREIGNER IDENTITY CARD) TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE NEW CONTROLS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SYSTEM
New requirements for border crossing after entry into operation of Entry/Exit System
With the coming into operation of the new EU external border crossing computer systems (Entry/Exit System; EES, expected in November 2024, and European Travel Information and Authorisation System; ETIAS in the first half of 2025) the Alien Identity Card (“TIE art.50 TUE”) will be the only document that allows the beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement to be exempt from the accounting of their time of stay in the EES and from the request for travel authorisation through the ETIAS.The registration certificate or family card of a European Union citizen will therefore not be enough to avoid these controls.
The UK’s departure from the EU took place on 31 January 2020 and the terms of the agreement are agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement (English version) negotiated by the EU and the UK. The Withdrawal Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2020 and provides for a series of provisions for the effective departure of the United Kingdom to take place in an orderly manner.
To this end, the Agreement provides for a transitional period ending on 31 December 2020. Residency rights are regulated in Title II of the Withdrawal Agreement.
For the Government of Spain, the issue of citizens' rights has been, during all negotiations, one of the main priorities: Spain is the country of residence of the largest community of UK nationals in Europe and a significant number of Spaniards reside in the UK.
The Spanish Government has worked and will continue to work in order to offer maximum legal certainty to UK nationals residing in Spain and who, after Brexit, wish to continue residing in Spain.
Likewise, it has established a specific procedure for the documentation of British border workers in Spain as of December 31, 2020 also protected by the Withdrawal Agreement.
Likewise, it has worked and will continue to work so that Spaniards residing in the United Kingdom enjoy full legal security and their rights are not, as far as possible, harmed by this situation.
