“THE BRITISH Foreign and Commonwealth Office is drawing up plans to evacuate thousands of British expatriates from Spain and Portugal in the event that their banking systems collapse, reports the Sunday Times.

The number of expats living in Spain has increased more than sixfold in the last decade with emigrants nows making up 12% of the population.

According to the paper, Foreign Office sources said it was planning for a “nightmare scenario” with thousands of penniless Britons sleeping at airports with no money and no means of getting home.

Among the contingency plans being discussed are sending planes, ships and coaches to evacuate expats.

It comes as credit rating agencies warn that the deal struck by EU leaders this month may not save the single currency from further turbulence and possible collapse.

The Treasury confirmed to the Times that plans to give emergency aid to Britons if eurozone banks collapse were being prepared but refused to give details.

The paper added that a senior Foreign Office source said the plans were being drawn up to deal with a worst case scenario. It is drawing on experiences of other mass evacuations, such as during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel where the UK sent warships to evacuate expats from Lebanon.”

(Above courtesy of “Bri” on the other forum).

I am from the Philippines and would like to apply for citizenship in Spain. I know that since we were once colonized by Spain, we have the privilege to apply for citizenship after only two years living in Spain (unlike others that require 10 years).

My question is, does those two years mean living there continuously? Or does it mean I can still travel back and forth to the Philippines and Spain can consider the accumulative amount of time I stayed in Spain while I’ve been traveling?

I would appreciate any help and insight on this topic.

Thanks,

Lia

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I live in madrid and I have a cita to get my Nie the 3rd of february (in 6 days). 

i lost all the information on what kind of documentation i need and where to go. I tried to call the telephone number which i used 4 months ago to get an appointment (902 565701) but is not working anymore. Apparently they took it out as there were to many enquires and could cope it anymore.

I contacted the various extranjieros offices around madrid but they all know nothing ( i cant understand why is that) and tell me to go to website which i don t understand.

I m desperate as it had been so hard to get an appointement ( which i dnt know where it is) and if I do not bring all the right documentation they will probably reschedule me in 6 months time.

rom reading various posts here i understand that i need the certificate of empadronamiento ( which i have), EX 14and/or Ex 15, 3 photos, my passport, and e790. i also rember that i have to pay some money but cannot rember how much and where

Please can anyone help me?

Thank you in advance
Pietro

I arrived around the middle of July and promptly went to the police station in order to obtain my NIE, which was issued as a piece of paper a week later (although usually the same day apparently).

I thought I heard the woman police lady say something about it only being valid for 3 months??

I have not got an actually NIE plastic card.

Can someone please explain. Is my NIE number still in-date? (I looked around the forums and it kinda suggests that the number itself is with me for life).

Do I need to re-apply? Do I need to apply for national status? (I intend to stay for the forthcoming future but I have no idea if another 3 months or another 3 years).

Please can some advise with this. To put it simply, do I need to do anything else?

Thanks
Pietro

ps. I am not working formally yet, but looking for work

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