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The British Embassy in Madrid maintains and develops relations between the UK and Spain.
The British Consulate General in Barcelona represents the UK government in Catalonia, Aragon and Andorra.
The British Consulate in Alicante represents the UK government in Alicante and Murcia.
The British Consulate in Malaga represents the UK government in Andalucia, Ceuta and Melilla.
The British Consulate General in Madrid represents the UK government in Madrid, northern and central Spain.
The British Consulate in Palma de Mallorca represents the UK government in Mallorca and Menorca.
The British Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria represents the UK government in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
The British Consulate in Santa Cruz de Tenerife represents the UK government in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
List of English-speaking medical facilities and practitioners for British nationals in Spain.
Application for a Certificate of No Impediment and publishing Notice of Marriage in the British Consulate General in Madrid.
The British Consulate Ibiza represents the UK government in Ibiza and Formentera.
Marital status certificate for marriage in Spain.
This is an example of the certificate you will be issued in Spanish.
Example certificate for Marital Status for marriage in Spain.
Information sheet with useful websites for British nationals living in Spain.
Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain and non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra.
List of fees for consular services in Spain.
Information on the Spanish legal and prison systems for British prisoners, their family and friends.
Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Spain.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chaired a small-group meeting on migration and organised immigration crime at the European Political Community Summit in Granada, Spain today.
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