Originally Posted by
Patricia
Hello dkg,
Yes, possibly those cards were issued long ago or the circumstance for getting them granted were exceptional; I cannot tell.
In response to your questions:
1) If you register as a resident in another country, Residency in Spain will be cancelled. You cannot be resident in two countries simultaneously.
2) A residence card is cancelled after 12 consecutive months out of Spain.
3) In case the Immigration authorities have not become aware of your absence of 1- years, and the card is still valid, you can try and apply for Long stay Residence card a Relative to an EU citizen. If they have become aware, you would have to start the process again, though I am surprised by the timeframe you suggest as the process does not normally take more than 3 months.
4) That question can only be answered by the German Immigration Authorities.
I hope my answers have been useful.
Regards,
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