Spanish citizenship
Spanish nationality can arise through different legal routes, including residence, origin, option, possession of status, simple presumption and, exceptionally, carta de naturaleza. Assistance covers identifying the correct route, checking deadlines and evidence, preparing the application and completing any later Civil Registry formalities.
Routes to Spanish citizenship
Spanish citizenship by residence
Acquisition of Spanish nationality after completing the legally required residence period.
ReadSpanish citizenship by option
A right to opt for Spanish nationality in the situations expressly provided by the Civil Code.
ReadSpanish nationality by origin
Cases in which a person is Spanish by origin under the Civil Code.
ReadSpanish citizenship by carta de naturaleza
Exceptional and discretionary grant of Spanish nationality by the Government.
ReadSpanish nationality by possession of status
Consolidation of nationality after continuously using Spanish status in good faith.
ReadSpanish nationality by simple presumption
Civil Registry procedure for certain children born in Spain where the parents’ laws do not attribute a nationality.
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