Spanish nationality by residence

Do you want to have the third most powerful passport in the world? Here's how you can do it.

In order to apply for Spanish nationality by residence, you must comply with certain terms of residence in Spain, which must be legal and continuous.

The first term is ten (10) yearsalthough we can reduce it to:

• 5 years:  For those persons who have been granted refugee and/or asylum status.
• 2 years: For persons with nationality of Ibero-American countries (countries that have as official language Spanish or Portuguese for example Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela), nationals of Andorra, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, or people of Sephardic origin.
• 1 year: For those who were born in Spanish territory or for those who did not duly exercise their right to acquire Spanish nationality by option.

The person who has been legally subject to guardianship (under the supervision of a guardian), guardianship or foster care (the foster care that allows the reduction of legal residence to one year is that in which there is a resolution of the public entity that has in each territory entrusted with the protection of minors and the foster care that is judicially recognized) of a Spanish citizen or institution for two consecutive years, even if it continues in this situation at the time of the application.

The one who, at the time of application, I have been married to a Spaniard for one year or Spanish and is not legally or de facto separated.

• The widow or widower of a SpaniardIf at the time of the death of the spouse they were not separated, either de facto or judicially.
• Born outside Spain of a father or mother(also born outside Spain), grandfather or grandmother, as long as all of them were originally Spanish.

Do you meet the legal residency deadline? Do you want to start your application for Spanish nationality?

We can manage it for you from anywhere in Spain where you are, either:

• Before the Ministry of Justice
• Before the Bar Association: thanks to the agreement with the Ministry of Justice and as lawyers we can also apply for nationality through this platform.

Our service includes:

1. Complete counseling before and during the whole process.
2. Documentation review.
3. Document digitization and metadata.
4. Telematic presentation of the application.
5. Custody of documents.
6. Representation and assistance during the whole process, answering summons, filing of pleadings, etc.
7. Receipt and communication of electronic notifications.
8. Fees and exams are not included.

"Contact me here " and start your Spanish Nationality process, the first step we suggest is to schedule a consultation to verify the necessary documentation and once we have the complete documents, we will make your application for Spanish nationality, always assisted by a team of lawyers, specialized and experienced in Spanish Nationality.