Spanish Citizenship

[aflores]

Dear Marta Flores
How do I become Spanish citizen by virtue of the marriage and landing ?

Dear Sir,
I am an Iranian citizen Dr , have Hungarian long term resident
( EU ) permit , i am planning to marry with Spanish girl, and I want to go to live in Spain too.
Meantime i will going to buy a 2 room flat under my name in Spain also,

Could you tell me please, what will be the procedure for me to obtain spanish citizenship. How long will it take? and if i have land under my name is it effect and make it faster in a time ?
shall i going to have advantage of that or not?

As i mention i have Eu Hungarian resident Permit ,did i get imminently long term resident permit or what kind of residency should obtain to make it easier
Thanks a lot
Best regards
Dr F.S

Dear Dr. F.S.,

You may apply for Spanish citizenship, for which you first need to become Spanish resident by virtue of marriage. Once a year has passed since you obtained residency, you may be eligible for Spanish nationality.

Having property will prove that you have means but it is not necessary. You will however be expected to have some sort of financial stability.

Regarding time, 2 years is acceptable.

[shajar]

hi thanks for fast replay
for financial stability shall i have to work any pay taxes ?or if i deposit money in bank and show it to government it will be enough?
so if i have own flat and good amount of deposit Eu in bank is it going to be sufficient or 100% i have to have a job in hospital and work?
and if my wife has a work is it going to be enough or it count separately?
my next question is that shall i wait to complete one year residency and one year after timing of marriage to apply? or it is going independent if i am marriage?
for example i have new residency and pass for 3 month and after 3 month of that i will have marriage so my one will calculate from date of marriage registration or time of residency
thanks in advance
best regards
dr F.s

[Patricia]

Hello Shajar,

Financial stability can be proven by various means depending on your work circumstances. A work contract in Spain would be acceptable if it indicated a full time job with an average salary and if your future wife also works ( in Spain ), showing proof of her solvency would support your application. In the event you did not have a job for the time being, bank estatements showing a minimum of 5.000 € balance woud be required, tough this amount varies among provnces as not all immigration offices follow the same criteria.

With regards to your questions about timescale, you first need to apply for your residence card based on your famly relationship with the Spanish citizen ( right after the relationship has been formalized ), and only after one year of having obtained the residence card, will you be entitled to apply for citizenship. You mention you have new residency, though I understand you mean a residence permit in Hungary, that does not affect the Spanish residence permit that you need.

You can find the exact information on Hoja 103 of the Immigration Office section, Ministry of Home Affairs´ website.

You can contact me by emaial after clicking on my profile if you prefer to discuss your case in detail.

Regards,

[TonyB]

My wife is Polish, and holds a Polish passport. She is entitled to take Spanish nationality this month because she has now spent 10 years as a legal resident in Spain.

I am a UK subject, hold a British passport, and I have been legally resident in Spain since December 2007.

My wife and I got married here in Spain in May 2011.

If my wife takes Spanish nationality, what effect would that have, if any, on my applying for Spanish nationality? Would I still have to be legally resident in Spain for 10 years?

[Unregistered]

My Mother was born and raised in Spain. My Father and her got married in Spain and we still have the Libro de Familia. My older brother was born in Spain and is in the Libro. I was born 3 years later outside of Spain. Am I correct the assumption that I have spanish citizenship without any residency requirement? Is it a simple process of taking my mom's birth certificate, the Libro, and my birth certificate to a juzgado and getting into the Libro? After which I can get a spanish passport?
Thanks

[Patricia]

Hello,

Yes, you are right. You are a Spanish national by origin and there is no need for you to reside in Spain before applying for your Spanish passport. You can check this in the Civil Code, article 17.a.

You need to approach the closest Spanish embassy taking with you the Libro de Familia and your mother´s passport -They may require her personal appearance. Once the embassy helps you register, you can file the application of your Spanish nationality by origin.

You will find more information about Spanish nationality requirements here.

You can contact me directly by e-mail ( click on my profile ) if you have more specific questions.

Regards,