Singaporean wanting a citizenship in Spain

[emamsh]

Dear sir/madam....will the 1 year residency proof applicable for singaporean who is keen to get citizenship by marriage?

[Marta]

Hi Emamsh,

Regardless of your nationality , marrying a Spaniard will enable you to request citizenship after having been married for a year. The other requirement being having resided legally in Spain for one year.

[emamsh]

thank you so much on your kind response...that is very helpful.

1.Is marriage to a spaniard the only option to get a spanish citizenship?
2.How long the process takes to apply for a citizenship after married for a year and resided in Spain legally for a year in addition to that?

thank you so much

[Marta]

Hi Emamsh,

You're welcome!

Marriage is certainly not the only path to requesting Spanish citizenship. You can also opt for it via residence. Providing you aren't a citizen of any of the Spanish ex-colonies, of Sephardic origin, born in Spain or have any Spanish ancestors, then the legal residence period required for Spanish citizenship is of ten years. On average the processing time is of two years.

[emamsh]

Wow.....10 years is too long a wait......i guess the minimum waiting time will be 3years taking into consideration the residency starts counting from the time i got married?....is there any fast track to this process...? thank you so much on your kind response....regards emamsh

[emamsh]

Wow.....10 years is too long a wait......i guess the minimum waiting time will be 3years taking into consideration the residency starts counting from the time i got married?....is there any fast track to this process...? thank you so much on your kind response....regards emamsh

sorry just to add ..... during the processing time of 2yrs do i still need to be a resident in Spain? do i need to clock the residency status?...could i travel for work overseas?