My wife's father is Spanish and he moved to the Philippines in the '30s because of the Spanish Civil War. He eventually met a Filipina, got married, applied for Philippine citizenship and then settled here permanently till his death.

My wife was born in the '50s after her father secured his Philippine citizenship naturalization papers. Thus, following existing laws at that time, she was born as a naturalized Filipino.

Can she apply for Spanish citizenship automatically now or will she be subjected to the 2 year residency rule? What about our children?

Thank you.