miércoles, 26 de junio de 2019

HOW TO APPLY FOR SPANISH NATIONALITY (updated November 2019)


A Spanish citizenship ceremony.


See below an updated version of this document. Our thanks to our Spanish nationality team for all their painstaking hard work.








Please note that we do not give legal advice; we try to share accurate information about administrative procedures affecting Britons in Spain. If you have any experiences which contradict anything written here, please write to us at eurocitizens2016@gmail.com.


  




*Exemptions for over 70s 
·   No such exemption exists (except for Sephardic Jews), but older applicants who feel they are not in a condition to take an exam could apply to their doctor for a certificate to this effect, in e.g. cases of impaired memory.   

**Translation of documents
·   Police disclosure and birth certificates must be translated by a sworn translator (traductor jurado) and accompanied by the corresponding ‘apostilles’ (see ‘Legalisation of documents’ below). The apostilles do not need to be translated.
·    Marriage certificate (if not in Spanish) must also be translated by a sworn translator.
·   Cost €35-€60 approx. (IVA inc.) for each document. The translator may need a colour scan of any documents to be translated.

***Legalisation of documents
·    UK police disclosure and birth certificates must be legalised through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, which attaches an ‘apostille’ certifying their authenticity. This means sending originals through the post or by courier.
·   Allow up to 14 days for them to be sent back (although the website says 2 days…).
·   Information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised
·   Cost £30 GBP per document plus £15 GBP if you want them sent back by courier = £75-£90 GBP.

****Requirements for Police Disclosure Certificate

National Criminal Records Office
Have everything ready before you start filling in the document as you cannot save it. 
·   Last address in the UK (with post code)
·   Address history for the past 10 years.
·   National Insurance number.
·   Name, phone number and email of a guarantor (someone who has known you for at least 2 years)
You need to scan and attach (NB: no doc can be more than 2 MB)
·   Proof of current address (e.g. utility bill)            
·  Recent passport style photo
·  Colour copy of passport (just the information pages, not the whole passport)

Cost: Standard - £45 GBP, Premium - £80 GBP+ postage / courier charge

Disclosure Scotland
·   Address details for the past 5 years
·   National Insurance number (if you have one)
·   Passport number (if you have a passport – it can be from any country)
·   Driving license number, for either a full or provisional license (if you have a license).
[If your license is Spanish, better not to mention it because the system doesn't understand Spanish numbers!]
·   Non-UK identity card number (if you have one)
Cost: £25 GBP + postage / courier charge

To retrieve a lost NI number:

Presenting documents
a) Online
·       Follow instructions given here according to whether you have an electronic signature or not:https://sede.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/Sede/es/tramites/nacionalidad-espanola

b) In person
·       This link will show the nearest Oficina de Registro Administrativo to present your application:https://administracion.gob.es/pag_Home/atencionCiudadana/encuentraTuOficina/OficinasRegistro.html#.Xacz-vZuLIU