Spain/Uruguay: Whether a person born in Uruguay to a father who was born in Spain would be entitled to Spanish nationality; requirements and procedures for an individual to obtain Spanish citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 9 April 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ41170.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Spain/Uruguay: Whether a person born in Uruguay to a father who was born in Spain would be entitled to Spanish nationality; requirements and procedures for an individual to obtain Spanish citizenship, 9 April 2003, ZZZ41170.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e470.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Please find attached translations of Spanish Law 36/2002 on nationality and of information published by the Consulate of Spain in New York explaining rules and regulations regarding the acknowledgement or acquisition of Spanish nationality in accordance with Law 36/2002.
Please note that the consular document indicates that no "single answer for all questions" can be given, and points out that "each case is different, depending on such characteristics as the person's age or the dates on which he or she moved from one country to another" (Kingdom of Spain 2003). The document includes statements to the effect that the new law allows children, of a mother or father who was a Spanish national born in Spain, to opt for Spanish nationality (ibid.). It adds that those who were born outside Spain with a parent or a grandparent who was a Spanish national, may ask for Spanish nationality at the Ministry of Justice in Spain after residing legally in Spain for at least one year (ibid.).
No reference to an automatic granting of nationality or of residence visas to descendants of Spanish nationals could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Kingdom of Spain. 11 March 2003. Consulate of Spain, New York. "Procedures Related to Spanish Nationality." Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 8 Apr. 2003.
Attachments
Kingdom of Spain. 11 March 2003. Consulate of Spain, New York. "Procedures Related to Spanish Nationality." Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 8 Apr. 2003.
_____. 9 October 2002. Law 36/2002 of October 8 (2002). Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 8 Apr. 2003.
