The laws were changed in 2003 to allow people who have a Spanish Grandparent (before it was parent only) to easier obtain a residency and work permit. After only ONE YEAR of residency, you can then apply for your Spanish Nationality. You can keep your current citizenship, as long as it is from a Latin American Country, but NOT with the U.S. I wonder what can one do, although I heard that the law here has been modified to allow U.S. Citizens to keep their nationality. Anybody knows anything about this?
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Re: Spanish Nationality - Update
Fri, October 6, 2006 - 3:04 AMYou will have to check with the Spanish authorities. The US allows dual citizenship at least for people who have been a dual citizen since birth. I'm not sure if it's the same for people who are naturalized as adults as that shows that you are pledging allegiance or whatever to another country by choice and not becaue you were born that way. However, I would expect the US would still let you keep your passport unless you are serving on your adopted country's military or government.
However, you have to be VERY careful about using your US passport to leave or enter the US, as you can easily lose American citizenship. -
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Re: Spanish Nationality - Update
Fri, October 6, 2006 - 3:47 PMThe problem is not the Americans, but the Spanish bureaucrats. In my case. as I am a natural-born U.S. Citizen, obtaining a second nationality is not a problem. The issue is that Spain does not allow dual nationality with the U.S.A. One will have to renounce U.S. Citizenship in front of a Spanish Judge, but the U.S. will not consider this valid. There is a legal case, where Marc Rich (pardoned by Clinton) attempted to lose his U.S. Citizenship, but this was not recognized by the State Department. In addition, if the Feds find our that one is attempting to renounce U.S. Citizenship to avoid paying taxes (only the U.S. and the Philippines tax their expatriates on their foreign earnings), this will be refused and/or you will be entered into a "Black List" on the Federal Register. So I think that one can get away with obtaining and holding both Spanish and U.S. Citizenship. -
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Re: Spanish Nationality
Thu, March 8, 2007 - 10:06 AMMy situation is a bit different. I became a U.S. citizen in 1996. I was a natural-born Spanish citizen living in the States from 1985 until 2005. I returned to live and work in Spain in that year (2005) . Now my question is Do you know what should I do to recover my Spanish citinzenship and keep at the same time my U.S. citinzenship?
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Re: Spanish Nationality - Update
Thu, March 8, 2007 - 10:13 AMI wonder how can one get away with obtaining and holding both a Spanish and U.S. Citinzenship. I am Spanish born, but I am a U.S. citizen since 1996. I want to be able to get my Social Security from the U.S. when I retire and my retirement from Spain when I retire since I am working and living in Spain now.
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