Dual Citizenship in Spain: Complete Guide (2026)
Can you keep your passport when you become Spanish? Who can hold dual citizenship in Spain, how many years of residence you need, and what the application requires in 2026.
Can you keep your passport when you become Spanish? Who can hold dual citizenship in Spain, how many years of residence you need, and what the application requires in 2026.
What a Spanish citizenship lawyer actually does, where nationality files go wrong, and a real case approved in four months.
A professional who didn’t even reside continuously in Spain obtained Spanish nationality in record time. This is a real case of Spanish nationality in 4

Since 2015, an employment contract, work history or payslips are not a requirement for Spanish nationality by residence. What you do need to prove and when it is worth providing employment documents.

How police records affect a Spanish nationality application, which reports the Ministry checks and why cancelling them before applying matters.
The naturalization ceremony in Houston lasts forty minutes. You raise your hand, recite the oath, and walk out with an American flag and a certificate.

Can Spanish nationality be taken away after it has been granted? Before the oath, review or lapse are possible; afterwards, only through a final judgment for falsehood, concealment or fraud. How to defend yourself.
If your nationality application has gone more than a year without a decision, the silence is negative and you can go to the National High Court. How the court appeal works, why it often unblocks the file and what the risks are.
If you applied for nationality through marriage to a Spanish citizen and divorce during the process, the requirement is assessed at the time of the application. What the National High Court says and the real risk: your residence card.
Legal and continuous residence, good civic conduct and integration: the three Civil Code requirements for Spanish nationality by residence, explained with residence periods, Cervantes exams and common mistakes.

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