Citizenship of Spain
It is possible to request the Spanish citizenship after ten years of accommodation in the territory of the country, however for refugees this term is only 4 years, and for citizens of the countries which were once a part of the Spanish empire – 2 years (as of 2015).
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2013
Spain - the leader in the EU in issue of nationality to foreigners
At the end of 2013 about a quarter of cases of issue to foreigners of nationality of the countries which are a part of the EU falls to the share of Spain. According to Eurostat, it is the highest rate in Europe. Make the Spanish of about 1 million European passports of nearly 23% (225,800). The second place is taken by the United Kingdom with an indicator in 207,500 passports (21%).
Most of the foreigners obtaining the Spanish citizenship arrived in the country from the states which are not a part of the EU. Natives of other European Union countries among them there was only one percent. The most numerous group is made by Colombians (17.2%). They are followed by Ecuadorians (17%) and Moroccans (13.4%).
However, the number of positive solutions on similar affairs was higher in Sweden, Hungary and Portugal where the citizenship was obtained by at least 6 people from 100 foreign residents. Spain lags behind them with an insignificant separation and an indicator in 4.5.
Despite all aforesaid, the Iberian Peninsula in much smaller degree is open for refugees. So, only 1% of cases of providing a shelter of a total quantity of similar solutions on the EU[1] fell to the share of Spain].
In 2015 in the country the decision on issue of a double citizenship to descendants of the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in the years of inquisition about five centuries ago was made.
71 thousand immigrants submitted applications for nationality. Ecuadorians are in the lead
In 2013 in notary offices the oath was taken by 71,383 immigrants who requested citizenship of Spain. All applicants swore to be loyal to the king and to submit to the Constitution.
According to General council of a notariate, on number of the submitted applications citizens of Ecuador (11,336), Colombia (10,973), Morocco (7,346), Peru (7,336), Bolivia (6,673) and Dominican Republic are in the lead (4,427). From citizens of the Russian Federation 221 requests arrived.
As for age of immigrants, on a share of men and women aged from 31 up to 35 years 13,412 people, and are the share of a share of persons aged from 36 up to 40 years – 13,063 persons. Nearly a half of them (33,968) consists in the registered defects, and other half (33,863) – single or unmarried.
Most of applicants (62,853 persons) wished to save the name while 10,653 persons decided to replace it. 1,704 of them were Colombians, 1,459 – Ecuadorians, 1,128 – Peruvians, 998 – Moroccans, and 619 – citizens of Dominican Republic. At last, most of immigrants (51,181 persons) decided not to refuse the primary citizenship, and 15,958 people made the opposite decision.
Catalonia with an indicator in 32,267 people was the leader in the number of the signed oaths. It is followed by Madrid (20,506), Valencia (4,543), Andalusia (3,373), Balearic Islands (1,776) and Castile – La-Mantcha (1,453)[2].
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Notes
- ↑ [http://noticia.ru/allnews/obshhestvo/ispaniya-lider-po-predostavleniyu-inostrancam-evropejskogo-grazhdanstva-14789.htm Spain – the leader in providing the European nationality to foreigners
- ↑ In a year 221 natives of Russia obtained the Spanish citizenship
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