We comment on examples of cases in which a child of foreign parents possesses Spanish nationality, depending on what is established by the legislation of the parents. As we mentioned in a previous article, although in principle only Spaniards of origin are children of Spaniards, there are some exceptions, in which a child of foreigners born in Spain can also be Spanish of …

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Tener antecedentes es uno de los motivos más comunes por los que deniegan la nacionalidad española por residencia.

Most of the applications for Spanish nationality for residence in 2014 have already been resolved. It is estimated that between 10 and 15% of these have been denied by the Ministry of Justice. The most common reasons why they deny Spanish nationality by residence are those that we expose below. Possess a criminal record in Spain or in the country of origin As …

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One of the main doubts and misunderstandings regarding Spanish nationality (citizenship) concerns whether the children who are born in this country of foreign parents are Spanish or not; in principle, it is not Spaniard he who is born in Spain if none of their parents possesses this nationality. Ius soli and ius sanguinis In terms of nationality, in Comparative Law, two criteria are …

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