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Spain corrects citizenship test handbook after discovering it is peppered with embarrassing basic errors

AUTHORITIES have been forced to amend the handbook for those aspiring to pass the test needed to qualify for Spanish citizen after it including embarrassing basic errors. Mistakes included listing Mariano Rajoy

10 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Vox wants to extend citizenship waiting period to 15 years for British expats

SPAIN’S far-right Vox political party has proposed a bill to the Spanish Congress that would see citizenship through residency take 15 years instead of the current ten years. The proposed bill is targeted at

14 Nov, 2021 @ 20:24

Lead·National News·Politics

Adventures in Brexitland: How a bid for Spanish nationality turned in a Kafka-esque nightmare

A bid for Spanish nationality leads to a Kafka-esque scenario involving inaccessible authorities and missing documents of an undefined nature, write Heather Galloway.

24 Oct, 2021 @ 13:15

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

More than 127,000 Sephardi Jews outside Spain apply for Spanish citizenship after their ancestors were exiled 600 years ago

The Sephardi Jews set up communities throughout Spain and Portugal before they began to be exiled in the 15th Century

3 Oct, 2019 @ 12:24

La Cultura·Lead

Man living in Spain’s Andalucia for 15 years denied citizenship for ‘inability to read and write Spanish’ and ‘not knowing culture’

“Not only has he difficulty expressing himself in the official language of the State but he does not know how to read or write in it”

16 Sep, 2019 @ 11:15

Huelva·Lead

BREXIT: Everything British expats in Spain need to know

A deal, or no deal, expats are growing increasingly concerned about Brexit next month… here Charlie Smith and Joshua Parfitt present their Brexit Survival Guide

14 Feb, 2019 @ 17:25

Lead·London·Malaga·Politics

BREXIT: British applications for Spanish citizenship soar 232% as Theresa May faces no-confidence vote

THE number of Brits applying for Spanish citizenship has tripled since 2015 when David Cameron reiterated his promise of a Brexit vote. After the Tory leader made an election promise to hold

12 Dec, 2018 @ 12:21

Lead·London·National News·Politics

How to register for Spanish nationality in the wake of Brexit

A simple guide to becoming Spanish

28 Jun, 2016 @ 15:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Sephardic Jews to be granted Spanish citizenship

Israelis will be able to enjoy benefits of EU citizenship as a result of proposed legislation

10 Feb, 2014 @ 16:20

National News