morenasix
American looking for information about Spain
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Registration: 11 February 2019
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鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Think of it this way :) Just as there is no agreement between USA and Spain for driver鈥檚 license exchange, there is no 鈥渄ual鈥� nationality agreement. Hence, the renunciation is 鈥渃eremonial鈥� not official. If they take ... Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Yes鈥攏ow I know鈥攁fter research. I am a citizen through 鈥渙rigin,鈥� (birth and ancestry) but I only have U.S documents. I went to school in the U.S, except for one year. I鈥檒l be getting everything submitted to a ... Read More
Citizenship by Descent by mannyellis
Hello all. Does anyone know the complete procedure to apply for Citizenship by Descent, without having to pay extortionate prices to companies that benefit from this process? Thank you in advance. Kind regards.
Contact the local consulate. Is it a parent or grandparent? Read More
Need help with basic banking by markpgh
I see there is much discussion on banking and sorry if this is a repeat topic. We are moving to Spain in early 2020 and I understand I need and NIE# to open a bank account but how do I transfer funds from my us account to a bank in Spain to be able ...
Do you need an NIE initially? Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
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鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Thank you soooooo much!! Yay! The rumors about this topic are outrageous. Read More
Need help with basic banking by markpgh
I see there is much discussion on banking and sorry if this is a repeat topic. We are moving to Spain in early 2020 and I understand I need and NIE# to open a bank account but how do I transfer funds from my us account to a bank in Spain to be able ...
I have read Sabadell needs only your passport # There are other banks also. Read More
Moving to Spain from South Africa by Stellar88
Hi All We are currently in the Kloof area and are looking for an area to live in Spain, looking to relocate in the next couple of years, to an area that is much like Kloof in Durban KZN..where we are about 30km from a city/coastal area to get away ...
Try the free app Duolingo! I鈥檓 actually learning French :) Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Thank you B... I won鈥檛 be applying via the Sephardim, but I believe it may be a similar timeline. It looks like I will go the route of citizenship by origin. And I鈥檓 hoping I can start the process when I visit this summer. All of my ... Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
鈥溾�漅etirees or others who have the financial means to support themselves without working can apply for residence in Spain for non-lucrative purposes. ... After your application has been approved, you have one month to collect your entry ... Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Hello, How long did process take you? I will be in Madrid for the entire summer. Do you recommend I start the process at that time? Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Yes, there is no agreement between the USA and Canada for 鈥渙fficially recognized鈥� dual citizenship, but the USA nor Canada do not care nor recognize Spain鈥檚 request that we 鈥渙fficiall鈥� renounce. I believe and still ... Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Thank you very much for your reply. I was on an Expat FB page and someone posted that in the process, Spain requires you to go to American embassy and actually pay the $3000 fee to renounce U.S. citizenship. I was hoping that was a rumor. Read More
Moving to Spain from South Africa by Stellar88
Hi All We are currently in the Kloof area and are looking for an area to live in Spain, looking to relocate in the next couple of years, to an area that is much like Kloof in Durban KZN..where we are about 30km from a city/coastal area to get away ...
Kloof appears rugged... you might like the north and northwest areas of Spain (Galicia, Santander etc). Although not too expensive, any area outside of these two cities would not 鈥渓ess鈥� expensive. Read More
鈥淒ual Citizenship鈥� with USA & Spain by JonSidd
Hi! I鈥檓 new to the site (excited to be here) and have an important question about obtaining Spanish citizenship/renouncing my U.S. citizenship. My mother is Spanish (her entire family is from and still live in Jerez) and I鈥檝e always ...
Negative. It is not illegal. Read More