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Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence)

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence) is filed with Ministerio de Justicia - Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €555. Official tasa (government fee): 104,05

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We process your application for Spanish nationality by residence before the Ministerio de Justicia. We verify the legal deadline according to your situation (10 years general, 5 years for refugees, 2 years for Ibero-American/Sephardic/Andorra/Philippines/Equatorial Guinea/Portugal nationals, 1 year for those married to a Spanish citizen/born in Spain/child or grandchild of a Spanish citizen of origin), check the Cervantes tests (DELE A2 + CCSE) and apostilled criminal record certificates from Spain and your country of origin.

Practical guide: Spanish citizenship by residency: requirements, timelines and exams. Requirements, deadlines and the steps, explained.

What we charge you
€555
Managora's fee
€450.00 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
104,05 (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
Legal deadline for resolution: 1 year from submission. Silencio negativo (deemed refusal by administrative silence) applies. Current actual deadlines: 2-3 years due to overload at the Ministry.
Where it is filed
Ministerio de Justicia - Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: €555.00 in a single payment: our fee €450.00 (21% VAT incl.) and the Ministry of Justice tasa (official fee, modelo 790-026, 104,05 €), which we pay upfront. If you have not yet passed the Instituto Cervantes exams and are not exempt, their fees are a separate suplido (disbursement): DELE A2 is around 138 € and CCSE is around 85 €. This does not include translations or legalisations of your documents if they are required..

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the chat questions (around 10 minutes).
  2. 2We check residence requirements, exams, and criminal records. We tell you what is missing before submitting.
  3. 3Payment of €555.00: our fee (€450.00, 21% VAT incl.) and the Ministry of Justice tasa (modelo 790-026, 104,05 €), which we pay on your behalf.
  4. 4Sign the mandate from your mobile phone.
  5. 5We submit the application electronically on the sede electrónica (online portal) (sede.mjusticia.gob.es) on your behalf: you sign the mandate and do not need a digital certificate or Cl@ve.
  6. 6You receive an acknowledgment of receipt from the Ministry, a full copy of the application, the signed mandate, and an invoice.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Complete, valid passport (all pages) and, if your residence period spans it, the previous one as well.
  • •Valid NIE/TIE (front and back).
  • •Literal birth certificate from your country of origin, translated and apostilled.
  • •Criminal record certificate from Spain: we obtain it ourselves ex officio with your authorisation.
  • •Criminal record certificate from your country of origin, translated and apostilled, valid for 6 months.
  • •Empadronamiento (municipal census registration) certificate: you do not need to provide it; we authorise the Ministry to check it with the INE (if you already have it, you can attach it).
  • •DELE A2 diploma from the Instituto Cervantes (except those exempt).
  • •CCSE diploma from the Instituto Cervantes (except those exempt).
  • •If married to a Spanish citizen: marriage certificate + certificate of joint registration (literal certificate from the Registro Civil).
  • •If child or grandchild of a Spanish citizen of origin: documented family tree and literal certificate of the Spanish parent or grandparent.
  • •If refugee: refugee identity card (blue) and the resolution granting refugee status.

Prerequisites we also handle for you

This procedure needs documents that we also obtain. If you are missing any, ask us for it here and come back once you have it:

And whatever a third party provides, we arrange it

  • Traducción jurada (sworn translation) into Spanish
  • Apostilla or legalisation of a foreign document

You do not have to look for anyone: we coordinate it. As it is provided by a third party it is quoted separately and does not go inside the price of this procedure, and we tell you the amount before ordering it.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • If your nationality is NOT Ibero-American, from Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, or Sephardic, upon obtaining Spanish nationality you must renounce your current one before the Registro Civil. Others retain dual nationality.
  • After the grant, you have 180 days to take the oath or promise before the Registro Civil. If you do not do so, the grant expires.

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence): frequently asked questions

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence): how much does it cost?

We charge you €555: our fee plus, where applicable, the fixed official tasa we advance. €555.00 in a single payment: our fee €450.00 (21% VAT incl.) and the Ministry of Justice tasa (official fee, modelo 790-026, 104,05 €), which we pay upfront. If you have not yet passed the Instituto Cervantes exams and are not exempt, their fees are a separate suplido (disbursement): DELE A2 is around 138 € and CCSE is around 85 €. This does not include translations or legalisations of your documents if they are required.. Managora's fee is €450.00, 21% VAT included (€371.90 net + €78.10 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: 104,05.

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence): how long does it take?

Legal deadline for resolution: 1 year from submission. Silencio negativo (deemed refusal by administrative silence) applies. Current actual deadlines: 2-3 years due to overload at the Ministry.

Nacionalidad española por residencia (Spanish nationality by residence): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Complete, valid passport (all pages) and, if your residence period spans it, the previous one as well., Valid NIE/TIE (front and back)., Literal birth certificate from your country of origin, translated and apostilled., Criminal record certificate from Spain: we obtain it ourselves ex officio with your authorisation., Criminal record certificate from your country of origin, translated and apostilled, valid for 6 months., Empadronamiento (municipal census registration) certificate: you do not need to provide it; we authorise the Ministry to check it with the INE (if you already have it, you can attach it)., DELE A2 diploma from the Instituto Cervantes (except those exempt)., CCSE diploma from the Instituto Cervantes (except those exempt)., If married to a Spanish citizen: marriage certificate + certificate of joint registration (literal certificate from the Registro Civil)., If child or grandchild of a Spanish citizen of origin: documented family tree and literal certificate of the Spanish parent or grandparent., If refugee: refugee identity card (blue) and the resolution granting refugee status.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Ministerio de Justicia - Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Ministerio de Justicia - Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública ↗.

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