Spanish nationality by residence
We bring together the guides to obtain Spanish nationality by residence: the time periods depending on your country of origin (ten years, two for Ibero-Americans and other cases), the DELE and CCSE exams, the paperwork and how the application is submitted. If you have been residing legally in Spain for years, check with our tool whether you already meet the conditions.
- Spanish nationality for Ecuadorians: requirements and routes
Guide for Ecuadorians: reduced 2-year period, 1964 dual nationality agreement and the difference regarding the entry visa to Spain.
- Spanish nationality for Peruvians: requirements and routes
Guide for Peruvians: 2 years of residence, 1959 dual nationality agreement, CCSE and DELE exams and residence routes.
- Spanish nationality for Argentines: requirements and routes
Guide for Argentines: nationality by residence in 2 years, dual nationality with Argentina and the Ley de Nietos to opt without living in Spain.
- Spanish nationality for Venezuelans: requirements and routes
Guide for Venezuelans: Spanish nationality by residence in just 2 years, dual nationality and how to face the documentation challenge (SAIME, passport).
- Spanish nationality for Moroccans: requirements and routes
Practical guide for Moroccans: the 10-year period, the question of renouncing nationality, the exams and the residence routes.
- Spanish nationality for Brazilians: requirements and routes
Guide for Brazilians: a term of just 2 years of residence, dual nationality in practice, exams and residence routes to reach it.
- Spanish nationality for Colombians: requirements and routes
Practical guide for Colombians: reduced 2-year period, dual nationality, CCSE and DELE exams, apostilled documents and residence routes.
- Citizenship through marriage to a Spaniard: requirements
Marrying a Spaniard does not give you the passport automatically, but it does shorten the road enormously: with just 1 year of legal residence you can already apply for citizenship. We explain the requirements, deadlines, exams and documents step by step.
- CCSE and DELE exams for Spanish nationality: a complete guide
What the CCSE and DELE A2 test, how many correct answers you need to pass, the price, how to enrol at the Instituto Cervantes and who is exempt from the language exam. Everything you should know before applying for nationality by residence.
- How long Spanish nationality by residence takes: real timeframes in 2026
Applied for nationality and don't know when the decision will come? We tell you how long Spanish nationality by residence really takes in 2026: from the prior years of lawful residence to the oath, phase by phase, with the timeframes set by law and what happens in practice.