General case · 10 years
Any foreign national who does not fit a case with a shorter period.
Refugees · 5 years
People who have been granted refugee status.
Ibero-America, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal · 2 years
Nationals by origin of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal.
Sephardic Jews · 2 years
People of Sephardic origin.
Born in Spain · 1 year
Anyone born on Spanish territory.
Did not use the right of option in time · 1 year
Anyone who could have opted for Spanish nationality but did not do so in time.
Spanish guardianship or foster care · 1 year
Anyone who has been legally under the guardianship, full-representation curatorship, custody or foster care of a Spanish citizen or institution for two consecutive years, even if this still applies.
Married to a Spanish national · 1 year
Anyone who, when applying, has been married to a Spanish national for one year and is not legally or de facto separated.
Widow or widower of a Spanish national · 1 year
Widow or widower of a Spanish national, if there was no legal or de facto separation at the time of death.
Child or grandchild of a Spaniard by origin · 1 year
Anyone born outside Spain whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was originally Spanish.
Are you 18 or older, or legally emancipated?
Is the application for a child under 14?
Is the application for a non-emancipated minor aged 14 to 17?
Are you under 18 but legally emancipated?
If the applicant is under 14, do the parents or legal guardians disagree about applying?
Are you married?
Are you a national of a European Union country?
Are you a national of a country where Spanish is official (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay or Venezuela)?
Is that a second nationality, different from the one shown on your residence card?
Do you already hold a DELE A2 or higher, or an official A2, B1 or B2 Spanish certificate from an Escuela Oficial de Idiomas?
Did you go to school in Spain and complete compulsory secondary education (ESO)?
Are you unable to read or write, or do you have learning difficulties, and have you requested an exemption from the exams?
Do you prefer not to authorise the Ministry to check your data (municipal register, criminal records, residence, exams)?
Is it impossible, for reasons of force majeure, to obtain the criminal record certificate from your country of origin?
Are you from Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the United States, India, Mexico, Russia or Venezuela?
Is a lawyer, agent or other representative filing the application for you?