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This guide gathers the timelines by country, the two exams, the procedure and the mistakes that block cases. If you come from the regularization, your starting point is the <a href=\"https:\/\/migrant.overys.com\/en\/you-have-your-residence-permit-what-now\/\">guide to your first year<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<section id=\"nacionalidad\">\n  <div class=\"wrap reveal\">\n    <div class=\"sec-tit\">\n\n      <h2>Spanish citizenship by residence<\/h2>\n      <p>You must have legal residence, <strong>continuous and immediately prior<\/strong> to the application, for the period corresponding to your situation. The word that rules here is \u201ccontinuous.\u201d<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plazos\">\n      <div class=\"plazo\"><span class=\"n\">1<\/span><span class=\"u\">year<\/span>\n        <p>Born in Spain; married to a Spanish national and not separated; widowed from a Spanish national; children or grandchildren of a Spanish national by birth; individuals who were under the guardianship of or in the care of a Spanish institution.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"plazo dos-anios\"><span class=\"n\">2<\/span><span class=\"u\">years<\/span>\n        <p>Citizens of Ibero-American countries, the Philippines, Andorra, Portugal, Equatorial Guinea, and people of Sephardic origin. In addition, they retain their original nationality.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"plazo\"><span class=\"n\">5<\/span><span class=\"u\">years<\/span>\n        <p>People who have been granted refugee status.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"plazo\"><span class=\"n\">10<\/span><span class=\"u\">years<\/span>\n        <p>General rule for all other nationalities.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"rejilla dos\">\n      <div class=\"tarjeta\">\n        <h3>The two exams<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"lista\">\n          <li><strong>CCSE<\/strong> (constitutional and sociocultural knowledge): required for everyone, with no exemption for being a Spanish speaker. 25 questions; a score of 15 is required to pass. <strong>The certificate expires after four years<\/strong>, so don\u2019t take the test too early: what matters is that it\u2019s valid on the day you submit your application.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>DELE A2<\/strong> or higher: only for non-nationals of Spanish-speaking countries. This certificate does not expire.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">They are organized by the Instituto Cervantes, with sittings almost every month except August and December.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tarjeta\">\n        <h3>The process<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"lista\">\n          <li>It is submitted <strong>online<\/strong> to the Ministry of Justice using a digital certificate or Cl@ve.<\/li>\n          <li>A birth certificate from your country of origin, legalized or apostilled and translated by a certified translator, as well as your criminal record from your country.<\/li>\n          <li>Legal deadline for a decision: <strong>one year<\/strong>, with silence counting as refusal. In practice, it takes longer these days.<\/li>\n          <li>Once granted, you must swear or promise allegiance to the King and obedience to the Constitution within the following <strong>180 days<\/strong>. After that period, the grant expires.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tarjeta oro\" style=\"margin-top:18px\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow oro\">Five rules for not losing your passport along the way<\/span>\n      <h3>What sets a successful case apart from a failed one<\/h3>\n      <ol class=\"pasos\" style=\"margin-top:1rem\">\n        <li><strong>Never leave a gap between authorizations.<\/strong> Just one day of being in an irregular status can break the continuity and send you back to square one. Always file within the two-month window before expiry.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>One name for your entire administrative life.<\/strong> Your passport, TIE, birth certificate, contracts, and municipal registry must all say exactly the same thing. Discrepancies in personal details are the leading cause of blocked cases at the Civil Registry.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Prepare the documents from your home country years in advance.<\/strong> It takes much longer than people expect to obtain an apostilled and translated birth certificate and a criminal record from your home country.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Keep track of absences.<\/strong> Frequent, extended trips to your home country may be interpreted as a lack of actual residence. Keep records of your life in Spain: payslips, municipal registration, school records, lease agreements, and bills.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Good civic conduct is not just about having no criminal record.<\/strong> Serious fines, debts to the tax authorities or Social Security, and disciplinary proceedings are taken into account. Keep your record clean from day one.<\/li>\n      <\/ol>\n      <p style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--amber-ink)\"><strong>If you come from Additional Provision 20:<\/strong> the time you spent as an applicant for international protection with the red card generally does not count as legal residence for citizenship purposes. Your clock starts on the effective date of this authorization. This is a nuance with exceptions, and it deserves an individual analysis.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"faq\">\n  <div class=\"wrap reveal narrow\">\n    <div class=\"sec-tit\">\n\n      <h2>What we get asked most<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <details><summary>I&#8217;m Colombian, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Ecuadorian\u2026 When can I apply for citizenship?<\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-cuerpo\"><p>After two years of continuous legal residence, counted from the effective date of your authorization, provided there have been no interruptions. In addition, you must have passed the CCSE and demonstrate good civic conduct. Nationals of Spanish-speaking countries are exempt from the DELE A2 exam. And you retain your original nationality.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>My child was born in Spain. Is their case different?<\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-cuerpo\"><p>Yes, and for the better. Anyone born on Spanish territory can obtain citizenship through residence after just one year of legal residence. It&#8217;s worth reviewing their case separately from yours, and as soon as possible.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>Does the time with the admission for processing, or as an asylum seeker, count as legal residence?<\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-cuerpo\"><p>The waiting time before the grant counts only if your decision backdates its effects to the application date \u2014 which is what happens in the regularization, and why your effective date is the most valuable box on your decision. By contrast, the time spent as an applicant for international protection with the red card generally does not count as legal residence for citizenship. It is a nuance with exceptions and deserves an individual analysis.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details><summary>What breaks the continuity of residence?<\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-cuerpo\"><p>A gap between authorizations \u2014 even of days \u2014 and prolonged absences from Spain. Always file your renewals within the window, and keep evidence of your life here: payslips, municipal registration, your children&#8217;s school, contracts, bills.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/details>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"autor-sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap reveal narrow\">\n    <div class=\"autor\">\n      <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"autor-foto\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/migrant.overys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JOSE_RODES_ESTUDIO-compressed.png?resize=116%2C116&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodes L\u00f3pez, lawyer and founder of Overys Migrant Mobility\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <div class=\"autor-txt\">\n        <p class=\"eyebrow\">Who signs this guide<\/p>\n        <p class=\"autor-nom\">Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodes L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n        <p class=\"autor-cargo\">Lawyer \u00b7 Admitted to the Alicante Bar Association (ICALI), no. 5,502<\/p>\n        <p class=\"autor-bio\">More than twenty years supporting people and families who move to Spain and build their lives here. Founder of Overys Migrant Mobility, a firm specialising in immigration and international mobility.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"autor-enl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joseantoniorodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/migrant.overys.com\/en\/about-us\/\">About the firm<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/migrant.overys.com\/en\/legal-notice\/\">Legal notice<\/a><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta\">\n  <div class=\"wrap reveal narrow\">\n\n    <h2>Shall we prepare it together?<\/h2>\n    <p>Every case has its dates and its nuances. 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