Spanish immigrant children

In your case, the child needs to live in Spain for one year to apply for Spanish citizenship.

Content can refer to the following:

Generally, you have the right to choose Spanish nationality after you have legally lived in Spain for ten years. However, there are some special circumstances that will shorten ten years:

A person who has legally resided in Spain for one year and meets the following conditions:

1, born in Spain.

I have the right to apply for nationality, but I have missed the time. ?

3. Foreigners who have been adopted by Spanish or Spanish institutions for two years. ?

There is no de facto separation when you marry a Spaniard. ?

People who have lost their Spanish spouses are not actually separated from their widows. ?

6. Born outside Spain, parents or grandparents are of Spanish descent. ?

It should be noted that people studying in Spain do not belong to the residence situation, so the study time is not included.

Extended data

Spanish nationality application

According to Spanish nationality law, all foreigners born in Spain (/kloc-under 0/4 years old) only need to live in Spain legally for one year. Note that it is legal residence, that is to say, the effective time starts to calculate after the child gets residence, which can be one year. However, if you were not born in Spain, you must have lived in Spain legally for ten years before you can apply, and you need to take an exam before you can be naturalized. So it is much more convenient for children born in Spain.

The materials to be prepared in the early stage include: application form, copy of the child's household registration and passport, parents' household registration, family registration certificate (valid for only three months), the child's birth certificate issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau, and documents issued by the China Consulate, indicating that although the child is of China nationality, he was not born in China. This document needs to be certified by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After all the materials are fully prepared, they should be submitted to the Civil Affairs Bureau, REGISTRO CIVIL. It should be noted that both parents need to be present at the same time to apply for Spanish citizenship for their children. If one parent can't be present in person, it needs to be notarized accordingly. After submitting the application, pay the nationality application fee according to the appointment time, and then the Civil Affairs Bureau will begin to accept the nationality application. This processing cycle is very long. Generally speaking, the whole cycle is between one year and three years. I suggest you make preparations in advance.

References:

Xinhuanet-On the Four Advantages of Passport for Spanish Immigrants after Naturalization

Phoenix. What are the procedures com- Spanish newborns?