Spanish nationality to the sephardic jews
The law regarding the spanish nationality for the sephardic jews has been approved by the Spanish Government, there is not an official surnames list yet but the sephardic jews will obtain the nationality only by proving their condition.
Our team of lawyers Tolentino wants to keep you informed and help you with all the paperwork and to speed up the process of the spanish nationality recognition. In this article you can find all the important information, you can, also, contact us via our FREE INQUIRY or directly e-mailing us to info@tolentinoabogados.com and we will answer you as soon as possible.
The new law has been approved on 6th june 2014
The Spanish government approved a law on Friday 6th June 2014 allowing descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country in 1492 to seek Spanish nationality without giving up their current citizenship, so this new law will give the sephardic jews the dual nationality, without any requirements of residence.
A public notary must guarantee all the evidences
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- Documentary evidence admitted
- Heritage vetted by the Spanish Federation or Jewish Communities
- or by Rabbis where they live
- Spanish culture test
- Family language
- marriage certificate by the Castilian tradition
- relationship of consanguinity with the Sephardic Jews
- Have studies related to the Spanish history
- The sephardic surname will be evaluated as an additional requirement
It is important to have as many evidences as you can. This will ease the process.
You can apply on internet by paying 75€
¿How can our team of lawyers Tolentino help you?
We will work with a research team with extensive experience in the implementation of projects related to document management and recordkeeping to demonstrate the offspring of his name, which means that, if you do not have the documentation proving you descended or his family, as Sephardic Jew , our analytical team can help you investigate and manage the documentation you need .
¿What if my name is not on the official list provided by the Ministry of Justice?
As you know, the Ministry of Justice has an official list of Sephardic surnames , so if you are not in this list, our team will work to legalize their name and left you recognized as Sephardic descendant, and thus be eligible for the Spanish nationality.
Our work team is at your disposal and pending new changes that may arise, and the adoption of the Act to nationalize citizens Sephardic and Sephardim. In case of modification of the Act and the approval thereof, on our website will have all the news.
See the list of names published by the Spanish Government and the Ministry of Justice, which will be used to give citizenship to descendants of Sephardim. LIST OF NAMES.
If you have consulted the list provided by the Ministry of Justice , and your name is not , our research team has a new relationship surnames, with documentation, which proves the Sephardic Jewish descent and those who have a different last name announced by the media .
The Spanish Government has decided to «correct a historical error» in granting nationality to Spanish Sephardic Jews simply accreditation status Sephardic Jew without having to give up their original nationality.
The modification of the Civil Code to grant Spanish nationality to descendants of Jews who in 1492 were expelled from the Iberian peninsula, interest in Israeli citizens. Called Sephardim until now could apply for Spanish nationality slow and disorderly proceedings, and giving up their other passports. From now on, by an initiative of the Ministry of Justice has yet to be voted on in parliament, may retain more nationalities other than Spanish.
Sephardic organizations estimate that 3.5 million people could benefit from this measure. Although still referred to as a preliminary draft law, where six possible certifications provided Sephardic cited, including «the names of the person concerned» and «family language» in reference to medieval Castilian known as Ladino, plus «other evidence to demonstrate their membership of the Sephardic Jewish community «or» linkage or relationship with a person of the applicant or family of those mentioned in the previous section. «
«This is still a preliminary draft law to be considered in Congress. The Ministry has set out a number of criteria, among them is that the applicant is Sephardic, but also have a special relationship with Spain. It is an issue that can not be assessed until parliament approves permanently. In any case we should expect it to be published in the Official Bulletin of the State to start any process. «
The Sephardim are everywhere in the world not only in Israel, but a large part of the population of six million Jews in this country. His interest in the Spanish government’s offer has been demonstrated in the the national media, but remember that «the new law will not automatically offer nationality to all Israelis.»
Until now Spanish passport can apply in two ways. Well two years after residing legally in Spain or by naturalization, nationality concession granted on a discretionary basis by the Council of Ministers. Both require that the applicant dispenses with other passports. By which is meant that the Spanish Government’s intention is to modify the articles of the Civil Code that provide these assumptions, especially the 23, which is which obliges the resignation of other passports. Justice’s proposal is to modify the latter to include among those exempted renounce other nationalities, the Sephardim, with people coming «from Latin American countries, Andorra, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal.»
According to the bill, will be «the civil registrar of the address of the interested either in Spain or in the appropriate consulate» where you can process the nationality.
Tests: Certificate Rabbi, surname or Ladino.
The alternative requirements that the bill establishes sufficient to grant citizenship to the Sephardic Spanish:
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- A certificate from the competent rabbinic authority, legally recognized in the country of habitual residence.
- Name of the person or the family language (Ladino).
- A certificate of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain in which it is established that the person concerned is Sephardi.
- The inclusion of the petitioner or his direct descendants in the lists of protected Sephardic families in Spain.
- Binding or relationship with a person of the applicant or family of those mentioned in the previous section.
- Applicants must submit their documentation for a period of two years after the law is Official Bulletin of the State . The Council of Ministers may extend this period for another year.
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As presently obtains nationality:
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- Descended from Spanish (not eligible to seventh additional provision of Law 52/2007).
- Model or standard application and approved by resolution of the Secretariat 07/05/07 (BOE 25/07/07).
- Identity Card or Alien Card, Family citizen of the European Union or Central Registration Certificate of foreigners.
- Passport.
- Certificate of registration.
- Birth certificate of the person concerned, duly translated and legalized.
- If you are of legal age, criminal record in their country of origin, translated and authenticated in accordance with existing or consular conventions of international behavior.
- Livelihoods or to reside in Spain (contract of employment, payroll, labor report of the Treasury of the Social Security, or any other evidence).
- Certification of birth of minor children, if any.
- Birth certificate or literal father / mother Spanish.
- Birth certificate or literal grandfather / grandmother, only when one or both are Spanish ancestors. In this case, you must also present a birth certificate of father / mother descended from Spanish, although he / she has been or no Spanish.
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Sephardim:
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- Model or standard application and approved by resolution of the Secretariat 07/05/07 (BOE 25/07/07).
- Identity Card or Alien Card, Family citizen of the European Union or Central Registration Certificate of foreigners.
- Passport
- Certificate of registration.
- Birth certificate of the person concerned, duly translated and legalized.
- If you are of legal age, criminal record in their country of origin, translated and authenticated in accordance with existing or consular conventions of international behavior.
- Livelihoods or to reside in Spain (contract of employment, payroll, labor report of the Treasury of the Social Security, or any other evidence).
- Certification of birth of minor children, if any.
- And to prove the status of Sephardic must provide:
- interested or justification for their inclusion, or direct progeny lists of Sephardic families protected by Spain.
- Justify or surnames holds, the familiar language or other evidence to demonstrate the tradition of belonging to such a cultural community.
- Certificate of Israelite Community in Spain recognized certifying membership of the person concerned to the Sephardic Jewish religion.
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Resolution of the application:
Once you complete all the paperwork required of you in the Registry, this will be in charge of sending the case to the General Department of Nationality and Civil Status Directorate General of Registries and Notaries. When you receive your file you will be notified in writing.
Once informed, where appropriate, the granting of Spanish nationality must perform the subsequent steps in the registry office where you filed the application.
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