Legal in Spain: the steps, from official sources
What applies everywhere in Spain on legal, each with the official page that confirms it, then the regions whose own rules add to it.
Your plan, in your order. Documents, offices, hours and fees for your city, for your passport and visa.
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Apostille and sworn-translate US documents for use in Spain
US public documents (birth or marriage certificates, FBI background checks and similar) normally need a Hague apostille from the right US authority and then a sworn translation into Spanish by a translator appointed by…
Get an FBI criminal-record check with apostille for a Spanish visa
Spanish consulates processing long-stay visas such as the non-lucrative and telework (digital nomad) visas require an FBI Identity History Summary, apostilled by the US State Department and translated into Spanish by a…
Know the US consular services available to you in Spain
US citizens in Spain are served by the US Embassy in Madrid (American Citizen Services); the State Department’s Spain list shows consular offices in Barcelona and consular agencies in Fuengirola, Las Palmas, Palma…
Spanish nationality by residence: how it works
Nationality by residence generally requires 10 years of legal, continuous residence immediately before applying, good civic conduct, integration shown through Instituto Cervantes tests (DELE A2 and CCSE), and an oath or…
Where a region adds its own rules
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