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Spain processes 2.3 million applications from descendants of civil war exiles, with approvals potentially doubling the overseas Spanish population, officials said.
- The General Council of Spanish Citizenship Abroad said Spain received 2.3 million applications under the 2022 law, which allows descendants to reclaim nationality lost for political reasons.
- The 2022 law was introduced to address injustices from the 1936–39 civil war and Franco's dictatorship, covering descendants of emigrants who fled persecution.
- Consulates recorded long lines before the October 22 deadline, with Argentina submitting about one million applications and Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela also contributing large numbers.
- Violeta Alonso, head of the advisory body, warned processing 2.3 million applications could take up to four years and Spain's citizenry abroad could double, boosting Spain's domestic population of around 49 million.
- Applicants said they sought citizenship for family ties, like Juan Pablo Ferreira in Argentina who wanted citizenship for his daughters and to stay connected to Galicia, while a Spanish passport offers visa-free access to 187 countries, Henley Passport Index reported.
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Spain opens doors to descendants of Franco-era exiles
Spain has received a surge of citizenship applications from descendants of emigrants who fled the country's 1930s civil war and Francisco Franco's dictatorship under a scheme aimed at addressing historical injustices.
Spain Embraces Descendants of Franco-Era Exiles with Warm Welcome
Spain has taken a significant step towards reconciliation by opening its doors to the descendants of those who fled the country during the Franco era. Under a newly enacted policy, individuals with familial ties to exiles from that tumultuous period are now eligible to reclaim Spanish nationality, a move hailed as both symbolic and practical [...]
Exile children and grandchildren who have had to flee Franco's regime can obtain the Spanish passport. More than 2 million of them have already done so. More than 2 million people have applied for a Spanish passport thanks to a law that seeks to redress the injustice suffered by their exiled ancestors, and allows them to ...
Madrid, Spain More than two million people have applied for a Spanish passport under a law of reparation for their exiled ancestors and that aims to allow them to displace the path of their parents and grandparents, forced to flee the country for "political or ideological" reasons. CGCEE reports high number of applications by grandchild law According to the General Council of Spanish Citizenship Abroad (CGCEE), 2.3 million people applied for cit…
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