Can I apply for Spanish passport?

Spain does not recognizes dual passport with most of the countries, being one of them, the UK. Can I apply for Spanish passport?

However, If you are British citizen and your father is Spanish, you should be considered Spanish by origin. However, if you have never had Spanish passport you might have lost your Spanish nationality and you can apply for its recovery.

If it is your mother who is Spanish and you were born after the Spanish Constitution, the situation is exactly the same.

However, if you are the son or the daughter of a Spanish mother and you were born before the Spanish Constitution, you are not considered Spanish by origin, because at that time only men transferred the nationality to the children. In that case, you can opt for Spanish nationality.

These are two different routes to obtain Spanish nationality i.e. the recovery and the option, which proceeding is very similar, but is not the same.

Claudia Font

Partner

Spanish Desk

gunnercooke llp

Claudia is a dual-qualified Spanish lawyer and English solicitor duly registered with the Law Society of Barcelona, Spain as well as the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. She has practised for over 15 years and she focuses on advising English clients with Spanish interests and also Spanish companies with interests in the UK. Prior to joining gunnercooke, Claudia worked in a number of leading Spanish firms in her native Barcelona, before founding her own firm.

How we can help Private Client Solicitors.

How we can help Private Client Solicitors?

This video aims to help Private Client solicitors that from time to time might find clients with Spanish assets.

Hove you very dealt with an English Will for a client who has assets in Spain and you are not sure whether to recommend to put a separate Spanish Will in place or not?

When dealing with an estate for a client who had a property in Spain, you are not sure how to deal with it?

We are here to help!

gunnercooke llp is one of the few law firms in the UK with two qualified Spanish lawyers duly registered who are English speaking and able to advise individuals and companies in respect of their assets and investments in Spain.

The Spanish Desk at gunnercooke LLP was formed by Antonio Guillen and Claudia Font who work from our Manchester office. Both are qualified to practice Spanish Law and duly registered with the Law Society of Barcelona, Spain as well as the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales.

The team advises on a wide range of matters from private client, to commercial property and corporate business structures. They work closely with other specialists in the firm, to ensure that they can support on any legal challenge that an individual or business may face when operating or transacting in Spain or Spanish speaking countries.

Claudia Font

Partner

gunnercooke llp