Spanish Nationality for Foreigners

5POSTS

7 years ago

Hello everyone,

I recently got married聽 to my聽 longtime boyfriend here in Mallorca.聽 I am American聽 and he is Spanish.聽 I have no idea how to obtain my Spanish聽 n.i.e number... I tried navigating the Spanish ministry of foreign affairs website聽 as well as call them with no success... my husband has been working 12 hrs a day leaving me without any help from him... should I聽 talk to a lawyer about what I need to do next or has anyone else gone through this process already?聽

Any suggestions would help me a ton

Amy

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Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

An NIE is only a fiscal ID Number. It has no relevance for anyone regarding permisi贸n to live in Spain.

If you are a non EU national then you will need to apply for `Residencia`.聽聽聽聽I suggest you search under聽聽"Spain family reunificaci贸n".

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AmyRoselvg New member

5POSTS

7 years ago

Johncar thank you so much for your reply and resources聽 I'll check them out now

AmyRoselvg New member

5POSTS

7 years ago

i dont quite understand how relocation works聽 into my situation... I thought when a spouse obtains nationality or citizenship by marriage that's how they file everything.. I have my biblio de familia what I assume I need to do is go to the policies nacional for extranjeros here in Palma and submit a form with聽 copies of the rest of my documents... I'm getting confused聽 still because most of the information I have found and read pertains to residency after a couple years period...I'm right now trying to get my nationality papers and healthcare.聽 I'm not an EU resident and that's what alot of people dont understand聽 the US has less relevance to Spain than the EU or any other countries that have a 'understanding/negotiation' with Spain

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Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

in spain one does not acquire Spanish nationality nor even residence status by marriage to a Spaniard or other EU national

Sorry to be repeating this again:聽聽 As a non EU national you will need apply for 鈥榬esidencia鈥�