With the so-called “Grandchildren Law” in force, hundreds of thousands of Cubans are looking for any Spanish ancestor who meets the requirements to obtain Spanish citizenship. But what are the advantages of being Cuban with a Spanish passport?
If you are a Spanish citizen and Cuban, you should know that your passport is one of the most valuable in Europe, along with the German one. It is also one of the most powerful in the world. With this identity and travel document, you can enter and leave Spain without any problems, as long as it is valid. It also offers you other advantages, such as visa-free access to numerous countries.
To obtain a Spanish passport, foreigners residing in Spain must have acquired citizenship. Generally, this requires legal residence of 10 years or more, although there are special cases, such as marriage or parentage, that may reduce this period.
Cubans living in Spain who can prove they have been legally resident for two years can also apply for a Spanish passport based on residency. Because they are from Latin American countries, the waiting period is reduced from 10 years to just two.
Advantages of being Cuban with a Spanish passport
Currently, there are more than 160 thousand Spaniards living in Cuba, almost all with dual citizenship, that is, Cubans who have become Spanish through their parents or grandparents born in Spain.
By obtaining a Spanish passport, you become a citizen of the European Union, which allows you to travel to more than one hundred countries without a visa and to others with a visa on arrival. In addition, you can travel to all countries of the European Union simply with your DNI (Spanish National Identity Document). You would not even need to get a Spanish passport to travel around Europe.
Spaniards also have visa exemption to several countries such as Canada and the United States, although in the latter there are currently limitations with the ESTA. If you have questions regarding this, read this article. Click here.
Furthermore, with Spanish nationality, as a migrant returning to Spain, even having Cuban nationality, you are entitled to various types of assistance.
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