The new “Grandchildren Law” opens the door to an avalanche of nationality...

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Law 20/2022, of October 19, on Democratic Memory, approved on October 5 in the Senate plenary session, is already published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and will come into force this Friday . This Law, awaited by thousands of families, expands the conditions for requesting Spanish nationality. Applications may be submitted until October 21, 2024 , with the possibility of extension for another year. Also known as the Grandchildren Law , it will allow you to apply for Spanish nationality in several cases. The first of them refers to those born outside the country of Spanish parents or grandparents who, as a consequence of having suffered exile for ideological reasons or reasons of belief, politics or sexual orientation, have lost or renounced their nationality. Below are the Spanish children born abroad who lost their nationality by marrying foreigners before the entry into force of the 1978 constitution. Finally, there is the case of adult children of Spaniards whose nationality was recognized. of origin by virtue of the right of option, according to the Historical Memory Law, approved in 2007. From Opportuna Abogados, a firm specializing in immigration, they predict that this Law will cause a wave of applications . For this reason, it has created a work team dedicated exclusively to this new procedure.
The objective is to clearly indicate to the client the documentation that will need to be prepared and the available means to formalize the requests. "As explained by the partners of the firm, the deadline to submit the application for Spanish nationality included in what is known as the 'Grandchildren Law' will be valid until October 21, 2024." (Photo: UNIR) “With the Historical Memory Law, many children of Spaniards of origin were able  WhatsApp Number List to apply for Spanish nationality. However, the descendants of these optants over 21 years of age could not benefit from this regulation. With the approval of the Democratic Memory Law, these descendants will have the possibility of requesting Spanish nationality for which they were not previously eligible,” explains the founding partner of Opportuna Abogados, Lucía García del Pino, specialist in Immigration Law .




Opportuna Abogados, a firm specializing in immigration, plans to hire more professionals to respond to the wave of nationality applications derived from the entry into force of the new Law For her part,  Virginia Pérez , founding partner of the firm, indicates that they will have to hire more lawyers in response to the nationalization requests they will have due to the Grandchildren Law. “We could incorporate 3 more people with an immigration and civil profile to continue offering a personalized service and with the best solutions for each case,” she says. For the law firm, “helping those who leave their roots behind is not only a vocation, but a duty,” they comment. Its comprehensive care model goes beyond the processing of Spanish nationality, visas and residence permits, among others. They also have an extensive network of collaborators to facilitate the arrival and stay of foreign people in Spain, with help in finding employment, housing and education.