HELLO EVERYONE,
I AM A FILIPINO,AND I AM MARRIED IN SPAIN LAST MAY 2010 WITH AN EU MEMBER AND A RESIDENT IN SPAIN FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.I AM JUST WAITING RIGHT NOW FOR MY RESIDENCE CARD TO ARRIVE HOPEFULLY ON THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2010. I HEARD THAT IF A FILIPINO, RESIDES IN SPAIN FOR COUPLE OF YEARS THEN HE CAN PROCESS TO GET SPANISH CITIZENSHIP AFTER. IS THIS TRUE? I ALSO GOT AN IDEA FROM THE PREVIOUS FORUM ABOUT THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT WILL TAKE BEFORE YOU?LL BE GRANTED A CITIZENSHIP. ONE MEMBER OF THE PREVIOUS FORUM SAYS IT TOOK HER 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS ``AFTER HER INTERVIEW`` BEFORE SHE FINALLY GOT HER CITIZENSHIP. SO,THAT MEANS IN MY SITUATION, THE TOTAL PERIOD OF TIME TO PROCESS ALL THE PAPERS/requirements NEEDED FOR CITIZENSHIP THAT HAS TO BE DONE IN MY COUNTRY OF ORIGEN, PLUS THE PERIOD OF TIME TO WAIT FOR THE INTERVIEW, PLUS THE PERIOD OF TIME WAITING FOR THE APPROVAL HERE IN SPAIN,MORE OR LESS I NEED ATLEAST ANOTHER 2 MORE YEARS BEFORE I CAN GET A CITIZENSHIP. THAT?S A TOTAL OF 4 YEARS,FROM NOW AS SOON AS I GET MY RESIDENCE CARD. SO MY LAST QUESTION IS, IF ITS TRUE THAT BEING A FILIPINO, I CAN GET A SPANISH CITIZENSHIP AFTER 2 YEARS OF BEING A RESIDENT IN SPAIN,IS IT POSSIBLE IF I START PROCESSING ALL THE PAPERS NEEDED TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP NEXT YEAR? AFTER 1 YEAR OF BEING A RESIDENT IN SPAIN? JUST TO SAVE TIME? AFTER ALL, IT TAKES MORE THAN 1 AND 1/2 TO WAIT FOR THE APPROVAL?..
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS!!!
THANK YOU! IN ADVANCE!
