Asturian-American Migration Forum

Hi Art.

Great idea! I will consult with a couple of friends of mine who are immigration attorneys. It seems pretty clear that if the law had allowed it, he would have remained a Spanish national.

Annie

Hi everyone. From what I understand, you can have dual citizenship as an American citizen. As for my quest for Spanish citizenship, I've hit a dead end. It turns out that my grandfather obtained Cuban citizenship prior to my mother being born which means that he must have renounced his Spanish citiz...

Art, It seems that in order for me to qualify, my grandfather must have retained his spanish nationality at the time of my mother's birth (according to the new provisions). It is unclear whether that was the case. My mother's birth certificate states that she was born to "Alfonso Constantino Gu...

Terechu,

Thank you for the recommendations. Now I know why the Cuban obsession with sidra at Christmastime. I didn't know it was THE drink of Asturias.

Cheers,

Annie

Hi Terechu. That's good news. I'm in San Francisco so I don't expect huge lines at the consulate. Oh, I noticed you're in Gijon. Can you recommend some good restaurants over there? My husband and I are traveling through northern Spain this summer and we will be passing through Asturias. I hope to re...

I am inclined to believe that the latter supposition is correct. Maybe I'm just a cynic. :wink: I do not know the steps I need to take yet. I haven't looked closely at the requirements or documents needed but I am gathering my grandfather's documents from the Spanish consulate in Miami and I will pr...

Hi Art. Thanks for your reply. This is a very confusing matter and I've been doing a lot of reading on it, trying to figure out whether the new law will apply to me. I was looking through the "Hijos y Nietos de Espanoles" forum and found a lot of information. Then I went directly to the &q...

I am wondering if I am eligible for Spanish citizenship under the "Law of Grandchildren" I understand that there are new provisions that just went into effect in Dec 2008 but I am unclear as to what those provisions are and whether they would apply to me. My grandfather (born in Spain) lef...