December 27, 2008

Cubans begin applying for Spanish Citizenship

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Last March Yoani Sanchez reported in her blog, Generación Y, that thousands of Cubans were getting their papers in order to apply for Spanish citizenship now that Spain passed a law allowing such eligibility for the grandchildren of Spaniards.

Starting today the Spanish embassy in Cuba began receiving applications.

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Photo from El Pais.

Now the number of Spaniards that qualify worldwide is being estimated by the Spanish government to be about 500,000 however that is much lower than the estimate of Cubans alone which Yoani pegged at 3 million.

Either way we can expect there to be a continual stampede at Spanish embassy for the next two years (the period of time during which such applications will be accepted).

Applications and more information available here.

Posted by Henry Louis Gomez at December 27, 2008 09:29 PM

Comments

The castros are Spanish -- let's start with them.

Posted by: Lazaro [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 28, 2008 10:14 AM

Lazaro,probably the Castros already have their spaniard citinzenship....They were the first in that line years ago...

saludos

Posted by: tony44 [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 28, 2008 11:37 AM


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