Proposal so disability does not block getting Spanish nationality

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

1. The bill would add a provision to the General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities so that people with disabilities can obtain Spanish nationality on equal terms, and so that no requirement that discriminates because of disability would apply.
2. The new rule would also apply to residence-based nationality applications pending at any stage when the law takes effect.
3. Applications denied in the previous two years for reasons related, directly or indirectly, to the applicant's disability would be urgently reviewed by the authorities on their own initiative.
4. The law would take effect on the same day it is published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• People with disabilities applying for Spanish nationality by residence: They could obtain it on equal terms, without requirements that discriminate against them.
• People whose nationality application was denied in the previous two years because of their disability: Their files would be urgently reviewed by the authorities on their own initiative.
• Applicants with pending nationality files: The rule would also apply to their applications even if already underway.

Words worth knowing

Nacionalidad por residencia

A way to get Spanish nationality after living legally in Spain for a period of time.

Expediente

The file or set of steps the Administration opens to process an application.

Revisar de oficio

The Administration reviews the matter on its own initiative, without anyone asking.

Disposición adicional

A section added at the end of a law to regulate a specific point.

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