The Civil Registry 1841-1870. Communicated
The Contemporary Municipal Archive, as the custodian of the documentation of the Civil Registry from the period 1841-1870, and in accordance with the Instruction of 25 October 2022, by the Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Official Authority, on the right to opt for Spanish nationality established by the eighth additional provision of Act 20/2022, of 19 October, on Democratic Memory, and according to the indication of the Secretary General, informs you that the documentation to be provided, to accompany the application for the official birth certificate of the parent or grandparent of the applicant, to process Spanish nationality is as follows:
- Document accrediting the identity of the applicant.
- Official birth certificate of the applicant, issued by the relevant local Civil Registry.
- If the application is for the grandchild of a grandparent who is originally Spanish, the official birth certificate of the parent corresponding to the lineage of the Spanish grandparent of the applicant must also be provided.
Barcelona, November 2023.
Note for screen reader users. This gallery shows one element, which can be an image or a video. Use the controls from the ‘Gallery Controls’ area to show the previous or the next element. You can also click on the element you wish to visualise.
Slide of 1