Romanians in Spain Will Have Dual Citizenship

Romanians living in Spain will have dual citizenship soon. This is what governmental sources told the local media in Romania. Apparently, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will arrive in Romania at the end of January to sign the agreement between the two governments.

Sources say the two parties have already agreed on the document’s final version.

The initial discussions occurred in the fall of 2022 when a joint meeting of the Spanish and Romanian Governments was organized in Spain. At that moment, the Romanian part asked for the Romanians living in Spain to be allowed to have dual citizenship.

Currently, the Romanians in Spain who want to get Spanish citizenship must give up their Romanian citizenship. After the two governments sign the agreement, they will be able to get a second citizenship without giving up the Romanian one. Also, they can get jobs, such as in the Spanish Army, administration or police with their dual citizenship.

So far, this privilege of dual citizenship was offered only to French and Portuguese nationals.

Unofficially, more than 1 million Romanians live in Spain, while around 600,000 have residency. Romanians form one of the largest communities of foreigners in Spain.