Spanish Citizenship: Certificado de Antecedentes
Sep 19th 2013, 11:21 am
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Spanish Citizenship: Certificado de Antecedentes
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to get the long process of getting my Spanish nationality sorted this week, and I'm encountering problems with regards to getting a "Certificado de Antecedentes Penales". I was born in Spain from British parents (both of them) and have lived here ever since. Thus I apply for citizenship from by birth and by having lived here for more than ten years.
However, to apply for my Spanish nationality I have been told I need to have the Certificado from my country of origin (i.e my current nationality). This seems a little silly to me given that I have never lived in the UK, so it is unlikely they would have any criminal record for me there. I phoned the Ministerio de Justicia, who told me the embassy could issue me with one. The embassy told me I needed to visit the DBS record check website - but the website (https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barrin...check/overview) explicitly states that one cannot request a check on themselves. It says you can use Disclosure Scotland to request a "basic disclosure" on yourself, but they will only issue one to people with an address in the UK they've had for 12 months - But I've never lived there!!
So, given that I cannot use a spanish certificado, and also given the fact that I don't seem to qualify for an English one, what can I do? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
All the best,
M
I'm trying to get the long process of getting my Spanish nationality sorted this week, and I'm encountering problems with regards to getting a "Certificado de Antecedentes Penales". I was born in Spain from British parents (both of them) and have lived here ever since. Thus I apply for citizenship from by birth and by having lived here for more than ten years.
However, to apply for my Spanish nationality I have been told I need to have the Certificado from my country of origin (i.e my current nationality). This seems a little silly to me given that I have never lived in the UK, so it is unlikely they would have any criminal record for me there. I phoned the Ministerio de Justicia, who told me the embassy could issue me with one. The embassy told me I needed to visit the DBS record check website - but the website (https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barrin...check/overview) explicitly states that one cannot request a check on themselves. It says you can use Disclosure Scotland to request a "basic disclosure" on yourself, but they will only issue one to people with an address in the UK they've had for 12 months - But I've never lived there!!
So, given that I cannot use a spanish certificado, and also given the fact that I don't seem to qualify for an English one, what can I do? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
All the best,
M
Sep 19th 2013, 7:35 pm
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Re: Spanish Citizenship: Certificado de Antecedentes
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to get the long process of getting my Spanish nationality sorted this week, and I'm encountering problems with regards to getting a "Certificado de Antecedentes Penales". I was born in Spain from British parents (both of them) and have lived here ever since. Thus I apply for citizenship from by birth and by having lived here for more than ten years.
However, to apply for my Spanish nationality I have been told I need to have the Certificado from my country of origin (i.e my current nationality). This seems a little silly to me given that I have never lived in the UK, so it is unlikely they would have any criminal record for me there. I phoned the Ministerio de Justicia, who told me the embassy could issue me with one. The embassy told me I needed to visit the DBS record check website - but the website (https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barrin...check/overview) explicitly states that one cannot request a check on themselves. It says you can use Disclosure Scotland to request a "basic disclosure" on yourself, but they will only issue one to people with an address in the UK they've had for 12 months - But I've never lived there!!
So, given that I cannot use a spanish certificado, and also given the fact that I don't seem to qualify for an English one, what can I do? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
All the best,
M
I'm trying to get the long process of getting my Spanish nationality sorted this week, and I'm encountering problems with regards to getting a "Certificado de Antecedentes Penales". I was born in Spain from British parents (both of them) and have lived here ever since. Thus I apply for citizenship from by birth and by having lived here for more than ten years.
However, to apply for my Spanish nationality I have been told I need to have the Certificado from my country of origin (i.e my current nationality). This seems a little silly to me given that I have never lived in the UK, so it is unlikely they would have any criminal record for me there. I phoned the Ministerio de Justicia, who told me the embassy could issue me with one. The embassy told me I needed to visit the DBS record check website - but the website (https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barrin...check/overview) explicitly states that one cannot request a check on themselves. It says you can use Disclosure Scotland to request a "basic disclosure" on yourself, but they will only issue one to people with an address in the UK they've had for 12 months - But I've never lived there!!
So, given that I cannot use a spanish certificado, and also given the fact that I don't seem to qualify for an English one, what can I do? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
All the best,
M
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Sep 19th 2013, 11:09 pm
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Re: Spanish Citizenship: Certificado de Antecedentes
Hi. Surely your country of origin is Spain?
Sep 20th 2013, 6:55 pm
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Re: Spanish Citizenship: Certificado de Antecedentes
According to the Ministerio de Justicia, country of origin is defined by my current nationality?
