Spanish passport for descendants of the Jews who were expelled from Spain

In 1492, the expulsion of the Jews of Spain began in accordance with an order issued by King Fernando II, the king of the organization. The king and his wife decided to forbid Jews from living in Spain unless they converted to Christianity. Some of the Jews chose to convert to Christianity, but tens of thousands chose to leave their homeland. Many of them crossed the border into Portugal but were later expelled from there. Most of the Jews expelled from Spain left for Mediterranean countries, mainly to countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. Others chose to leave for countries such as France, Germany, England, and Bulgaria.

520 years after the expulsion, Spain decided to grant back the rights that belonged to the descendants of those expelled from Spain. The Spanish Parliament decided to rectify the injustice done to those expelled from Spain and therefore amended the Citizenship Law to allow the descendants of the deportees to exercise their entitlement to receive a Spanish passport and local citizenship, which provides many advantages.

Historical responsibility according to the Spanish legislator

As stated, the Spanish legislature takes responsibility for correcting the historical injustice to the expelled from Spain. Therefore, the Parliament changed the Citizenship Law in order to allow the receipt of a Spanish passport for the expelled from Spain, as long as the applicant meets the required conditions, and proves a blood connection to the expelled from Spain and direct contact with Spain. By the way, there are lists of leading and serious external research bodies that have published lists of family names attesting to the connection with the deportees from Spain, and as a starting point, these lists can be used.

However, proving the surname is not enough to qualify for a Spanish passport, since a blood connection must be proven to the Spanish deportees. In addition, the applicant must prove a connection and a modern connection to Spain, such as residence, study or business relations, and pass a basic language, history and constitution examination.

The process of obtaining citizenship and a Spanish passport

It is important to know that the process of issuing a Spanish passport is not trivial. It is necessary to go through several stages, to produce documents attesting to family ties to the expelled from Spain, a cultural connection to Sephardic Jewish communities and a connection to the state itself. Campus Pas helps the applicant arrange the various documents required, translate them by a sworn translator recognized by the Spanish authorities and submit the application to the Population Registry in Spain.

Among other things, Campus Pas can assist the applicant to take a Spanish or other language course marked by an amendment to the law, and prepare for the examination of knowledge about the constitution, culture, parliamentary institutions and the history of Spain.

As part of the process, the company hires a professional genealogist to prepare a pedigree until the 15th century, but a family tree of 3-4 generations can be satisfied. This document is approved by the Jewish community in Spain and is also attached to the application for a Spanish passport.

It should be noted that the process of obtaining citizenship is more complex and difficult than the process of obtaining a passport. So, Campus Pas company accompanies the applicant throughout the whole process and saves many difficulties and unnecessary costs.

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