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The client, resident in Spain for over 10 years, wanted Spanish citizenship but was concerned about his Ukrainian passport — Spain requires renouncing prior citizenship upon naturalization, except for a narrow list of Ibero-American and a few other countries.
We walked the client through the formal renunciation procedure on Spanish naturalization, how that requirement is actually applied in practice, and the risks and nuances tied to his country of origin’s own law.
Result: the client filed his citizenship application with a clear understanding of every consequence.
The takeaway: the second-citizenship question for Ukrainian and Russian clients in Spain needs legal advice before filing, not after.
