Buying Spanish citizenship to legally stay and work in Spain...

xiaohouzi

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Member since 10 September 2008

Costa Blanca

xiaohouzi

10 September 2008 00:59:23

xiaohouzi

10 September 2008 00:59:23

Costa Blanca

Recently I found an agency located in Nevis that claims to sell citizenship. Their prices are high so I'm hoping to find another agency out there that offers the same service. Since I was not born in Spain, I am looking for another option to allow me to stay in the country that i love so much. I was there before but had to leave because my boss wouldn't help me get a work permit. I have thought about getting married to a friend there but it may not help me to find permanent work which is what I expect citizenship would do for me. I hope that someone out there has some good advice for me. Gracias.

Julien

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Member since 11 March 2005

Grand Baie

17 years of happy life abroad

Julien

10 September 2008 08:14:04

52411

Julien

10 September 2008 08:14:04

52411

Grand Baie

I don't think it is possible to buy citizenship of any European country (this company's activity sounds illegal to me).

Are you currently working?

By the way, I heard that demography is pretty low in Spain. It means they need immigrants. Have you consulted your embassy?

ngllgn

Member

Member since 27 September 2008

Barcelona

ngllgn

27 September 2008 13:04:36

ngllgn

27 September 2008 13:04:36

Barcelona

Xiaohouzi

I agree entirely with Julian.

However, you should not confuse citizenship, marraige and work. If you marry a friend with a European passport, this will give you the right to a European passport and the rights to live and work here. But it will not guarantee you work. It will make finding work much easier though. Good luck.

Nick

xiaohouzi

Member

Member since 10 September 2008

Costa Blanca

xiaohouzi

19 March 2009 07:18:20

xiaohouzi

19 March 2009 07:18:20

Costa Blanca

Julien wrote:
I don't think it is possible to buy citizenship of any European country (this company's activity sounds illegal to me).

Are you currently working?

By the way, I heard that demography is pretty low in Spain. It means they need immigrants. Have you consulted your embassy?

Thanks so much for the information! Sorry it took me a while to reply... I don't think i got any notification. There must be some corrupt government officials who will accept bribes but i don't want to do it illegally. The company's web-site that offered to sell me citizenship is no longer there. I'm currently working but because of the financial situation, my hours have been reduced and i might as well be picking oranges in a country that i love. It's great to hear that Spain needs immigrants!!! I would love to become a Spanish citizen!!! I will visit the consulate soon to find out more.

Thanks again!

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