Getting A Spanish Passport / Dual Nationality

[JBW1366]

I am a British passport holder born here, my dad was British my mum was Spanish. Both of my parents have since passed away, can I apply for a Spanish passport? If I can would I have to give up my British passport? Thanks for any any help you can give me.

[ubasses]

If this is up to date it looks like you will have to renounce your British Citizenship.
https://www.strongabogados.com/spanish-parent.php

[Buenchico]

Under Article 17 of the Spanish Civil Code you have 'Spanish nationality by origin'. i.e. you're already a Spanish citizen (irrespective of whether you hold a Spanish passport or not), as well as a British one.
http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/LONDRES/en/InformacionParaExtranjeros/Pages/Nacionalidad.aspx

So you're entitled to a Spanish passport. You'll ned to make your application in person at the Spanish Consulate in London. Email [email protected] for further information.

You can hold both Spanish and British passports simultaneously.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah you can hold both apparently

[retrocop]

Depending how old you are, fancy a spell of Spanish National Service as well ? :-)

[Peter Pedant]

yeah I wondered about that - national service
Dual nationality classically is said only to carry extra duties and not extra privileges - altho here you will be wanting residence rights.

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2018/21.html
Lord Bathurst s will had to be comprehensively rewritten and no one noticed the new Lady B was American and so wd be assessed accordingly to American law for IHT- - oo-er Mrs !
well oo-er Lady ! more like

I am only eligible for second nationalities of what Mr Trump denied calling shot-hole republics.
(he insisted he had said shot-house apparently)