Please help us to help British citizens in Spain!EuroCitizens questionnaire on the nationality process Survey

The purpose of this brief questionnaire is to provide information on the progress of nationality
applications, and how this affects UK citizens. We will share the results with our members and also with the Spanish Administration and the press, in order to keep UK citizens’ situation in Spain on the “front page” as Brexit draws nearer.

The questionnaire takes only about 5-10 minutes to complete. It is anonymous and confidential, and provides valuable information. Please complete it and send it to us by the 15th of September 2019.

1.Have you applied for Spanish nationality?

Yes

If you answered “No”, you only need to answer question 2.

If you answered “Yes”, please answer the rest of the questionnaire.

2.If "no", is it because... (select one option)

I want to keep my British nationality

I haven´t got round to it yet

I don´t think Brexit will make any difference to my rights

I don´t think Brexit will happen

Other (please specify)

3.What are your reasons for applying for Spanish nationality? Please select one of the options:

I want to protect my rights as a European citizen

I intended to apply for Spanish nationality anyway, and Brexit has just speeded this up

I prefer to be seen as Spanish rather than British

Other (please specify)

4.Which aspects of your life and your rights are you particularly concerned about protecting in Spain? (please select one option)

The possibility to live and work or study in Spain

The possibility to live and work or study in EU27 countries (including, but not limited to Spain)

The right to vote

Healthcare and pension rights

I’m not specifically concerned about any in particular, I just want a safeguard in general

Other (please specify)

5.When did you apply for Spanish nationality? Please select one of the options:

Before Brexit (June 2016)

Between July 2016 and December 2016

Between January 2017 and June 2017

Between July 2017 and December 2017

Between January 2018 and June 2018

Between July 2018 and December 2018

Between January 2019 and June 2019

Since July 2019

6.If you have children, which members of your family applied for Spanish nationality? (please select one option)

Only I applied for Spanish nationality, as my children have Spanish nationality

Only I applied for Spanish nationality, as a first step (my children will later)

My child / children also applied (with my application or independently)

Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

7.Since you applied for Spanish nationality, have you heard from the Spanish Administration? Please select one option.

No, I have had no news from the Spanish Administration.

Yes, I have heard from the Administration but purely on procedural matters (e.g. checking data, missing information etc).

Yes, I have heard that my application has been approved.

8.If you have not yet been granted Spanish nationality, how do you feel in the current circumstances? Please select one option.

I am not concerned.

I am concerned about how long the procedure will take and how protected or not I will be after Brexit

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

9.If you have been granted Spanish nationality, what stage of the process are you at? Please select one option.

I have been given an appointment for the next step, before the end of 2019.

I have been given an appointment for the next step, in 2020.

I have not yet been given an appointment for the next step.

I am trying to find out what the next steps are.

Not applicable

Other (please specify)