72,000 foreigners with Sephardic Jewish ancestry granted Spanish citizenship

In the past decade, over 72,000 individuals of Sephardic Jewish descent obtained Spanish citizenship under a law passed in 2015, allowing descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 to reclaim nationality. Applicants were not required to be practicing Jews or live in Spain, but had to pass a Spanish language and citizenship exam. The majority of successful applicants came from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina, with Israelis, Americans, Panamanians, and Brazilians also benefiting from the law, which offered dual citizenship opportunities based on Sephardic ancestry.

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