Policy Document

Royal Decree Granting Spanish Nationality to Victims of the Terrorist Attacks of 11 March 2004 (453/2004)

Year

2004

Country

Spain

Topic

Migration

Subtopic

Naturalisation & Citizenship

Main implications

Persons who were victims of the terrorist attacks, as well as the close relatives of persons who died during these attacks, were granted the right to acquire Spanish citizenship via the Carta de Naturaleza within six months after the date of the attack.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004 and their close relatives.

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Boletín Oficial del Estado, num. 70, pages 12353-12354, Ministerio de Justicia, Referencia BOE-A-2004-5156.

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2004/03/22/pdfs/A12353-12354.pdf

Comments & Clarifications

The terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004 were seen as an exceptional case that called for the naturalisation of the victims and their relatives, in line with Art. 21.1 of the Civil Code.

Author

Albert Sabater
Centre for Demographic Studies, Barcelona

Data collected in the framework of the Population and Policy Database

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2012): Policy: "Royal Decree Granting Spanish Nationality to Victims of the Terrorist Attacks of 11 March 2004 (453/2004)" (Information provided by Albert Sabater). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].