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UTS 347/81
nference between the European Economic
Communities and Spain
Agreements between Spain and Latin American countries and between Spain and Portugal
(English summary)
The effect of the first twelve attached dual nationality agreements (ranging between the dates 24 May 1958 and 27 June 1979)is that nationls of Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Colombia can emigrate to Spain and become Spanish nationals simply by establishing residence in Spain and applying for entry in the Civil Register. Spaniards may freely emigrate to the above countries and become nationals there on the same terms. It would appear that after Spain's accession to the EEC any Latin American of the above countries who so desired could move, via Spain, to any country in the Community and establish residence there under Articles 48-66 of the EEC Treaty.
Assuming that this is indeed a complete collection of papers on the subject, the only Spanish-American countries which do not appear to have signed such dual nationality agreements with Spain are Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, El Salvador and Uruguay (for the separate question of Brazil, see below).
The agreement of 1870 between Spain and Portugal sets out the civil rights of such of their respective nationals as may be resident in the other's country and the powers and status of their respective Consular Agents. It is not a dual nationality agreement see comments on Annex 13, below.
A complementary link in this pattern of agreements would be a Brazilian- Portuguese dual nationality or civil rights agreement if indeed one exists which might allow Brazilian nationals free entry to all EC countries via the bridge-head of Portugal. Presumably the EC side will wish to look into this question in the corresponding negotiations with Portugal.