Overview

• Caro Robens completed Spain’s rigorous citizenship exams after intensive study of language, history, law and politics.
• A passport oversight cost her the first exam slot and forced her to wait four months for a retake.
• Robens must now navigate extensive administrative paperwork as she seeks to finalize her Spanish citizenship.
• The couple’s push for naturalization reflects concerns over soaring rents, local protests against mass tourism and shifting regulations on Mallorca.
• Andreas Robens hopes to gain citizenship by virtue of marriage once Caro’s process is officially completed.