Overview
- Minister Ángel Víctor Torres updated the tally to 876,321 applications since 2022, with roughly 240,000 nationalities granted.
- Argentina remains the epicenter, accounting for about 40% of filings overall and 366,579 submissions in the first half of 2025 alone.
- The Spanish consulate in Rosario reports more than 87,000 dossiers under the law and has reinforced operations to accommodate surging demand.
- The filing window, originally two years, was extended by one year; outlets cite October 23 as the final day while local reporting in Rosario lists October 22, and officials say timely submissions will be processed later in order of presentation.
- Over 95% of requests come from Ibero-America and Miami, with notable shares from Cuba (12.24%), Brazil (10.97%), Mexico (9.71%), Chile (5.04%) and Venezuela (2.45%), and eligibility covers children and grandchildren of exiled Spaniards and certain descendants of women who lost nationality by marriage before 1978.