Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
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PAREJA DE HECHO question: I am in Spain as an American (language assistant program) but I also have a Mexican passport (haven’t used it since 2007 or so, but recently got it renewed in the embassy in madrid)… I haven’t lived in Mexico in a really really long time nor did I enter Spain with it, but **would it be ok if I apply for pareja de hecho using my Mexican citizenship instead of my American?**
Why? I’m am struggling a lot with the soltería documents from the USA because I’ve moved around a bit (long story short: Texas can only prove my soltería by giving me a marriage certificate by entering a partner’s info and a wedding date but I’ve never been married!! They also ask for a state ID but mine is from Washington… I nor my family live there anymore but I haven’t had a chance to get a Texas ID… chaos and confusion, been at it for almost 3 months…)
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These are the answers of some Facebook group members:
“use the one you used to enter Spain.”
“I had a really hard time getting my PDH in Comunidad Valenciana for these reasons. Finally , I was able to get a “Certificate of Search” from my local public records office (California). I then got it apostilled and mailed here and that worked for us!”
“Sorry to hear you’re having these problems! Unfortunately, you’ll need to apply for a PDH with the nationality linked to your NIE.”
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Explore Cities →“Yes, you can use your Mexican nationality to apply for residency in Spain. But get an Immigration attorney in Spain to help. Pm me I can get you a name of a good but reasonable one.”
“When doing a pdh in madrid never ever ever mention to the office that you have more than one passport. They rejected an application from me for this reason”
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