SPANISH CITIZENSHIP FOR SEPHARDIM: WORTH DOING? Sephardim are truly divided on whether they want to pursue the Spanish citizenship offered to them and their progeny. Some are gung-ho and so eager to apply; others have no interest whatsoever, still feeling insulted about how the Crown of Spain expelled their ancestors. I was in the former camp until very recently. I am still interested in "righting the old wrong" that is the Alhambra Decree; however, my personal "research" has shown that -- for me -- there would be absolutely NO benefit for me to acquire Spanish citizenship. It would be a case of me spending a lot of time and money for no "reward." I still would love to become proficient enough in Spanish for the Spanish government to certify such. I just wanted to offer some information that I have discovered which might assist others in this group in making a decision either way (using passport "power" as the deciding factor): If one has a US passport, getting a Spanish passport will only allow visa-free travel to: Iran, Brazil, Vietnam, and Venezuela -- generally NOT countries persons want to visit unless they have relatives there. If one has a passport from many other EU countries, a Spanish passport will only allow visa-free access to one (1) other country: Those with a U.K. Passport will then only be able to gain access to Iran. Those with passports of the following will only gain visa-free access to Vietnam: Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, and Portugal. German, Italian, and French passport holders get NO additional benefits in obtaining a Spanish passport. Since I have US and Italian citizenship, Spanish citizenship and a Spanish passport would provide me no additional benefit whatsoever. Sephardim who are exclusively Israeli citizens, though, gain visa-free access to an additional 25 countries with a Spanish passport (for a total of 164 countries). I hope this has been helpful and informative.