The coronavirus It will cause many consequences to all areas, including administrative. In this sense, Real Madrid will be affected by the delay in the process to obtain Spanish nationality. It is an issue that will affect your Brazilian non-EU members: Vinicius, Militao, Rodrygo and Reinier. Not so much on loan Kubo, whose case is different because they need ten years of uninterrupted residence in Spain (or marry someone from the country).
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Several phases of the procedure are telematic, so they will not be excessively altered. That will happen with the face-to-face, and very particularly with the swearing of the flag for over 14 years in the Civil Registry, the final step. For this there was a waiting list for about half a year before COVID-19, a time that will be increased by the current situation.
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Waiting for possible solutions to ease the setback, The first victim will be Vinicius. The carioca will celebrate this summer two years in Spain and, as told AS, will apply for nationality. The roadmap, now spoiled, signaled that I get it in late 2020, at best, or early 2021, at worst. As if it were a domino effect, Militao and Rodrygo, who arrived in 2019, will also feel the delay; like Reinier, landed in February.
A problem ‘only’ for the League
The Madrid, with Vinicius, Militao and Rodrygo, he has now filled the quota of non-EU players in the League. This would imply, if as it seems all continue in 2020-21, that Reinier could not play the domestic competition, and for that reason one would only think of a transfer, … unless Rodrygo continued with the second team’s record. This newspaper sent an unanswered query due to ignorance to the RFEF regarding whether, stating Lightning and Reinier as Castilla footballers, the club could be exchanging, depending on needs and preferences, the third form of non-community.
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In any case, this only has to be taken into account in the League. Neither the Cup nor the Spanish Super Cup is considered a professional tournament, so there are no restrictions mentioned, under the second additional provision of the Law against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport of 2007. In the Champions all could also act: There are only quotas to secure a number of national (or assimilated) footballers, eight, of which four must have been trained in the club.
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