On 27 July, the Junta de Fiscales de Sala - a body within the Public Prosecutor's Corp that advises the Minister of Justice's office - issued an opinion that LGBT Spaniards can marry foreigners from countries that do not permit same-sex marriage [REF].
According to the instructions from the Ministry of Justice (Dirección General de Registros y Notariado), Spanish Consulates abroad may carry out the preliminary paperwork for a same-sex marriage [REF].