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We are a law office located in Lisbon, Portugal
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Becoming a Portuguese national is a way many people reconnect with their ancestry and recover family traditions or facilitate business prospects that can present different career options.
Portuguese citizenship has several additional benefits, another of which is the ability to travel and work freely within the European Union. All citizens can enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival trips to 184 countries.
The Portuguese passport is, after all, one of the most widely accepted in the world; an obvious incentive to any who can claim citizenship.
For example, since the Brexit referendum, the number of people applying to obtain Portuguese citizenship has surged. Before Brexit, many British citizens would not have considered changing their status. Now, however, wishing to maintain their right to free travel in the EU, British citizens are seeking dual citizenship.
The considerable increase in people interested in obtaining Portuguese citizenship can affect how long the process takes. An inaccurately prepared application filed with the Portuguese authorities can lead to unnecessary additional delays.
Among those individuals who, in theory, have the most substantial claim to Portuguese citizenship are the children, grandchildren, spouses, common-law partners and descendants of Sephardi Jewish communities, as well as Portuguese residents. In practice, other determining factors also play a significant role, such as the possession and condition of relevant documents, establishment of parenthood, related civil registration processes, evidence of a link to the Portuguese community, and additional such information.
Hence, after a preliminary analysis to determine the precise process compliant with Portuguese citizenship law, all details and documents must be carefully vetted by an experienced professional. If multiple family members similarly seek Portuguese citizenship, you must devise a strategy for them all Correctly completing and submitting from the beginning. Incorrectly or inadequately completed documentation can cause Applications to be delayed or denied — even if a legal right exists Though botched cases can be taken-over and re-started, the odds of a favorable result are diminished.
As mentioned above, Portugal allows dual citizenship.
Portuguese citizens holding or acquiring foreign citizenship do not lose their Portuguese citizenship. Likewise, those acquiring Portuguese citizenship can keep their nationality of origin.
If this possibility interests you, there are several situations under which you might be able to acquire Portuguese nationality. If you're looking for the basic rules to follow, or even professional guidance to hasten your application process, you are in the right place.
This website outlines some possible routes toward citizenship and lists the essential paperwork needed to mount a successful case. You can use this website as a guide to your eligibility and the preparation of a robust application under Portuguese nationality law. To facilitate our analysis, kindly scan and email the documents you have that might entitle you to Portuguese citizenship. As mentioned above, the law defines several paths to Portuguese citizenship. We will guide you on how you can obtain it faster, using the most secure approach, ensuring your documents have been best prepared for a successful case. We provide comprehensive legal services as a law firm fully dedicated to Portuguese nationality law, conducting our client relationships with first-class communication and proprietary tools to make the citizenship process hassle-free and straightforward.
Your application will be trackable, using our online system. Our Portuguese naturalization lawyer has extensive experience in this field and works closely with the Portuguese Registries Office – Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais, Conservatoria dos Registos Civis – and other peripheral locations where civil registrations are performed. We exclusively represent clients seeking Portuguese citizenship: the descendants of immigrants as well as settlers from former colonies, territories, and other communities with a historic Portuguese relationship.
Our immigration law firm also offers consultation, analysis, and certification of all documentation. If necessary, our firm can exercise Power of Attorney to represent clients, receiving and submitting files in their stead with the Portuguese authorities. Our office can assist should you wish to travel to Portugal to prepare your application, instead of doing so at an embassy. In theory, this should expedite the process. If you work with us, we can take you from start to finish, help you complete a single step, or anything in between.
Following submission of your application, you will receive a dated claim receipt, which you can use to track the status of your case — resulting, hopefully, in a Portuguese passport and citizen card.
i. their birth is recorded with a Portuguese civil registry or :
ii. they declare a desire for Portuguese citizenship; or
iii. they were born after the naturalization of a Portuguese immigrant parent.
i. declaration of their desire to be Portuguese; and
ii. Provision of evidence they do not serve their respective state; and
iii. one parent having legally resided in Portugal for at least two years.
i. declare their intention to become Portuguese; and
ii. prove the existence of active ties to the national community, by demonstrating:
a) sufficient knowledge of the Portuguese language; and
b) regular contact with the Portuguese territory; and
c) absence of any judicial conviction for the practice of a crime punishable under Portuguese law, with imprisonment for three years or more; and
d) birth registration in the Portuguese Civil Registry.;
G. Foreign-born persons with at least one Portuguese grandparent (ascendant of the 2nd-degree) who retained citizenship, provided that they declare their intention to become Portuguese and prove the existence of active ties to the national community, by demonstrating:
a) sufficient knowledge of the Portuguese language; and
b) regular contact with Portuguese territory; and
c) absence of any judicial conviction for the practice of a crime punishable under Portuguese law, with imprisonment off three years or more; and
d) birth registration in the Portuguese Civil Registry.
Nothing that Portuguese immigration law only recognizes a naturalized citizen after the process has reached completion Therfore, Portuguese citizenship obtained by naturalization cannot be transmitted to descendants already over the age of 18 at the time of their parent's naturalization.
Receive full citizenship upon request (see above: Portuguese by Right-of-Origin). This legislative reform retroactively includes individuals born before its enactment.
A. Children adopted by Portuguese citizens acquire citizenship automatically, provided that they are not more than 18 years of age.
A. Persons married to a Portuguese citizen for at least three years can obtain Portuguese citizenship upon request, and need not meet the residency requirement.
A. An amendment to Portugal's Nationality Law, enacted on 12 April 2013, allows descendants of 16th-century Sephardic Jewish communities expelled during the Portuguese Inquisition, to become citizens by right-of-return.
B. Under the Jewish Law of Return, applicants need not reside in Portugal, but must:
i. prove Sephardi surnames in their family tree; and
ii. demonstrate an ongoing connection with their ancient Portuguese Jewish roots, something commonly established by a letter from an Orthodox Rabbi.
A. As Portugal is a member state of the European Union (EU), Portuguese citizens are also citizens of the European Union and, thus, under European Union judicature possess the right to:
i. move freely throughout the EU; and
ii. vote in the EU's Parliamentary elections; and
iii. obtain asylum at the embassy of any country with EU membership; and
iv. live and work in any EU member country.
Portuguese subjects and their descendants born in the dominions of the former Portuguese State of India, namely, Goa, Daman, Diu,Dadra, and Nagar Haveli, are automatically Portuguese citizens.
Portuguese subjects born in the former Portuguese territories of East Timor and Macau, before their independence have a right to apply for Portuguese citizenship.
Portuguese subjects born in former African colonies, before their independence, can request Portuguese naturalization. However:
i. subjects who lost citizenship might not be entitled to reinstatement; and
ii. each case will be examined individually.
We will be gald to consider your case and examine the documents you already have.
Don't hesitate to mail us with your questions. Kindly scan existing documents to facilitate the examination.
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