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Portuguese Nationality

We provide full assistance to foreign citizens in assessing the feasibility of processes, preparing and submitting nationality requests until Portuguese nationality and the respective citizen card and passport are obtained.

No one can be deprived of the right to nationality, and with Portuguese nationality you will hold the rights inherent to national citizenship, being able to reside, work and travel in any country of the European Union/Schengen Area.

Portuguese law allows a Portuguese citizen to have other nationalities. Therefore, it is not necessary to give up a nationality to obtain Portuguese nationality.

  • Children of a Portuguese mother or Portuguese father born abroad if they register their birth in Portugal and declare that they want to be Portuguese;
  • Individuals born in Portuguese territory, children of foreigners, if at least one of the parents was also born here and resides here, regardless of title, at the time of birth;
  • Individuals born in Portuguese territory, children of foreigners, who are not in the service of the respective State, if they do not declare that they do not want to be Portuguese if, at the time of birth, one of the parents has resided in Portugal for at least 1 year;
  • Individuals born in Portuguese territory who do not have another nationality.

  • The grandson of a Portuguese grandmother or grandfather who has not lost his/her nationality and has an effective connection to Portugal, namely by speaking Portuguese, residing in Portugal, having a house in Portugal (owned or leased) and traveling frequently to Portugal.

  • A person who is married or has a recognized civil partnership with a Portuguese citizen for more than 3 years, has no criminal record and has not held public office in another country.

  • Sephardic Jews are descendants of ancient Jews from Portugal and Spain and Sephardics of Portuguese origin can obtain Portuguese nationality.
  • To apply for Portuguese nationality, you need to be a descendant of a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin, be over 18 years old, have a certificate issued by the Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa and present proof of effective connection to Portugal, either through proof of frequent trips to Portugal throughout life, or through ownership, by inheritance, of real estate located in Portugal.
  • Children and spouses of those who obtained Portuguese nationality because they are Sephardic may also have Portuguese nationality.

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