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Portuguese nationality
Attribution and acquisition of Portuguese nationality by descent, marriage, de facto union, grandchildren of Portuguese nationals and naturalisation, with the file prepared from start to registration.
The Nationality Law (Law 37/81) and its regulation provide different routes according to the applicant's link to Portugal: child of a Portuguese national, grandchild, spouse or de facto partner, legal resident, descendant of Sephardic Jews and others. Each route has its own evidentiary requirements and decision time. Choosing the right route is the first step.
We prepare the complete file: obtaining and apostilling Brazilian certificates, transcribing marriages and births at the Portuguese registries, proving an effective link to the national community where required, filing and following the application through to decision and registration. The client's presence in Portugal is not required.
We also handle citizen-card and passport applications after attribution, and the family members' applications that follow from the first.
How we work
- Prior analysis of the applicable route and the documents needed, before any cost.
- Certificates obtained in both countries by the firm.
- Follow-up of the file at the Central Registry Office (Conservatória dos Registos Centrais) through to decision.