Portuguese Citizenship: Who, when and how to apply? 

Questions - For professional advice - contact Dr Daniel Reis directly - expatsportugal.com/business-directory/reis-pellicano-international-lawyers/ If you would like to ask other community, members post in our forum - expatsportugal.com/community/ Sally from the Expats Portugal team 🙂

Thank you Daniel and Carl useful information

Thank you for the great info!

This lawayer has a good grip on Portugal immigration law. This clip is very informative

Ive been sooo curious about 14:30 this. My last name is on the Spanish list of surnames for the opportunity to have applied for Spanish nationality but I read that window/opportunity has closed. My last name is a small city in Spain in/around Valladolid, which is close to Portuguese border we know today. I wonder about Portuguese as I’m finding that, at least based on dna markers/maps, report I’m “1/3” Iberian. Minimally I must have Sephardic descent/lineage but I have I don’t know 🤷🏻‍♂️where to start. I’d love to be Portuguese, while I learned the Brazilian variety, I do understand the Portuguese variety and intrigues just as much.

Daniel Reis, I had a meeting with him once, he was direct and very professional. Strongly recommend him if you need any immigration help.

Hi. Where do I start on my immigration journey to Portugal? Which video do you recommend?

Hello everyone

Timestamps on this video would be extremely useful so we can go right to the part of the video that is useful for us.

Hi ya, Beautiful presentation. As a Brit coming to Portugal after Brrxit now I saw this way to get residencia. Can you kindly confirm this is still the case after reading the details below: (If you are an EU citizen, you are free to live and work in any EU country. For UK citizens who want residency, it’s a bit more complicated - but not impossible. When moving to Portugal from the UK after Brexit, non-EU rules apply. You’ll need to request a residence permit and then you can apply for permanent residency after living there for five years. Applying for a residence card If you intend to stay in Portugal more than six months, you must register this with the local town hall (camara) within one month of your 90th day in Portugal and receive a residence card. The document that you need to obtain is often referred to as “residencia”, but the correct name for this is the Certificado de registo de cidadao da uniao Europeia. This is usually issued for an initial five years and if you are still resident after this time, you can apply for permanent residency. According to the official instructions, you must visit the camara with just your passport and be prepared to sign and declare that you either: have work in Portugal are self-employed have sufficient funds to support yourself and your family have valid medical insurance This documentation is usually sufficient, but in some cases, new residents have been asked for other documents as wide-ranging as bank statements, translated employment contracts, and social security declarations. So, it’s best to take a huge folder of all imaginable paperwork, just in case! ) Thanks

I didn't get your meaning , 6 months a year ? So can't stay longer ? It's not free of living as long as u wish ?

How many years it take to get Portuguese Nationality.

I have a question. As a non-European citizen, whose portuguese citizenship application is in process, if i move to other EU country as high skilled person, will it effect my citizenship process?or do i need to stay here until the process finishes? If anyone has similar experience, please let me know. Thanks 😊

How about people in other countries eg. Angola and Cape Verde who were born before Independence

Dutch law does not allow their citizens to have a second passport and I think there are more countries like that

How it works from pakistan

Hello. I’m an American citizen. My father immigrated here and is now an American. What’s my pathway to citizenship in Portugal?

I am from, Goa, India . How do I get my Portuguese passport

I have been living in Portugal since 2017 April 30 and working continuously but I got residence card in 2018 August Am I eligible to apply the Nationality now???

hello im married with a Portuguese and we do have 1 daughter and shes already a Portuguese nationality. we been married for more than 6 years now. i dont even get a residency ID nor a citizenship. what should i do to get it. thank you

Hi, m husband is Portuguese and 5 year of marriage m going to apply for nationality can u tell me after submitting application how much time it ll take get passport