In two years, the SEF (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras – Borders and Foreigners Organization) evaluated 6463 requests from Israeli and Turkish citizens. 2436 have already benefited from the law that awards Portuguese citizenship to Sephardic Jews.
Author archives: Yoram Zara, Attorney
More than 37,000 foreign citizens requested Portuguese nationality in 2017
More than 37,000 foreign citizens requested Portuguese nationality in 2017, an increase of 5.2% over 2016, according to the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) in a report that was presented on 27.6.18.
Portuguese citizenship and spouses
A common question we are asked is – What is the status of a spouse after the client receives Portuguese citizenship? The purpose of this post is to clarify this issue, and to indicate where there are still question marks. The rights of a spouse due to Portugal’s membership in the European Union Portugal is a […]
Portuguese citizenship for minors
A common question our clients have is can minors obtain Portuguese citizenship? There are two situations: Minors born after the parent received the Portuguese citizenship – Here the situation is clear. These minors are Portuguese citizens. The more complex question is the status of minors born to a parent before the parent obtained Portuguese citizenship. […]
Portuguese Citizenship – Advantages
Most of the benefits result from the fact that Portugal is a member of the European Union. Today, there are 28 countries that are members of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, […]
