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In September I received my Portuguese citizenship. Due to the waiting list in The Portuguese consulate in Tel Aviv, it was apparent that getting the passport in Lisbon would be easier.
Last week I got my passport in Lisbon. Here it is!
For those who can’t wait for their local consulate, I recommend a service of assistance in getting things done in Lisbon. It takes 3 days. Email me for details at yoram@zaralaw.pt for more information
I applied to receive my Portuguese citizenship as a Sephardi Jew on November 2015. In September 2016 my citizenship was awarded. See the documents below.
There is a real window of opportunity for Sephardi Jews to obtain an EU passport quite easily.
The original approval
The approval translated
Do you have a client that actually got the Portuguese citizenship as a Sephardi Jew? There is Attorney–client privilege, and I can not reveal client’s documents without his consent. Well now I don’t have this concern 🙂 Please see the positive response to my citizenship application. The application was submitted 18 November 2015, The application was approved 29 September 2016. It took 10 months. Expect to see my smiling face with the passport soon. There is a real window of opportunity for Sephardi Jews to obtain an EU passport. See below the Portuguese original and an English translation made in my offices.
Full Name: Yoram Yosef Zara
Date of Birth: 29/08/1971
Citizenship: Israel
Parents: Ester Esti Habip and Ayhan Zara
Nationality: Israel and Turkey
Residential Address: Yiftach 2, Ramat HaSharon 4721076, Israel
This document serves the purpose of obtaining Portuguese Citizenship (Nationality), and taking into account the provisions of Decree-Law nº 30-A/2015 of 27 of February, the Jewish Community of Oporto (CIP) is issuing this CERTIFICATE that successfully brought about a positive conviction of the applicant identified above and that he is a direct descendant of the Sephardic Portuguese Jews and that he still has strong ties belonging to Portugal, this conviction was based on the evidence provided by the applicant, critically written pleadings with determined the material or throughout the evaluation process.
This conviction, regarding this applicant was formed based on information gathered by the CIP which demonstrates that he holds to this day an actual relationship with the Sephardic Jewish Community of Portugal in Turkey. His family still speaks Ladino and his mother is a descendant of the Grand Rabbi of Lisbon, Jacob Jon Habib, who fled from Portugal in the late fifteenth century and established family branches in Thessaloniki and Gallipoli. The means of documentary evidence relating to this case is filed by the Jewish Community of Oporto (CIP), and can be consulted at all times by the relevant competent authorities.
Porto, 18th of August 2015
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Signed by: Vice-President
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