Citizenship by Marriage
אזרחות פורטוגלית עלבסיס נישואין

Citizenship to the spouse for those who got the Portuguese Sephardic Citizenship

In general, you may qualify for naturalization under the portuguese law based on marriage to a portuguese citizen if you:

- Have been married for at least 3 years with a Portuguese citizen;

- Or have been living in marital union with the same Portuguese citizen spouse during 3 years time – this civil union would have to be recognized on a portuguese court;

The law that allowed this is recent. It is no longer needed to prove you’re fluent in Portuguese or to reside in Portugal for the effect.


It is also no longer necessary to have other family, other than the spouse, registered as portuguese.


The documents needed are quite straightforward and open an interesting oportunity to those couples that one of them recently obtained the portuguese citizenhip .

In the Latin American diaspora remain, for example:


STEP 1:

Register the marriage in the Portuguese system;

Needed documents:

power of attorney

marriage certificate with apostille

birth certificate from Portugal

birth certificate from spouse with apostille

passport copy notarized

STEP 2:
Apply for the citizenship based on marriage to your spouse;

Needed documents:

power of attorney

marriage certificate registered in Portugal – completed on last

birth certificate from spouse with apostille

passport copy notarized

criminal record from the countries of birth and residence with apostille

After Citizenship is Granted

After the Portuguese citizenship is obtained, the client can obtain a citizen card or issue a Portuguese passport.

Portuguese passport gives access to travel freely in Schenguen countries and UK, no need for a visit visa.

You also have access to residence permits to other European countries.

Get in contact with us for further information on this on the email: info@cscadvogada.com and please ask us the brochure to know more about this.