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RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP PORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP FOR DESCENDANTS OF SE- PHARDIC JEWISH PEOPLE On February 27, 2015 with the approval of the Decree- Law 30-A /2015 the process that now allows the acqui- sion of Portuguese naonality by the descendants of Sephardic Jewish people was completed. Those interested should fulfill the following require- ments: a) Being of age or emancipated under Portuguese law; b) Not having been convicted of a crime punishable un- der the Portuguese law with imprisonment of three years or more. Contrary to what happens with the common request of Portuguese naonality, in this specific case it is not nec- essary that the applicant resides in Portugal for a mini- mum of six years, nor that he has knowledge of Portu- guese language. The applicaon to be submied to the Minister of Jus- ce must be accompanied by the following documents: a) Birth cerficate; b) Criminal record cerficate issued by the competent Portuguese authories, as well as by the authories of the country of birth, country of naonality and country of residence; c) Documents issued by a Jewish Community with the status of a religious legal person legally based in Portu- gal, cerfying a tradion of belonging to a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin, such as the applicant's surname, the family language, genealogy, family memory, etc. The recent amendment to the Portuguese Naonality Regulaons is underpinned by an awareness that, de- spite the expulsion operated in 1496 by King Manuel, many Sephardic Jewish people kept the Portuguese lan- guage and some of the tradional rites of the ancient Jewish cult pracced in Portugal. The acquision of Portuguese naonality bears many advantages, namely, free access and movement in the European Union, easy access to third countries, a busi- ness-friendly environment, presgious and affordable school educaon, qualified health care and quality of life (low crime rates, modern infrastructure and com- municaon systems, rich cultural environment, etc.). For more informaon please contact: Ricardo Costa Macedo [email protected] Maria Leonor Piconez [email protected]
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RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP
PORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP FOR DESCENDANTS OF SE-PHARDIC JEWISH PEOPLE
On February 27, 2015 with the approval of the Decree-Law 30-A /2015 the process that now allows the acqui-sition of Portuguese nationality by the descendants of Sephardic Jewish people was completed.
Those interested should fulfill the following require-ments:
a) Being of age or emancipated under Portuguese law;
b) Not having been convicted of a crime punishable un-der the Portuguese law with imprisonment of three years or more.
Contrary to what happens with the common request of Portuguese nationality, in this specific case it is not nec-essary that the applicant resides in Portugal for a mini-mum of six years, nor that he has knowledge of Portu-guese language.
The application to be submitted to the Minister of Jus-tice must be accompanied by the following documents:
a) Birth certificate;
b) Criminal record certificate issued by the competent Portuguese authorities, as well as by the authorities of the country of birth, country of nationality and country of residence;
c) Documents issued by a Jewish Community with the status of a religious legal person legally based in Portu-gal, certifying a tradition of belonging to a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin, such as the applicant's surname, the family language, genealogy, family memory, etc.
The recent amendment to the Portuguese Nationality Regulations is underpinned by an awareness that, de-spite the expulsion operated in 1496 by King Manuel, many Sephardic Jewish people kept the Portuguese lan-guage and some of the traditional rites of the ancient Jewish cult practiced in Portugal.
The acquisition of Portuguese nationality bears many advantages, namely, free access and movement in the European Union, easy access to third countries, a busi-ness-friendly environment, prestigious and affordable school education, qualified health care and quality of life (low crime rates, modern infrastructure and com-munication systems, rich cultural environment, etc.).
For more information please contact:
Ricardo Costa Macedo
Maria Leonor Piconez
