Portuguese citizenship law for descendants

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:citizenship
gptkbp:amendedBy Several times, including 2015, 2018, 2020
gptkbp:application Application through Civil Registry Office
gptkbp:appliesTo descendants of Portuguese citizens
gptkbp:benefit Right to live and work in Portugal and EU
gptkbp:country gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:criteria Birth registration in Portugal (for some cases)
Descent from a Portuguese parent or grandparent
No criminal record (for some cases)
Proof of effective connection to the Portuguese community (for some cases)
gptkbp:dualCitizenshipAllowed Yes
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Portuguese_Parliament
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portuguese citizenship law for descendants
gptkbp:legalBasis Portuguese Nationality Law (Lei da Nacionalidade)
gptkbp:mainProvision Allows descendants of Portuguese citizens to acquire citizenship
gptkbp:provides Law of return for descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from Portugal
gptkbp:requiredDocuments Birth certificates
Criminal record certificate (for some cases)
Proof of descent
gptkbp:supportsLanguage Not required for most descendants
gptkbp:website https://justica.gov.pt/Servicos/Pedir-a-nacionalidade-portuguesa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portuguese_and_Spanish_Jews
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7