๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ/๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ฅ.

Any foreign national living in Portugal legally for the long term can get Portuguese Nationality/Citizenship. People who are from non-European countries can also get Portuguese nationality. Portuguese government amended its citizenship law in the year 2019 & approved that Non-European nationals are eligible for applying for Portuguese citizenship after five years of residence in Portugal. Application for permanent citizenship is to submit to a civil registry office & after acquiring the citizenship.


Documents required for applying for Portuguese citizenship 

Date of Birth Certificate 

Certificate of Portuguese Language

Passport

Proof of current Residence Permit

Criminal Record Certificate

Document issued by SEF proving that a person is legally residing in Portugal for the last five years.

Marriage certificate (if applying for citizenship on behalf of Portuguese Spouse)

 Who Can Apply for Portuguese Citizenship

If a foreign national married to a Portuguese national, then after three years, he/she can apply for citizenship.

A child born in Portugal from foreign parents who reside legally in Portugal for two years an also eligible for citizenship.

A child born in Portugal from foreign parents & at least one parent was born in Portugal.

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