Portugal Article 92 Residence Permit for Vocational Students (FAQ)

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀

A𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 through a formal application. This application is typically made to Portugal's Conservatória dos Registos Centrais (Central Registry Office). The applicant must provide various documents, including proof of legal residency in Portugal for a specified period 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Still, it can be shortened under certain circumstances, such as marriage to a Portuguese citizen or being of Portuguese descent. The process also involves demonstrating knowledge of the Portuguese language and integration into Portuguese society. Once the application is submitted, the processing time can vary, but applicants should be prepared for a decision for several months to over a year. Successful applicants are then invited to take an oath of allegiance to Portugal, marking the final step in obtaining Portuguese nationality.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to the Conservatória dos Registos Centrais to apply for Portuguese nationality. The required documents typically include:

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦: Available from the Central Registry Office or their website.

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐃 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝: Proof of identity.

𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞: Officially translated into Portuguese, if not already in the language.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Residence permit or other documents proving legal residency in Portugal for the required period.

𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Issued by both Portugal and the applicant's country of origin or any other country where the applicant has lived for over six months since the age of 16.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Certificate demonstrating knowledge of the Portuguese language, usually obtained from an accredited institution.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: Documents showing financial stability, such as employment contracts, tax returns, or bank statements.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: Evidence of social and cultural integration, such as participation in community activities, memberships, or volunteer work.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐢𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞): Those applying based on marriage to a Portuguese citizen.

Descent Documents (if applicable): Those applying based on Portuguese ancestry.

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: Parest place of birth and date of birth.

𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬: Receipt of the application processing fee.

𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬.