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Portugal Citizenship for Sephardic Jews

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Passport to Portugal via the Sephardic Jewish ancestry

Elegible applicants can submit their claim to the authorities and open a new oportunity to reside in Europe, study or simply regain the access to the country of their ancestors

Cases are submitted at the registries office and then examined by government clerks until a final decision is taken by the ministry of justicy and a birth certificate is issued. After this the aplicant is entitled to apply for a passport and a ID card and gets the sephardic jewish passport

The number of sephardic aplicants has increased significantly on the last 5 years and there has also been an increase in the timelines of analsing the paperwok submited by aplicants. To file a complete and accurate aplication is important for a fast and expedite result

The new law for the separdi jews published in 2024 demands that the new applicants should besides providing all documents needed before that also need to prove they have resided in Portugal. Please consult us to find more

The acquisition of nationality by the descendants of Sephardic jews is a new oportunity to reconnect with your ancestry and get the passport to Portugal and the European Union. We’re a portuguese lawyer office engaged in the nationality to Portugal and with several cases approved for the last 5 yea

It is important an applicant for a sephardi certificate from community to hold ancestry heritage. For that is important to have on of the many surnames of jewish surnames

We can help to promote your case as speacilized lawyers in portugal jewish  immigration cases
The new law for the separdi jews published in 2024 demands that the new applicants should besides providing all documents needed before that also prove they have travelled to Portugal and resided for more than 3 years

Nationality for minors

Passport for children

Since many sephardic clients already obtained, now is also possible to apply to minor children born before or after the parent gets the birth certificate



Nationality for spouse

Passport for spouse

For the new citizens it is also possible to apply for nationality to the spouse - husband or wife. For this to be possible the main requirement is for the marriage between the couple to have more than 3 years. Get in touch with us for further information

ID card and passport service

Passport and ID card escort services

We also provide support in getting the passport and ID card in Portugal by booking an appointment with the authrorities and escorting you during all the procedure

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Descendant
of Sephardic
Jew?

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Not convicted of
a crime by a prison sentence
equal to or exceeding
3 years

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Historical evidence
of a Sephardic Community

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Needed Documents

Elegibility criteria

To apply the applicant and the law office must gather a few documents and apply for a certificate from a Jewsih Community

Services for Jewish
Descendants

FOR DESCENDANTS

FOR MINORS

BY MARRIAGE

NAME CHANGE PROCEDURE

PASSPORT AND ID CARD SUPPORT ESCORT SERVICE

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Clara da Silva Costa
Lawyer - Attorney at Law

Clara Silva Costa - attorney at law and notary services

English-speaking law office

Legal solution in portugal for immigration and citizenship

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Central location at lisbon business district, near the registries office

team with expertise and proven work experience

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Av. António Augusto de Aguiar 183 1ºEsq
1050-014 Lisboa | Portugal