Effective, March 1st, 2015, members of the Sephardic
Jewish communities of Portuguese origin are entitled to apply for Portuguese
citizenship according to the latest change to the Law of Nationality (Decree-Law
37/81, October 3rd), under Decree-Law 30-A/2015, published in the Official Journal, on February 27th, 2015.
According to the new regulation, Portugal’s Government
may grant Portuguese nationality by naturalization to descendants of Sephardic
Portuguese Jews who can provide proof of their connection to Portugal, namely,
but not limited to, surnames, family speaking language and direct or indirect
descent.
Sephardic Jews can apply for the citizenship directly
from where they currently reside and are exempt from the Portuguese language
knowledge requirement.
For additional information, kindly contact the
Consulate General of Portugal.
Legislation
Concessão de
Nacionalidade a Descendentes de Judeus Sefarditas
Alteração ao Regulamento da Nacionalidade Portuguesa, aprovado
pelo Decreto-Lei nº 237-A/2006, de 14 de dezembro, permitindo a concessão da
nacionalidade portuguesa, por naturalização, a descendentes de judeus
sefarditas.
Legislação
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