How to become Portuguese nationality

According to the Portuguese Nationality Law (Decreto-Lei n? 237-A/2006) Article 19 1 clearly stipulates that all legal adults (65,438+08 years old) who have lived in Portugal for more than six years can apply for Portuguese nationality if they have mastered Portuguese initially and have not been sentenced to imprisonment for more than three years during their residence in Portugal. At the same time, the regulations stipulate that the necessary materials for applying for nationality include: notarization of birth, notarization of innocence and proof of language ability.

In addition to the above required materials, an application must be submitted. For the majority of Portuguese Chinese who do not fully master the language, such applications should generally be issued by lawyers. If it is handled by others, the relevant power of attorney must also be submitted.

What needs to be pointed out in particular is that when handling the certificate of no crime, we must pay attention to writing the specific year clearly, and there can be no mistakes. For example, if you apply on February 8, 2008, the format of the certificate of no crime should be: XXX, who lives in China and has no criminal record before February 8, 2008. . .

The whole process of nationality application is simple and clear. The national registry promises to conduct case review and analysis within 30 working days after accepting the application, and will also issue a notice within 20 working days if the applicant needs to submit any supplementary explanation materials. After the materials are examined, all registration procedures shall be completed within 60 working days, and the applicant shall be informed and granted Portuguese nationality. If the application is rejected, the registration center is obliged to explain the reasons for rejecting the application to the applicant within 30 working days.

In addition, there are various other ways to apply for nationality, such as legal marriage or cohabitation with people of Portuguese nationality. For children born in Portugal, if one of the parents has long-term residence status in Portugal, they can directly apply for Portuguese nationality when registering their birth.