applying for portuguese nationality through blood ties

mkuze · #1 Aug 2, 2007, 12:46 PM

my father was born in funchal madeira but immigrated to south africa. i was born in south africa but now live in spain. i would like to apply for portuguese nationality. how do i do that.

Lisbon Rose · Nov 23, 2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mkuze

my father was born in funchal madeira but immigrated to south africa. i was born in south africa but now live in spain. i would like to apply for portuguese nationality. how do i do that.

I sure hope you have been doing your homework because this question has answers available everywhere. My father was born in Funchal and I just received my Portuguese Identity card and passport within 40 days of my initial application. Step 1. call the registo in Funchal. You need to know the fregusia where he was born. if your dad is still alive have him call and order a fresh copy of his birth record. While you are awaiting the arrival of that have your birth certificate and your mothers birth certificates translated into Portuguese by an official translator. Then have the translations notarized in your nearest Portuguese consulate or embassy. Have your original birth certificates notarized at the consulate that has jurisdiction in the area of your births. For example, I was born in California. so I had my birth certificate notarized at the San Francisco consulate. My mother was born in Washington Dc so her birth certificate was notarized in the Embassy in DC. Once you have all the birth certificates translated and properly notarized, make an appointment with the consulate worker in your area of jurisdiction. My area was New York City. Take your ID and proof of your residency in the jurisdiction. The form takes 10 minutes to fill out. The charge is the equivalent of 75euro. The consulate sends it to the Registo Centrais in Lisbon. Once it is received it takes them about one month to produce your new Portuguese birth registration. I was actually in Lisbon and picked up the ID, took it to the ID processing office in Arriero and I got my card in a few hours. The next day I went to the Governo Civil in the Chiado neighborhood and I had my passport in 48 hours. I can give you all addresses and phone numbers if you want.

Lisbon Rose · Nov 23, 2007, 01:15 PM

I see you live in Spain. Order your birth certificates from South Africa. Have a friend send them to the Portuguese consulate nearest your birthplace for notarization. Have your official translations done in Spain and notarized at the consulate nearest the translator. Use the nearest Portuguese consulate in Spain to make your application. After you know it has been received in Lisbon call the registo Civil in Lisbon to find out if they have prepared your certificate. Take a trip to Lisbon and you can have everything done in about 3 days after you get your Portuguese birth registration.

nmartins7 · Jan 12, 2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisbon Rose

I sure hope you have been doing your homework because this question has answers available everywhere. My father was born in Funchal and I just received my Portuguese Identity card and passport within 40 days of my initial application. Step 1. call the registo in Funchal. You need to know the fregusia where he was born. if your dad is still alive have him call and order a fresh copy of his birth record. While you are awaiting the arrival of that have your birth certificate and your mothers birth certificates translated into Portuguese by an official translator. Then have the translations notarized in your nearest Portuguese consulate or embassy. Have your original birth certificates notarized at the consulate that has jurisdiction in the area of your births. For example, I was born in California. so I had my birth certificate notarized at the San Francisco consulate. My mother was born in Washington Dc so her birth certificate was notarized in the Embassy in DC. Once you have all the birth certificates translated and properly notarized, make an appointment with the consulate worker in your area of jurisdiction. My area was New York City. Take your ID and proof of your residency in the jurisdiction. The form takes 10 minutes to fill out. The charge is the equivalent of 75euro. The consulate sends it to the Registo Centrais in Lisbon. Once it is received it takes them about one month to produce your new Portuguese birth registration. I was actually in Lisbon and picked up the ID, took it to the ID processing office in Arriero and I got my card in a few hours. The next day I went to the Governo Civil in the Chiado neighborhood and I had my passport in 48 hours. I can give you all addresses and phone numbers if you want.

Hello Lisbon Rose, i finished getting all of my birth certificates translated and sent to Lisbon through the new york consulate and i just received that i am now a citizen of Portugal but now i have to go to Portugal to get my ID card and passport, do u still have those numbers of the places you went to in Portugal. it would be greatly appreciated!
thanks
Nicole

WiB · Apr 14, 2009, 05:45 AM

nmartins7, if you speak Portuguese, you can find all the necessary information here:

PÃ¡gina Inicial da Loja do CidadÃ£o

2tgal · Nov 2, 2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisbon Rose

I see you live in Spain. Order your birth certificates from South Africa. Have a friend send them to the Portuguese consulate nearest your birthplace for notarization. Have your official translations done in Spain and notarized at the consulate nearest the translator. Use the nearest Portuguese consulate in Spain to make your application. After you know it has been received in Lisbon call the registo Civil in Lisbon to find out if they have prepared your certificate. Take a trip to Lisbon and you can have everything done in about 3 days after you get your Portuguese birth registration.

Dear lisbon Rose
i live in singapore and registered all the necessary documents with the embassy in thailand who have o course sent it to crc in lisboa. I have no news from them as yet on the status everytime i enquire with the embassy they ay they are awaiting the news.
Its almost a year how long does it take to register my birth in portugal
Could you advise me on how I can speed up the process i will be visitng family for christmas this dec and maybe could personally try to do it there. Id greatly appreciate some info from you
I have corresponded with crc but have no clear answers from them is ther a way to find out online the status
realy appreciate if you could help
Thanks
2t gal

Maria-Therese · Nov 6, 2009, 12:16 AM

Hi
I am a South African with a Portuguese Grandfather,(born in Madiera, now deceased) my mother, his daughter, was born in South Africa. Am I eligible to apply for an ancestral passport. If yes, how do I apply? My cousin recently travelled to Madiera to meet relatives and renew connections there, so I do have some documentation, etc.
Maria-Therese



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