Portugal citizenship: required documents
The documents you'll gather for Portugal citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.
Citizenship by Descent
Portuguese citizenship by descent via Lei da Nacionalidade (Law 37/81), for children and grandchildren of Portuguese citizens.
You
- •Your Full Birth Certificate
- •Current US Passport — Copy
- •Criminal Record Certificate
- •Portuguese NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal) Card / Proof (if applicable)
- •Portugal Travel Records (Passport Stamps / Boarding Passes / Receipts) (if applicable)
- •Portuguese Cultural Organization Membership Letter (if applicable)
Your qualifying ancestor
- •Portuguese Ancestor's Birth Certificate (Certidão de Nascimento)
- •Portuguese Ancestor's Death Certificate (if applicable) — if_deceased
- •Portuguese A2 Language Proficiency Certificate (CIPLE) (if applicable)
- •Name Discrepancy Explanation Letter (if applicable)
Each ancestor in the chain
- •Birth Certificate
- •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
- •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced
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