I understand that Americans can have dual citizenship (with other countries that also allow it).
On Jan 26, 8:40 am, Pat McCoy <pat.mccoy1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does this mean for dual citizenship or the requirement to renounce one > citizenship for the other? > > Pat McCoy > =================================================================== > On 1/25/12, eric edgar <noblankt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > To become a Portuguese citizen is also to become a Europe Union citizen > > since Portugal is a member state. This means that you are able to recieive > > all benefits they offer. There is a EU Health Insurance Card that > > guarantees quality care across borders, There is the Erasmus Programme of > > University Exchange that offers internships and housing assistance. Look at > > their website for a complete picture > >http://europa.eu/index_en.htm > > > Eric Edgar > > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Marilyn Thompson <mari...@jmtmlt.com>wrote: > > >> What is the reason you would want to become a Portuguese citizen? Do not > >> get me wrong there is nothing wrong with it, I am just trying to > >> understand. > >> I also have a question, in this case does the Azores birth qualify for a > >> grandparent born in Portugal? > > >> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:42 AM, m_kent <m_k...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >>> Tomas, > >>> How did you establish proof of connection? Did you get Azorean baptism > >>> and/or birth records certified in the Azores? Who would I contact to > >>> do this? > > >>> On Jan 24, 1:21 am, Tomas Leal <tomasl...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> > My understanding--which was confirmed when I met recently with the > >>> > Portuguese Consul General in San Francisco--is you must meet four > >>> > requirements: > >>> > 1 - Have a grandparent born in Portugal (which means, of course, > >>> > proof of the person's birth and your connection) > >>> > 2 - No criminal record > >>> > 3 - Three years' residency in Portugal > >>> > 4 - Passing a Portuguese language exam > > >>> > For me, only the last one remains, so I'm working on my Portuguese. I > >>> > have the residency, via an affidavit by the president of the village > >>> > in Pico where I have a home and spend "significant portion of the > >>> > year" each year. > > >>> > Tomás Leal > > >>> -- > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > >>> when they arrive. > >>> For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > >>> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > >>> right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > >>> membership." > > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > >> when they arrive. > >> For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > >> right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > >> membership." > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > > when they arrive. > > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
