Lorraine, if he became a citizen of the USA after 1906 the name change could be on the Naturalization Document. My grandfather became a citizen in 1942 and there is an attachment that says he legally changed his name at that time. Also, an uncle did the same and it is notated on the Naturalization Record.
Rosemarie From: Lorraine Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 7:22 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Seeking Portuguese citizenship Thanks for the help. I checked the previous citizenship thread and learned a lot. I have my father's birth and baptism records from Graciosa but he changed his name when he came to America and I don't have a record of that name change. (Don't know if it was ever changed legally.) It seems that without that record I can't proceed with the citizenship process. But HK, I'll contact you off list to find out how your process is going. On Friday, July 4, 2014 9:53:42 AM UTC-4, Lorraine wrote: Does anyone here (American) have any experience with seeking Portuguese citizenship? My father (deceased) was born in the Azores and I'm considering applying for Portuguese citizenship. For me it would be a dual citizenship as I would retain my American citizenship. ( I'm aware that the US doesn't recognize a second citizenship for its American citizens.) Just wondering about this - any advantages/disadvantages? It's my understanding that a Portuguese passport would be recognized in all of the European Union - for extended stays, opening a business, etc. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
