To all who have given information on obtaining Portuguese citizenship, many
thanks. As expected, the requirements seem to be a bit different depending on
which consulate you are going through. I think that is probably typical of
consulates. Also, the requirements change depending upon how distantly you are
related to the Portuguese citizen. Again, understandable.
Since I am a grandchild of Portuguese citizens and don’t speak a word of
Portuguese, I’m afraid citizenship is unobtainable for me. My only reason for
wanting it, aside from pride of heritage, would be for my sons to be able to
have the EU passport and the opportunities that might/would present to them.
Anyway, thanks to all for the informative posts, Sam in NC
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From: Phil Lopes
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 12:23 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sam,
Did not keep close track of costs but not counting expenses of trip to Colombia
to try to get police report, I would guess costs were about $500 which was for
translation costs, language test fees, and processing fees. I did not use a
lawyer.
This is my answer to another inquiry about the language exam:
Hard to assess difficulty of exam. At the time I spoke my best Brazilian
Portuguese over 25 yrs ago I took a standardized test and scored just below an
educated native speaker. On the test for citizenship which I took last November
I received a score of 85 which barely got me into the top category, a muito
bom. The test took almost three hours and included written, reading and
listening comprehension, and conversing with the test monitor. When one signs
up for the language test (and pay your money) you will receive a sample test
which I found very useful.
You do not have to show connection to all grandparents. The Portuguese
government accepted my connection to my paternal grandfather only who was born
on the mainland. However, interestingly my Portuguese citizenship card lists my
parents who were born in US.
I do not know if one's children can become citizens if you get it through this
process.
Hope this helps.
Phil Lopes
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:58 AM, aportugee via Azores Genealogy
<azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Phil Lopes; Since you have recently obtained your Portuguese citizenship, a
few questions, if you don’t mind.
What did the entire process cost you?
As, I believe E asked, how complicated was the language test? Was it entirely
written or also spoken?
Do all 4 of your grandparents have to have been born in Portugal/Azores?
Will this citizenship pass on to your children? (or make it easier/possible
for them to also obtain Portuguese citizenship?
Thanks in advance for your time, Sam in NC
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