I did it and how easy depends on a few things. If you have a parent or grandparent (I don't think it extends beyond grandparents but I may be wrong) born in Portugal (including Azores, etc.), the Portuguese government already views you as a citizen whether you know it or not. All you need do is establish a paper link to your ancestor using birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc. The fees are around a few hundred dollars and it took me about six months to complete. It helps if you have a Portuguese Consulate nearby to do things in person rather than by mail. If you don't have a parent or grandparent born in Portugal, it's much more difficult. You would be applying for citizenship as an Naturalized Citizen and you would have to go through much the same hoops that someone applying for US citizenship would have to do - learn the language, pass a test, I think there's a residency requirement as well. David
On Monday, January 9, 2017 at 12:51:44 PM UTC-8, Colleen Wright wrote: > Has anyone done this and how difficult of a process was getting Dual > citizenship? > > Obrigado, > > Colleen Wright > -- 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
