I am a grandchild, parents born in US, grandparents in Portugal. A language test was required, reading, writing, and speaking. I was required to travel to San Jose State University an official testing center, to have the language test.
Since, as I said in my previous email I secured citizenship a few years ago, the requirements may have changed. Hope this helps. *Phil Lopes* On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 2:22 PM, nancy jean baptiste < [email protected]> wrote: > It's my understanding that if you are a grandchild and your parent was > born in the U.S. that you need the language exam. I'd like to know if that > is not the case if anyone knows! > > > Thanks, > > Nancy Jean > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Cheri Mello <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 2:29:44 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dual Citizenship > > It sounds like the children or grandchildren don't need the language > requirement, but greats onwards do. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Marilyn Thompson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> So am I understanding that you are not required to have a knowledge of >> the language to get dual citizenship? >> That is my limiting factor. >> >> Marilyn Thompson >> >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:45 AM, David Perry <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I too had a stumbling block - my father had changed his last name from >>> Pereira to Perry. That would be a "break" in the paper trail and was >>> sufficient to deny my application. Fortunately, I had a document from 1938 >>> when my father legally changed his name using his two brothers as >>> witnesses. The San Francisco Consulate was a bit reluctant to accept >>> anything that old and in fact they had rejected my father's birth >>> certificate from the Azores also acquired in 1938 so I had to get a more >>> recent copy. Anyway, they sent everything off to Lisbon and someone in >>> Lisbon apparently was happy with the name change document and approved my >>> application. >>> >>> My son had applied before I did in New York and was told he had to learn >>> the language, etc., etc. I applied in San Francisco with no such >>> requirement - just submit the papers and pay the money. After I received >>> my citizenship, I sent my paper trail along with my Lisbon acceptance to my >>> son in New York who was then able to sail through with no additional >>> requirements and he received his citizenship in just a few weeks. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:28 AM, Phil Lopes <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I secured dual citizenship several years ago and it took 5+ years but >>> the offer for second generation citizenship was new at the time. It seems >>> the process now is less time consuming. My major stumbling block was that >>> since I had lived in three countries, I had to secure police reports from >>> each which was impossible. The block was only overcome by the Portuguese >>> Consul General in San Francisco securing a waiver of this requirement for >>> me. >>> Phil Lopes >>> >>> On Monday, January 9, 2017 at 1:51:44 PM UTC-7, 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 a topic in the >>> Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >>> pic/azores/E_FxJBlCA4I/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/azores/E_FxJBlCA4I/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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