Eligibility Quiz
Documents Required
All foreign documents must be Apostilled (under the Hague Convention) or legalized by a Portuguese consulate if the issuing country is not a member of the Hague Convention. Documents not in Portuguese must be accompanied by a certified translation.
Identity and Civil Documents
- Your Birth Certificate: A full-form (inteiro teor) copy, issued by the registry office and digitized (not handwritten).
- Parent/Grandparent’s Birth Certificate: If they were born in Portugal, you need their Assento de Nascimento. If they were born abroad, you need their Portuguese registration.
- Valid Passport: A certified copy of your current national passport.
Connection and Legal Documents
- Language Certificate: For grandchildren, an official certificate of Portuguese language proficiency (CIPLE A2) from a center recognized by the Ministry of Education (CAPLE).
- Criminal Records: Original certificates from your country of birth, country of citizenship, and any country where you have resided for more than one year after the age of 16.
- Marriage Certificates: If your ancestors married abroad, those marriages may need to be "transcribed" (registered) in Portugal before your application can proceed to ensure the legal chain of descent is clear.