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Portuguese Citizenship + Document Services for Sephardic Jews

At defesalegal.pt Portugal Law Office, we specialize in legal assistance for Portuguese Citizenship. Our comprehensive services include not only the

  • application process for citizenship;
  • expedited passport and citizen card services;
  • foreign marriage registration in Portugal;
  • citizenship for spouses/children.

Fast and Reliable Legal Support for Portuguese Sephardic Jews

Fast-Track Portuguese Passport and Citizen Card Services

Need the Portuguese Passport and Citizen card Urgently?

Our expedited service ensures you can obtain both documents staying for only 36 hours in portugal. This service is perfect for those who need their documents quickly and efficiently, without the usual delays.

Secure Your Family’s Future with Our Specialized Services

Foreign Marriage Registration in Portugal

Registering your foreign marriage in Portugal is a crucial step for ensuring that your spouse and children can obtain Portuguese citizenship. Our team handles all the legalities, making the process smooth and stress-free. Whether you need a simple marriage registration or have a prenuptial agreement to transcribe, we’ve got you covered.

Comprehensive Citizenship Solutions for sephardic jews

sephardic Portuguese Citizenship for Children and spouse

Ensuring your children have access to the benefits of Portuguese citizenship is a priority for many families. We simplify the process, handling all paperwork and legal requirements to secure your children’s future in Portugal. Let us guide you through every step to make the process as straightforward as possible.

Why Choose DefesaLegal.pt portugal law office?

Our firm stands out for its expertise in portuguese sephardic jews clients.
Here’s why our clients trust us over other lawyers or DIY methods:

  • Expertise and Focus: We specialize in Portuguese citizenship law, ensuring that our clients receive the most knowledgeable and effective legal support.
  • Personalized Service: We understand that every case is unique. Our tailored approach ensures that your specific needs are met with care and precision.
  • Proven Success: Our track record speaks for itself, with numerous successful applications and more than a thousand satisfied sephardic jews clients.
  • Speed and Efficiency: We prioritize fast and efficient service, helping you obtain necessary documents in record time.
  • Transparent Pricing: We offer clear, upfront fixed pricing with no hidden fees, so you know exactly what to expect.”

how defesa legal portugal law office can assist you:

For New Applicants

For Family members

For pending applicants

For Certified Sephardics

We follow a structured program to ensure seamless service delivery:

•Proven expertise in sephardic ancestry applications: Our firm has a rich history of collaborating with both the Porto (CIP) and Lisboa (CIL) Jewish Communities. We ensure that your application is meticulously documented, aligning with the latest interpretations and requirements of Sephardic Heritage as understood by these communities.

•Expedited citizenship application process: We understand the value of time in legal proceedings. Our approach involves submitting applications to the most efficient Civil Registry Offices, enhancing the speed of decision-making in your case. The importance relies on the following difference: some Civil Registry Offices are so delayed that the application can take up to three years to be decided. However, with the right assistance, presenting the application in the right Civil Registry Office, the application can be decided in one year and a half…

•Comprehensive legal support: Beyond application submission, we offer extensive monitoring and legal advisory services. This includes assistance with applications for spouses and children, ensuring that your family’s needs are also catered for.

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Our expedited premium service ensures you receive your documents within 36 hours of the first appointment we will schedule for you, according to your time limitations.

We handle all aspects of the marriage registration process, from gathering the necessary documents to filing with Portuguese authorities, ensuring everything is done correctly and efficiently.

Our firm will guide you through the application process, ensuring that all necessary documents are prepared and submitted in a timely manner to secure your children’s citizenship.

Our services are competitively priced, with transparent fees detailed upfront. Additional governmental fees may apply depending on the specific service you require.

There is no current deadline. If you have resided in Portugal for a minimum of three years, either consecutively or intermittently, we can guide you on leveraging this for your citizenship application, especially in light of the new amendment.

You can handle the process directly. However, this is a legally complex process and should be accompanied by a lawyer. Even the Jewish Communities recommend to have legal assistance, in order to prevent bureaucratic and legal issues.

The whole procedure will take place in Portugal. All administrative and judicial authorities use the Portuguese language. With the exception of lawyers established in other Member States of the European Union, lawyers not registered with the Portuguese Law Bar Association cannot practice law in Portugal. Surely a lawyer from your country of residence will act in partnership with a Portuguese lawyer. Therefore, you should ask yourself this question: why not hire a Portuguese lawyer and deal with everything directly with who will handle the process, suppressing middle men?

  • Sending of our documents check list and our procedures;
  • Drafting and sending the Power of Attorney so that you don’t have to travel to Portugal for such purpose;
  • Support in the obtention of documentation from you birth country (we partner with law firms in Israel and in several other Latin American countries);
  • Translation of official documents issued by the authorities of foreign countries to Portuguese;
  • Obtaining the official recognition of documents issued by foreign authorities by the Portuguese ones;
  • Requesting and accompanying the procedure for the obtention of the certificate issued by the Portuguese Jewish Community (Lisbon or Porto) OR drafting and accompanying the procedure for the obtention of documents that are able to replace the Certificate of the Portuguese Jewish Community;
  • Preparation and monitoring of the application for the Portuguese Jewish Community Certificate (Lisbon or Porto) OR the preparation and monitoring of applications for the issuance of documents that replace – in the application for Portuguese Citizenship – the Certificate issued by the Portuguese Jewish Community;
  • Certification of all the necessary documents (including translations and notarizations) to submit the application for Portuguese Citizenship;
  • Drafting, submitting and follow up of the procedure for the concession of Citizenship;
  • Supplying the code for consulting the application online, 24/7/365.
  • In case of prompt refusal (by insufficiency of documents or other reason):
    • Analysis of the notification of refusal;
    • Support correcting the deficiencies highlighted and/or obtaining additional documents
  • In case of a final decision of no concession of the Portuguese Citizenship;
    • Analysis of the final notification of refusal
    • Submitting and following up the administrative or judicial appeal for the granting of the Portuguese Citizenship in the Administrative Court of Law

Yes, you can. The Law of Return is open to Jewish and non-Jewish people who can prove their Sephardic ancestry. The religion of the applicants does not matter; what matters is their Sephardic ancestry.

An applicant’s first step towards Portuguese citizenship will be the acquisition from a Sephardic Jewish community, of a certificate of origin. This certificate attests to ties with a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin. Once obtained, the applicant should send the document to the Jewish community in either Porto or Lisbon.

The guarantee is given by the Portuguese laws that regulate the activity of lawyers and that regulate the judicial proceedings. Thus, the Lawyers have a duty of professional secrecy provided for in art. 92 of Law number 145/2015, of the 09th of September (Statute of the Law Bar Association), and the violation of this professional secrecy constitutes a crime punishable by imprisonment. The facts revealed by the Lawyer, in violation of professional secrecy, also constitute forbidden evidence in court, so the law prevents them from being used in court.

We offer competitive prices. Ask us for a quotation.

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