Private International Law and Portuguese Nationality

We provide full assistance to foreign citizens in assessing the feasibility of processes, preparing and submitting nationality requests until Portuguese nationality and the respective citizen card and passport are obtained.

The visa/residence permit is intended to allow entry into Portuguese territory, for candidates who wish to reside and remain in Portugal for more than 1 year.

We help our Clients in the purchase and sale of real estate, whether to live in or for investment purposes, and an adequate due diligence of the legal business must always be conducted.

In order for a foreign judgment to take effect in a country other than the one in which it was issued, it must be reviewed and confirmed in the country where it intends to take effect.

In accordance with Article 1 of the Portuguese Civil Registry Code, Portuguese citizens are obliged to update the acts of civil life in Portugal, which often becomes relevant for obtaining Portuguese nationality.

Spain has been quite restrictive in granting nationality to people of Spanish descent, but that seems to be changing.