About Eligible By Descent
Which of the routes Portugal actually lists is the one your family line fits
What is on this site
One question, "portugal citizenship by descent", answered with a checker that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Portuguese citizenship through a parent: the transcription route: Born abroad to a parent who was Portuguese at the date of your birth. Why this is a registration rather than an application, and what that changes.
- Portuguese citizenship through a grandparent, and the connection test: The grandchild route has two conditions and only one of them is genealogy. What ties of effective connection to the national community actually asks for.
- Every descent route the Portuguese state actually lists: Beyond parent and grandparent there are broader headings, an upward line, and two adoption situations split by a date. What each is for.
- Evidence for a Portuguese descent claim, and the order to gather it: One document decides whether the rest is worth buying. What to find first, what legalisation costs you in time, and what the connection condition needs.
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Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@eligiblebydescent.com. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Eligible By Descent is an independent site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Portuguese state, the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, any consulate or any government body, and it is not a law firm or an immigration adviser. Nothing here is legal advice on a nationality claim, and no verdict on this site decides anything: every route needs confirmation from a consulate, a conservatória or a Portuguese lawyer on your own facts. Portuguese phrases are quoted verbatim from the Portuguese nationality application service and read on the date at the top of this page; the English glosses are ours and the Portuguese governs where they could differ. We publish no fee and no processing time, because the official pages we read state neither. Nationality law changes, and a page that was accurate on the date shown may not be accurate now.