Acquiring Portuguese nationality through a civil partnership has been a frequent option among couples who do not wish to marry, but have been together for more than 3 years, and one of them is a Portuguese citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nationality Law stipulates that a foreigner who lives in a civil partnership with a Portuguese national for more than three years can acquire Portuguese nationality, as long as this civil partnership is recognized by a Portuguese Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As this is a case that takes place in Court, the interested party must be represented by a lawyer registered in Portugal. In the legal action, it is necessary to prove this civil partnership for more than 3 years, through documentation (birth certificate of children in common, lease contracts, joint accounts, IRS declarations, among others) and witnesses (family members or friends).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who can apply for Portuguese nationality through a civil partnership?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The applicant must NOT be in any of these situations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If the applicant does not have an effective connection to Portugal, the public prosecutor may reject granting nationality. For this reason, it is very important to demonstrate identification with Portuguese customs, and it can be assumed that there is an effective connection to Portugal when the applicant: It is essential to understand that the nationality process through civil partnership involves two distinct phases: the previous judicial phase (in Court) and the subsequent administrative phase (in the Registry Office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n This process is applicable to same-sex couples, as same-sex marriage has been permitted in Portugal since 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acquiring Portuguese nationality through a civil partnership has been a frequent option among couples who do not wish to marry, but have been together for more than 3 years, and one of them is a Portuguese citizen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[32,30,31],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residence-in-portugal","tag-civil-partnership","tag-nationality","tag-portugal-2"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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