Nancy Jean, I have dual citizenship I was born in S. Miguel Lost my Portuguese citizenship when I became a US citizen I regained my Portuguese citizenship when one year I decided to take my old B.I. ( Bilhete de Identidade ) and got a new one After w/the new B.I. in hand got a Portuguese passport Now I have the new ( Cartão de Cidadão ) Citizen Card
On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7:39:17 AM UTC-4, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > > Jose Medeiros, > > Are you a native speaker? I'm curious how difficult you found the exam? > > Thanks, > Nancy Jean > > ------------------------------ > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Fwd: Interested in Portuguese citizenship > From: eliseu...@gmail.com <javascript:> > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:13:38 +0000 > To: azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > > Very well put and thank you! > > Eliseu Pacheco da Silva > > > No dia 21/08/2015, às 09:41, <kpsre...@gmail.com <javascript:>> < > kpsre...@gmail.com <javascript:>> escreveu: > > I don’t know how much of an overkill it might be…I have a close friend who > married a Russian woman. She is a concert violinist and speaks English at a > B2 level with a reasonable knowledge of US history. It took her 5 years and > over 5000 in legal fees to get her citizenship here. There are always > stories of easy US citizenship but it actually ranks as one of the more > difficult ones to get if you have minimal legal standing for it. Portugal > is considered somewhat easier, just not the easiest. If you want > citizenship just to have a second passport then there are other places to > go. If you want to be part of Portugal and its people then that is > possible…But, you must prove your interest in the country. You can do this > by living there for 5 years and being part of their economy, by ancestry to > the gparent level, by ancestry to the ggparent level with language ability, > by investing in the country 350,000 euro. It is not impossible and it is > not difficult by most developed nation standards. One must decide the > route, the reason, and the qualifications necessary and then be about the > business of applying. > I am surprised at the interesting observations made by my US based > relatives. There seems to be an expectation that if it isn’t done the way > it is in the USA it isn’t right or easy or modern. The correct observation > is that it is different and works for Portugal, that is all that matters in > this case. > I have no interest in stirring up a hot debate; my interest is in > encouraging those that want to try for citizenship to do so and to do it by > the Portuguese parameters, after all Portugal is the country they are > applying to. We Americans always criticize immigrants that don’t want to > become American they just want the citizenship but not the culture or > ideas…well? > > Sent from Windows Mail > > *From:* Jose Medeiros <javascript:> > *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2015 1:51 AM > *To:* azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Cc:* fishso...@hotmail.com <javascript:> > > This is an overkill compared to getting US citizenship > > On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 5:58:11 PM UTC-4, Phil Lopes wrote: > > I received my citizenship about a year ago. I was required to take a > Portuguese exam offered by the University of Lisbon at San Jose State > University. At the time exam was only offered twice a year. Exam took about > three hours and included comprehension, writing, and conversation and cost > about $100.00. My guess is that the ability to speak Portuguese will > continue to be required. > > On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 4:46:40 AM UTC-7, nancy jean baptiste > wrote: > > Thanks for the information. It's still unclear if a language exam will be > necessary. Does anyone know? > > Nancy Jean > > ------------------------------ > From: ma...@nyu.edu > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:27:28 -0400 > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Fwd: Interested in Portuguese citizenship > To: azo...@googlegroups.com > > Here is information I received from the Portuguese Citizenship Reconnect > organization. Attached are two documents with specific information. > > Hope this helps! > > MaryAnn > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Portuguese Citizenship* <ptciti...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:40 PM > Subject: Re: Interested in Portuguese citizenship > To: MaryAnn Santos <ma...@nyu.edu> > > > Good afternoon Ms. MaryAnn Santos, > > I hope this e-mail finds you well. > > On 29 July an alteration to the Portuguese Nationality Act was approved in > order to consider the grandchildren of Portuguese citizens Portuguese by > origin. In sum, under the newly enacted law, obtaining citizenship depends > on three requirements: (i) knowledge of the Portuguese language; (ii) > regular visits to Portugal; and (iii) the applicant cannot have been found > guilty of a crime with a prison sentence over 3 years. > > I attach hereto our Legal News Alert on the new law. > > If you feel you meet these requirements, kindly complete the assessment > form attached hereto. > > Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. > > Best Regards, > > Lisette > -- > > > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. 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