Portugal began returning citizenship to descendants of Jews who were expelled in 1496.
Every year, a significant number of young Argentinians and Latin Americans choose to emigrate to Europe in search of new opportunities and economic stability.
Among the most chosen destinations is Portugalattracted by its favorable immigration policies, quality of life, and a growing labor market. The Portuguese government offers important work and study visas that are often of great interest to migrants.
However, the simplest way to immigrate to the European country without so many procedures, payment of fees and delays, is to have the Portuguese citizenship. In this sense, in recent years Those with Sephardic surnames have greater opportunities to obtain citizenship.
Emigrate: how to apply for Portuguese citizenship
Starting with a decree in 2015, the Portuguese government established a bureaucratic procedure to return the Portuguese nationality to the Sephardic and Muslim Jews expelled in 1496 under the command of the king Manuel I. This type of procedure by last name is called “citizenship by acquisition”.
Those who can request it are:
- The descendants of Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin.
- Foreign citizens married to Portuguese citizens, provided that the Portuguese citizen has obtained Portuguese nationality by attribution or the marriage was celebrated on a date after the acquisition of Portuguese nationality.
- Those over 18 years of age.
To start the procedures for Portuguese citizenship you must go to the Consulate of Portugal in Argentinawith prior shift.
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Emigrate: the list of surnames that facilitate the process of Portuguese citizenship
If you have doubts whether your surname applies to this program, or you want to know which Sephardic surnames are accepted by the Government of Portugal, review this list:
- Abreu
- Albarran
- Alvarado
- Lover
- Arizpe
- Arosemena
- Asilis
- Avila
- Baquerizo
- Behar
- Bohman
- Brondo
- Calderon
- Campuzano
- Canseco
- Cantu
- Carranza
- Castellanos
- Castle
- Cohen
- Colonel
- Cossio
- Davila
- Davila
- Diaz
- Domene
- Elizondo
- Elmudesi
- Esteva
- Look
- Feris
- Flowers
- Frank
- Ganem
- Garcia
- Heron
- Gautier
- Gonzalez
- Funny
- Guajardo
- War
- Guillen
- Gutierrez
- Gentleman
- Churches
- jasso
- Kronfle
- Loyal
- Lion
- Leschhorn
- Llaguno
- Lopez
- Lush
- Log
- Manllo
- Marchena
- Martinez
- Medina
- Mejia
- Mejia
- Market
- Obregon
- Obregon
- Ortiz
- Bears
- Oyervides
- Brown
- Vine
- Grief
- Painted
- Ripley
- Rodriguez
- Ruiz
- Sada
- Salamanca
- Salazar
- Saldaña
- Salinas
- Selman
- Serna
- Stern
- Tamariz
- Toral
- Trevino
- Trujillo
- Uribe
- Urrutia
- Valenzuela
- Velazquez
- Villalon
- Villarreal
- wise
- Zertuche
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