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The Portuguese parliament approved changes to the system for granting nationality to descendants of Sephardic Jews on Friday, Jan.5, 2024.
Currently, as of 2024, a child born in Portugal can receive Portuguese citizenship if either parent is a resident of Portugal - legal or otherwise - for a minimum of 1 year. [37] Between 1981 and 1994, a parent was required to have resided in Portuguese territory for at least six years before their child's birth.
The law aims to right the historic wrongs of the Portuguese Inquisition, which resulted in the expulsion or forced conversion of thousands of Jews from Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries. The law grants citizenship to any descendants of those persecuted Jews who can prove their Sephardic Jewish ancestry and a "connection" to Portugal.
The Portuguese identity card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão, CC) (lit. ' Citizen card '), is an identity document issued by the Government of Portugal to its citizens. The card replaces several previous documents, including the Bilhete de Identidade (BI; Identity Card), Social Security card, National Health Service card, Taxpayer card and voter registration card, [2] in one secure card.
All citizens of Portugal are entitled to a Bilhete de Identidade. In Portugal, applications must be made in person to a Loja do Cidadão (Civil Assistance Center.) Overseas applications need to be made in person at an embassy, consulate-general, or consulate. Proof of Portuguese citizenship is required to apply for a first Bilhete de Identidade ...
Because the 2024 government budget debate was still underway in the parliament and, by law, elections need to be held within 60 days of the dissolution of the parliament, president Rebelo de Sousa officially dissolved the parliament more than two months later, on 15 January 2024.
Portugal’s Mais Habitação (“More Housing”) law seeks to tackle the country’s spiraling housing crisis. But its broad-brush measures threaten the future of hostels, guesthouses and the ...
Article 5 provides that no discrimination shall exist in a state's internal nationality law on the grounds of "sex, religion, race, colour or national or ethnic origin". It also provides that a state shall not discriminate amongst its nationals on the basis of whether they hold their nationality by birth or acquired it subsequently.