Portugal: Information on whether a person whose father is Portuguese would be entitled to Portuguese citizenship
Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
Publication Date | 1 November 1995 |
Citation / Document Symbol | PRT22218.E |
Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Portugal: Information on whether a person whose father is Portuguese would be entitled to Portuguese citizenship, 1 November 1995, PRT22218.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1e3c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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For information on the texts in force and the main principles and provisions pertaining to the above-mentioned topic, please consult the attached section of the Council of Europe's European Bulletin on Nationality of January 1995 and the provisional English translation of articles 1-5 of the Legislative Decree No. 322/82 of 12 August 1982 Ä Nationality Regulations which is also attached. The Juris-Classeur Nationalité legal commentary on Portuguese citizenship attached to Response to Information Request PRT19881.E of 22 February 1995, which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre, may also be useful.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Council of Europe. January 1995. European Bulletin on Nationality. (DIR/JUR(95) 1). Strasbourg: Council of Europe, pp. i, 105-110.
Portugal. Legislative Decree No. 322/82 of 12 August 1982 Ä Nationality Regulations. Provisional translation.