Portugal: Information on whether a child born in 1968 in Mozambique to a woman who is currently a citizen of Mozambique and to a man who is currently a citizen of Portugal is eligible for Portuguese citizenship; and on whether this child's citizenship application would be affected if s/he has a sibling who is a Portuguese citizen
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PRT22720.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Portugal: Information on whether a child born in 1968 in Mozambique to a woman who is currently a citizen of Mozambique and to a man who is currently a citizen of Portugal is eligible for Portuguese citizenship; and on whether this child's citizenship application would be affected if s/he has a sibling who is a Portuguese citizen, 1 February 1996, PRT22720.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad91c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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For information on these subjects, please consult the following Responses to Information Requests, all of which are available at Regional Documentation Centres: PRT22821.E of 19 February 1996 on the citizenship rights of children born to Portuguese citizens; PRT22218.E of 10 November 1995 on whether a child of a Portuguese father is eligible for Portuguese citizenship, and PRT19881.E of 22 February 1995, which contains a provisional translation of the Regulation of the Portuguese Nationality of 12 August 1982 and extracts from Juris-Classeur Nationalité.
Extracts in Portuguese from the Portuguese Citizenship Law of 12 August 1982 and the Portuguese Citizenship Regulations of 19 August 1994 can be obtained from the DIRB upon request.
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.
