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Portugal · Nacionalidade Portuguesa para Descendentes de Judeus Sefarditas · Ethnic Return · processing 365-1825 days
Portugal's special naturalization route for descendants of Portuguese Sephardic Jews was repealed effective 19 May 2026. New applications under this route are no longer available. Qualifying applications already pending on that date continue under the earlier version of the Nationality Law.
Before repeal, the amended route required proof of tradition of belonging to a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin based on objectively proven ties to Portugal and three years of legal residence, consecutive or interpolated. The 2024 transitional rule addressed certain applications filed from 1 September 2022 through 31 March 2024 using specified evidence of connection. Organic Law 1/2026 repealed Article 6(7) and provides that administrative proceedings pending at entry into force continue under the prior wording. The route closed to new applications on 19 May 2026; pending cases are not a currently open route for new applicants.
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 9, 2026 Source
corrected the previous post-citizenship visit claim; the old route required residence before application, not a post-citizenship visit Source
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