How Do You Acquire Dual Citizenship In America And Portugal?
Both Portugal and the United States allow their citizens to hold dual citizenship. If you are a U.S. citizen and wish to gain dual citizenship with Portugal, you must first choose what channel you will go through to get it. You cannot just “choose” to be a citizen of another country; you must be legally qualified to do so. These qualifications include eligibility for citizenship through family, marriage, or a fulfilled length of legal residency. Holding a dual citizenship with Portugal is beneficial, for it also gives you citizenship in the European Union. Acquire citizenship through birth. Unlike U.S. citizenship law, being born on Portuguese soil does not immediately imply Portuguese citizenship. Those born to non-Portuguese citizens in Portugal are not automatic citizens unless the parents have been living in Portugal for a minimum of 10 years. If the foreign parent is from a Portuguese-speaking country, such as Brazil, the minimum number of years lived in Portugal is reduced to 6.
