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Hi there!
I have a couple questions about obtaining Portuguese citizenship through descent.
I am a 23 year old adult living in Canada. Both of my grandparents on my mother's side were born and married in the Azores before immigrating to Canada in the 1960s. My grandfather recently passed away, but my grandmother is still alive and we are very close. My mother was born in Canada, but spent much of her youth back in the Azores as well. I do not think they registered her birth in Portugal. (Also, I am unsure whether or not they would have had to renounce Portuguese citizenship when immigrating to Canada in the early 1960s. Does anybody know if that would have been the case? I have been searching the web).
So, both of my grandparents were born in Portugal, we still have plenty of family in Portugal (who I am in close contact with and have visited multiple times), and I am deeply involved in the culture.
Could I qualify for citizenship? In the event that my grandparents DID have to give up Portuguese citizenship, is there still a way myself and my mother can receive citizenship? Or even my grandmother? (i.e., if she obtained a birth certificate?)
Thank you SO much in advance!
I have a couple questions about obtaining Portuguese citizenship through descent.
I am a 23 year old adult living in Canada. Both of my grandparents on my mother's side were born and married in the Azores before immigrating to Canada in the 1960s. My grandfather recently passed away, but my grandmother is still alive and we are very close. My mother was born in Canada, but spent much of her youth back in the Azores as well. I do not think they registered her birth in Portugal. (Also, I am unsure whether or not they would have had to renounce Portuguese citizenship when immigrating to Canada in the early 1960s. Does anybody know if that would have been the case? I have been searching the web).
So, both of my grandparents were born in Portugal, we still have plenty of family in Portugal (who I am in close contact with and have visited multiple times), and I am deeply involved in the culture.
Could I qualify for citizenship? In the event that my grandparents DID have to give up Portuguese citizenship, is there still a way myself and my mother can receive citizenship? Or even my grandmother? (i.e., if she obtained a birth certificate?)
Thank you SO much in advance!