Over a Million Americans have Portuguese ancestry. To be eligible for Portuguese citizenship by descent, an individual must have at least one parent or grandparent who is a Portuguese citizen.
Sephardic Jews who can trace their ancestry to Portugal before the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from the Iberian Peninsula can also claim Portuguese citizenship by ancestry.
If you are claiming citizenship by ancestry from a grandparent, you will need to speak Portuguese.
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Portugal offers free government-subsidized healthcare and education to all its residents. As an EU citizen, you can also decide to live anywhere in the union and benefit from the healthcare system
To qualify for Portugal citizenship by ancestry, you need to have:
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