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Does anyone know the rights of a Portuguese citizen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuck61007 ( talk • contribs)
There appears to have been a change in the practical application of this. I have knowledge of it, but no source; if there is a source this information could be added to the article.
According to the law it is only necessary to prove Sephardic ancestry, not practising. But a certificate supporting ancestry is required from a Jewish community authority in Portugal. While I don't think the law has changed, the attitude of the Jewish authorities has. From a specific case of two brothers who applied with (expensive) support from specialised lawyers, one several years ago and one in late 2021: in the earlier case some issues were raised about the brothers' parents not having a certificate of a Jewish wedding, but the Jewish authorities ultimately recognised Jewish ancestry and citizenship was granted (after the usual wait of many months). In the recent application, the Jewish authorities are refusing to certify Sephardi ancestry if the parents' religious marriage certificate cannot be supplied. The same lawyer acted for both brothers, and reports this as a change to the rules applied, rather than random differences between treatment of different cases. Maybe there are sources to support this? I don't know of any. 212.105.168.202 ( talk) 13:52, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
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Does anyone know the rights of a Portuguese citizen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuck61007 ( talk • contribs)
There appears to have been a change in the practical application of this. I have knowledge of it, but no source; if there is a source this information could be added to the article.
According to the law it is only necessary to prove Sephardic ancestry, not practising. But a certificate supporting ancestry is required from a Jewish community authority in Portugal. While I don't think the law has changed, the attitude of the Jewish authorities has. From a specific case of two brothers who applied with (expensive) support from specialised lawyers, one several years ago and one in late 2021: in the earlier case some issues were raised about the brothers' parents not having a certificate of a Jewish wedding, but the Jewish authorities ultimately recognised Jewish ancestry and citizenship was granted (after the usual wait of many months). In the recent application, the Jewish authorities are refusing to certify Sephardi ancestry if the parents' religious marriage certificate cannot be supplied. The same lawyer acted for both brothers, and reports this as a change to the rules applied, rather than random differences between treatment of different cases. Maybe there are sources to support this? I don't know of any. 212.105.168.202 ( talk) 13:52, 14 January 2022 (UTC)