Or, the child may be registered as a Portuguese citizen.

A person aged 18 or over may be naturalised as a Portuguese citizen after 6 years residence.

Due to these changes, grandchildren of Portuguese citizens born in another country are now able to obtain naturalisation by a simpler process.

All Portuguese citizens are required by law to obtain an Identity Card as they turn 6 years of age.

All Portuguese citizens will ultimately carry these cards as their national ID document.

He became a Portuguese citizen in October 2001.

However, the request was denied on the grounds that Wright is a Portuguese citizen.

Not one Portuguese citizen, whether male or female, is not fully at liberty to seek out information about anything.

The Portuguese citizens worst affected by the drought must also be made to feel that they are European citizens.

Though not required, Portuguese citizens under the age of ten can be issued the BI.