Azevedo Ascenso is Portuguese but the world is our home. At Azevedo Ascenso, our lawyers know what it means to be a migrant. We have been in your shoes. From the USA to the Middle East, from Africa to Asia, we have experienced it all. Because of that we believe we have a better understanding of the World: of your world, your culture, your concerns.

Nationality

  • Application for Portuguese nationality

  • Representation in a legal action of “opposition to the acquisition of nationality” (oposição à aquisição de nacionalidade)

  • Request of a Jewish Community certificate - for the nationality process of descendants of Sephardic Jews of portuguese origin

  • Legal action of recognition of foreign court decisions – namely divorce decisions

  • Legal action of recognition of a registered partnership for an application for Portuguese nationality through such partnership

  • Transcription of marriage, divorce, birth and death in foreign countries to the Portuguese Civil Registry


Immigration

  • Application for a Golden Visa (investment visa) - or its renewal

  • Application for a temporary or permanent residence permit - including the processes of expression of intererest (manifestação de interesse)

  • Advising on several immigration related legal matters, namely:

    • Purchase and Sale contracts or rental agreements

    • Recognition of foreign professional qualifications in Portugal

    • Registration in the Portuguese Tax Authority

    • Application for the Non-Habitual Residency tax status - if applicable

    • Legalization of foreign vehicles

    • Exchange of drivers license for a Portuguese one


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