Birthright citizenship or Jus soli refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there. Today many countries offer citizenship to children born to foreign parents.
Portugal is one of those golden visa countries which offer citizenship to children born to foreign parents who have been resident over six years. This makes it even attractive for golden visa investors interested in portuguese citizenship for their children.
Golden visa investors also offered path to citizenship after five years (some countries even less)
According to GLOBALCIT, second generation children born in Portugal irrespective of citizenship and birthplace of parents are eligible for citizenship by declaration on a condition that persons born in portugal to a person residence for five years.
Further, according to a study on immigrant integration in Portugal, a total of 17,000 children born to resident foreign parents were naturalized for citizenship by declaration (birth right) during the period of ten years from 2007 to 2017, proving that citizenship for children is possible in Portugal to resident foreign parents. This also means every year some 1000 children born to foreign parents are becoming portuguese citizens.
Naturalizations were granted for 155,000 to the foreigners, resident of Portugal for at least six years, reveals the study.
This demonstrates the important impact of the jus soli law on the descendants of immigrants
Among the resident foreigners, Brazilians top the table in acquiring portuguese nationality
