Old Document Required for Portuguese Nationality.

Requirements for transcription of birth :

Old Document

In accordance with the instruction received from the higher authorities, it is imperative that only the old documents issued by the Portuguese Administration in the ersthwhile Estado Portugues da India and with the following characteristics, will be considered relevant as proof of date and place of birth.

A) Type :

Has to be an original issued by the Civil Registrar or Civil Identification Authorities or passport or temporary document of travel. Original documents should not be understood as those obtained by illicit or other means (i.e. pages/certificates removed from the book of records).

B) Characteristics :

1. Issued on an official stamp paper or forms that contains the official emblem of Portugal.
2. Should have the signature of the issuing officer and authenticated with a white seal.
3. Identification of the issuing authority
4. Identification of the number and year of registration, if it’s a certificate or number, series, and year of the document.

C) Context:

The old document has to compulsorily have the following identification matter:

Full name;
Date of Birth;
Place of Birth;
Parents name;

If the document handed does not contain the above-mentioned details, the applicant should sign a declaration to be sent to the Conservatória dos Registos Centrais, declaring that he/she has taken note that the document in itself does not prove the date and place of birth and as such will be considered insufficient.