Does the non-Portuguese parent fill out and sign Modelo 1C (application for minor)?

fofomeow

Hi All, a little background here. I'm Portuguese, and my husband is not. We went through the Consulate in the US to register our marriage. It' was completed. I'm going to apply citizenship for my 2 year old kid, sending documents directly to Lisbon.

I read through the guidance on this forum and other resources. But it's not very clear to me on the following questions. I appreciate if anyone can help out here...Thank you so much!

1. Does his father, regardless of his nationality, fill out the 1C form as Declarant and sign in Quadro 5?
2. If both parents sign the form, should the Notary Public authenticate both signatures by signing next to our signatures? Usually Notary Public will stamp and sign. Does the stamp and signature need to fit into the box?
3. Since this is free, I believe I just need to send the package to Portugal, and wait to hear from them?
4. The guidance on this forum suggests to send package to Porto. But on the government website, it tells us to send it to Lisbon. Can anyone clarify on this please?

So far I have gathered:

• My son's long form birth certificate, apostilled
• My birth certificate
• A copy of my Cartao de cidadao, notarized. Will get it apostilled if needed
• A copy of his father's passport, notarized. Will get it apostilled if needed

Thank you again for any help that I can get!

LeoSantos

@fofomeow

Hey there, I'll try to help you with your questions.

1-) Yes, it's ok, the father can (has to) fill out the form, doesn't matter if he's of Portuguese citizenship or not;

2-) it's mandatory that both parents sign the form (unless the father is unknown). Yes, the notary has to stamp and sign each signature. Leave that up to the notary, doesn't have to fit that box, as long as the stamp doesn't block any important info, it's ok.

3-) Yup, send the application, then probably a month or so after that you'll get in your email the code to check the application online. Make sure you check the status once a month or so, because they might require additional documents of information.

4-) Yes, send to Porto. It's faster and more reliable. Since it's a 1-C application (child of a portuguese citizen), you can actually send it to any "conservatória" that deals with citizenship. In the site they mention just the "main" one (Lisbon) just for practical reasons.

Your "cartão cidadão" doesn't need to be apostilled because it's a portuguese document, the father's passport needs to be apostilled tho.

Good Luck with your application.

fofomeow

@LeoSantos

Thank you so much for spending time in responding to my questions. I have tried multiple places and no one wanted to share any feedback. I'm really glad that I found this forum!

I have two follow up questions if you don't mind me asking...

• The instruction says "No preenchimento o declarante deve assinalar a opção pretendida com um "x"." I want to fill out the form digitally in pdf, and when I click the box it returns a "check" sign. Is this going to be a problem? If so, do people usually print a blank form and fill it out by hand? I do not think I should be filling the form in pdf, and mark X to those boxes by hand. It will looks like I'm tampering the document.

• The instruction also states that English documents do not need to be translated. However, I have seen quite a lot of people said it's a hit or miss whether Porto will accept non-Portuguese document. It depends on the official responsible for registration is proficient in English. Some people said they sent an email to Porto and they confirm documents need to be translated. I also discovered this on the IRN website today under ACP Porto. Does it mean they will no longer accept application starting July 1? Besides Porto and Lisbon, do you recommend other offices which accept documents in English?

Thank you again!!