Hi all,

In need of some help.
My friends are portuguese and living in the UK, they both have portuguese passports and are not classed as 'british' because they have not lived here for 5 years.

They have since then had a son, who was born in the UK but is not entitled to a british passport (because the parents need to live here for 5 years)

So the son is in need of a Portuguese passport, ideally before summer.

Anyway, we have tried calling the Portuguese Consulate in London and Manchester, and there is NEVER any answer. Also tried calling the Portuguese embassy to ask what is going on, they just say "the consulate is very busy".
They never reply to emails either.

So....can anyone help us here?
We have confirmed the telephone numbers for the consulate many times, and we're definitely calling the right number.

What can we do?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Daniel

Just been told they only have 1 person in the building answering calls!

Can anyone help here? any info at all would be great.

I was under the impression that when you are born in a country and the parents reside there the child is entitled to that passport..
I could be wrong.

have you searched the internet?

hi, thanks for the reply.

that's only the case if the parents have lived here in the UK for more than 5 years.

they say, if the child was born in the UK and the parents are "settled" in the UK, then the child is british.
In the t&c's....the word "settled" means 5 years. But the parents have only been here for under 1 year.

I've been trying to call manchester and london consulate all morning now, still no answer.

It seems I'm not the only one having trouble contacting them....
"passport" | Portuguese Consulate General Review - Yahoo! Local UK (http://uk.local.yahoo.com/United_Kingdom/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/1003316887-r-23424975-review-3.html)

british embassy uk - Google Search (http://www.google.com.mt/search?hl=en&q=british+embassy+uk&meta=)

hope it helps.

sorry, its not the british embassy i need, its the Portuguese consulate

portugese embassy in UK? or portugal?

The portuguese consulate in the UK.

There are only 2, theres 1 in london, and 1 in manchester.

Please note though....its not the embassy i need to call, its the consulate.

thanks.

portuguese consulate UK - Google Search (http://www.google.com.mt/search?hl=en&q=portuguese+consulate+UK&meta=)

I mentioned in my first post that I had been calling both of the telephone numbers all day.
I have already spent hours searching google to find any extra info about the consulate.

Thanks anyway

how about email??

although their email address is listed on their website....they dont reply

Just incase anyone else has this problem like me....Aparently the portuguese consulate hasnt had a phone line in 8 months which is why they don't answer.

So if you need to get an appointment with them, you'll need to visit the manchester consualte in person

is any 1 know how a new born bb get a Portuguese passport from uk?bb is born in scotlandd,daddy is Portuguese but not the mummy.And we are not merried....

Are you a British citizen? If so, you should be able to apply for a British passport.

If not, then the baby will probably need a portuguese passport which is a lengthy process.
You'll need to see the Consulate in Manchester, not London.

To do this......email the guy @<hidden> the consulate in manchester using thiis email address consulado@<hidden>
Yes, he will take a long time to reply, maybe 1-2 weeks.

In your email, simply explain your situation (breifly). And ask for an appointment.

He should reply and tell you he has booked you in. Please note though....Dont expect an appointment before November!

Its gonna be a very slow service and you probably wont be travelling for at least 6 more months!
But you gotta do it really.


But as I said.....if you are british citizen then i dont think he needs to see consulate.

So check first whether you are okay to have a british passport!

I am a portuguese national resident in the uk, when my boys were born they had a portuguese passport at 6 weeks old, I had to be at the consulate at 6.30 am, without apointment, but had a passport within days, my younger son, was the same, however i chose to give them dual nationality, for this i had to wait till they were ten y.o. they then automaticaly qualify for british passport( assuming you can prove they always lived in the uk dusring that time, schools will type a letter for you to that effect)), but you do have to be at the queues very early, hope this answers your querie, good luck

I am a portuguese national resident in the uk, when my boys were born they had a portuguese passport at 6 weeks old, I had to be at the consulate at 6.30 am, without apointment, but had a passport within days, my younger son, was the same, however i chose to give them dual nationality, for this i had to wait till they were ten y.o. they then automaticaly qualify for british passport( assuming you can prove they always lived in the uk dusring that time, schools will type a letter for you to that effect)), but you do have to be at the queues very early, hope this answers your querie, good luck
wot document shd i bring along?

Yes the Portuguese Consulate in Manchester is THE MOST inefficient body I have ever came across. However, despite the useless women who work there, you can try the following number: +441612360990.

Good luck, C

Yes the Portuguese Consulate in Manchester is THE MOST inefficient body I have ever came across. However, despite the useless women who work there, you can try the following number: +441612360990.

Good luck, C


:) thank you!! hope these help!

Hi, my friend is having the same problem her daughter was born in January and we have been trying to register the little girl for months.

The numbers I have tried and by luck someone has answered are the following for London:

02072913785 / 02072913778 / 02072913770* this number has been the best one to call.

Good luck.

Just in case the email address for the Portuguese embassy in London is: mail@<hidden>

But dont expect a reply within 7days - I have waited wks on end.

Good luck.

Hi i am a portugal national living with my wife and son both born in goa and holding a indian passport. i wanted to know that ,how i can apply for their portuguese nationality in london

Milton you will need the usual documentation of birth + marriage attested in Goa before you get the nationality for your family - may be a better idea to apply for a residence card for them at the UK border agency:)

it's even worst than it looks...
i'm portuguese to and i live here for 5 years and a couple of months so applied for a british passport for my 11 months son,and paid 58£ for it!so after 2 weeks they reply that he can't have a british one as i didn't live 5 years PRIOR to his birth.the best part is that was badly treated on the phone when asking what to do and after that they told me they would send back my documents but not the fee...so they are charging me for a document that they wont produce!!!if anyone knows where to complaint about this,i would apreciate!
so after all that i phone to the portuguese embassy and the only thing you get from those numbers is just info!!!so went to the embassy personaly...they don't allow anyone to go inside,the only thing you get there is the same number which nobody answers,a fax nr and an email.as we all can see they don't reply to any of them...as i found out the only way is to make an appointment,but even if you go there in person,they wont allow you to do it...they will give you a very small paper with the same numbers that are good for nothing.to end with all,was even told that can not make an appointment trough that phone number as that nr is just to get info !!! i'm totally disgusted how this country is discriminating us after paying taxes here along 5 years and hardly getting anything in return...even worst,i'm disgusted with the country of my nationality...my parents paid taxes there all their lifes,their parents to,and theirs and theirs...i did it for almost 30 years.doesn't make sense when the govern takes our taxes to pay this services when they are there just so a few fill their pockets for doing nothing!!!
i don't know about all you people but going to look for some way to complaint to the portuguese govern and here i will do my best so everyone knows whats going on...will go to watchdog!
we're trying to sort this out for a month as we bought tickets so our son goes to meet the rest of the family in the end of july,still have 2 months before but the way i see all this,looks like we're going to loose our tickets and everything,and as i was turned redundant and don't have a job at the moment...we wont have another chance as we already strugle to pay all our bills.
think all this is a joke really...would feel more freedome if was arrested or something...we are stuck here against our will,as we can't leave our son behind!