Document Correction / Rectification

The firm’s Document Rectification team is responsible for analysing, correcting and adapting civil and administrative documents that contain errors, discrepancies or inconsistencies.

In Portuguese nationality matters, this team plays an essential role because small document discrepancies can lead to official requests, delays or even refusal of the application.

• Full document review;
• Identification of inconsistencies;
• Technical/legal opinion;
• Guidance on administrative or court rectification;
• Preparation of applications and petitions;
• Follow-up at registry offices and courts; and
• Document harmonisation for international proceedings.

In practice, rectification may take place directly at the registry office (administrative route) or through the courts when the error is more complex.

In Portuguese citizenship matters, sound preventive rectification usually avoids:

• requests from the registry office;
• loss of priority in the proceeding;
• the need to submit new documents;
• delays of months or years.