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Thousands Seek Portuguese Citizenship at Embassy Event

12/2/2025

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Thousands of Israelis lined up outside the Portuguese Embassy in Ramat Hasharon on November 30, 2025, to secure citizenship or passport appointments.
The embassy's "Old times are back" event allowed in-person waiting, bypassing the overloaded online system.
Many arrived before dawn to seek Portuguese citizenship, reflecting a surge since Portugal's 2015 law of return for descendants of Sephardic Jews and the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.

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Story summary

Thousands of Israelis lined up outside the Portuguese Embassy in Ramat Hasharon on November 30, 2025, to secure citizenship or passport appointments.
The embassy's "Old times are back" event allowed in-person waiting, bypassing the overloaded online system.
Many arrived before dawn to seek Portuguese citizenship, reflecting a surge since Portugal's 2015 law of return for descendants of Sephardic Jews and the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.