How to track your Sephardic certification process: watch the new episode of moveCAST

The most recent episode of moveCAST brought up an essential topic for those seeking Portuguese nationality via the Sephardic route: the role of the Jewish Community of Lisbon (CIL) in issuing certificates of origin and how Martins Castro can help in this process.
During the conversation, João Roseira and Érika Santos explained how it is possible to obtain information about the progress of the request, the factors that impact the analysis and, mainly, how to help customers organize the documentation correctly, reducing risks and accelerating the response time.
The episode also addressed the main current challenges faced by applicants at this stage and how Martins Castro's experience can be decisive in ensuring a safer and more efficient process.
If you are looking for your Sephardic certificate of origin, click here and find out how we can help you from organizing your documentation to following up with the institution.

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