I 100% qualify for citizenship but can't afford to wait years

Hi Monique, Welcome.

You can start by requesting your parents' birth certificate. You can order online and receive the certificate by email. But you will need some info from your parents, like citizen card's id.

Request birth certificates (certidões de nascimento):

https://www.civilonline.mj.pt/CivilOnli … Online.jsp

You can start the nationality process at the Portuguese consulate in the area where you are living now. You will also need your birth certificate, which you will probably have to get in South Africa if you were born there.

Please read this:

https://justica.gov.pt/Como-obter-nacio … -portugues

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Born abroad, but child of a Portuguese citizen (A1):

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=915197

Best Regards

@moniquecordes It sound like a very complicated situation you are in. If your dad is ill right now and needs immediate help, then you could come over for a few month and make sure that your dad is taken care of. Also, as you seem to be established in the USA it might be possible to move your dad as part of a family reunion or on humanitarian grounds to the USA. There you will be much more familiar with the administrative processes.

I am certain that there will be members in this forum that can provide some advice on suitable visa for moving to Portugal from outside the EU.

@JohnnyPT

Thanks! I'll read through the links that you sent. Much appreciated.

@nz7521137

Great thought but unfortunately the US's medical system is a nightmare and wouldn't benefit my dad and his ongoing medical needs.