Oliveira Ascensão e Associados provides legal support with a view to obtaining the Portuguese nationality, either by attribution (for people born abroad with at least one parent or grand-parent of Portuguese nationality) or by acquisition, which covers several modalities, including being legally resident in Portugal for at least five years; being married or living in a non-marital partnership to a Portuguese national for over three years; being a descendant of Portuguese Sephardic Jews.
Our specialized lawyers will assist you in taking the first steps that may be required to apply for the Portuguese nationality, such as: getting the baptism certificate and/or birth certificate of a Portuguese citizen; update the marital status, with marriage or death annotation on the Portuguese birth certificate; reviewing and confirming a foreign ruling on divorce or on deed of non-marital partnership.
Oliveira Ascensão e Associados also assists clients who wish to obtain or renew their residence visas for investors, entrepreneurs, retirees, income earners, among other categories of visas covered by the Portuguese law.
The Commercial and Corporate area has as its main objective the accompaniment of entrepreneurs and companies, from the moment of their creation
Ourspecializedsupport and follow-up coverall the necessary acts for the regular and clarified incorporation of a commercial company (whatever its legal nature may be).
The counseling will include an initial phase of study and advice on the type of business to be created and desired by the entrepreneur, namely, but not limited to, the drafting of shareholders agreements, as well as advice on the corporate structure to be set up.
In a second phase, we provide counseling on all the legal formalities for the regular constitution of the company, such as:
– the drafting of the memorandum and articles of association;
– possible drafting of internal regulations;
– drafting the declaration with compulsory details for the appointment of the management;
– drafting a statement with mandatory statements on the UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)
– registration of the company at the Commercial Registry;
The third stage, after the company has been duly incorporated, may include:
-drafting of the RCBE (Central Registry of the Effective Beneficiary);
-opening of the minute book;
-compilation and drafting of minutes referring to the General Meetings;
-registration of the brand and logo;
At a later stage, our ongoing legal advice and assistance to the incorporated company will cover any alterations to the corporate structure that may arise, such as divisions or transfers of shares, alterations to the registered office, designation of directors or managers, alterations to the statutes, among others, as well as their registration with the competent authorities. In addition to this type of activity, we also ensure the drafting of tailor-made employment contracts, considering the positions and specificities of the workers.