Israel leads as country with most applicants for 2nd year running, after Portuguese government began allowing descendants of Sephardic Jews to seek passports

The number of Jews living in the northern Portuguese city has tripled in recent years thanks to new citizenship law and the arrival of hundreds of French-Jewish medical students

Applications went up by 13%, mission says; similar rise seen in other European Union countries, according to attorneys who handle paperwork

Lisbon court says no 'single fact' shows Rabbi Daniel Litvak gave priority to requests of Jews for Portuguese citizenship, in investigation tied to oligarch Roman Abramovich

Head of community rails at Portuguese authorities over investigation into its role in vetting Roman Abramovich, others for Sephardic ancestry

Russian-Israeli billionaire's naturalization has become symbol for suspected abuse of Portuguese law; surfaced documents include testimonies from rabbis, copy of Israeli passport

Lisbon amends law amid questions into neutralization of Israeli-Russian billionaire, who is facing harsh sanctions over his ties to Russian leader Putin

Report says investigators probing if 'influence peddling, active corruption, forgery of documents, money laundering' or other crimes had role in how Porto awards citizenship

Portuguese authorities say inquiry meant to determine if 'there was any kind of irregularity' after Roman Abramovich's claim of Sephardic descent, Jewish ancestry law face scrutiny

Questions raised after Russian-Israeli billionaire uses law that repatriates descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition; officials say criticism 'unjustified'