About Us
Meet Your Portugal Dual Citizenship Legal Team
EXPERTS IN APPLYING FOR PORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT OR BY INVESTMENT (GOLDEN VISA)
At PDC, we are dedicated to strengthening our ties to Portugal an the European Union. Our team of Portugal citizenship specialists assists families around the world apply for dual citizenship with Portugal through a Portuguese golden visa or by descent. Our team of experienced citizenship consultants, genealogists, Portuguese translators, and attorneys work to complete the citizenship and visa application process efficiently for our clients. Whether you’re pursuing Portuguese citizenship by descent through a Golden Visa, PDC provides a comprehensive range of in-house citizenship and visa services. With offices in both the U.S. and Portugal, we make the application process as seamless as possible for our clients. Founders and lead attorneys Marco Permunian and Andrea Permunian offer committed legal support, ensuring each client receives attentive care from start to finish. Marco Permunian’s expertise as an EU citizenship attorney has been featured in notable publications like CNN, The New York Times & Bloomberg.
Jason LoPresti
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Jason is the PDC Office Administrator in our USA location. He oversees client intake to make sure each individual is directed to the appropriate department and receives prompt attention and support according to their specific needs. He also helps clients understand the eligibility requirements for applying for citizenship by descent and by investment (Golden Visa).
Marco Permunian
PDC Legal counsel
Marco Permunian leads the European office of Portugal Dual Citizenship as the chief legal consultant, managing PDC’s Croatian citizenship and Golden Visa cases from beginning to end. With a focus on complex citizenship & Visa issues, Marco assists clients in fulfilling all necessary requirements for Portuguese citizenship accurately and efficiently.
Brianna Kenny
CLIENT RELATIONS MANAGER
Brianna is a Dual Citizenship and Portuguese Golden Visa Specialist with a history of experience in assessing and confirming eligibility for those applying for Portuguese citizenship by descent or by Investment (Golden Visa). She will be one of your main points of contact during the qualification & assessment stage early on in the process.
Francisco Silva
PORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP SPECIALIST
Francisco is a senior citizenship specialist for PDC. He has extensive experience with Portuguese citizenship applications by descent and through the Golden Visa program. He graduated from the University of Lisbon and manages our Portugal office.
Sofia Ferreira
GENEALOGICAL SPECIALIST
Sofia is the head genealogist for PDC. She graduated from the University of Porto with a degree in communications. She handles all aspects of genealogical research and manages our document procurement team. She is very detail oriented and assists in all client cases.
Maria Santos
PORTUGUESE TRANSLATOR
Maria is the registered translator for PDC. She is fully fluent in four languages (Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Italian). She graduated from the University of Lisbon with an emphasis on foreign language studies. She oversees all official translations for Portuguese citizenship cases.
