Portugal has raised its citizenship threshold to 10 years, added new civic tests, and changed how residency is counted.

Family reunification rules are also tightening. Immigrants must now have lived in Portugal legally for at least two years to ...

10-year residency: Most foreigners must now reside legally in Portugal for ten years before applying for citizenship. 7-year ...

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LISBON - Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday ...

The proposal to amend the nationality law submitted to parliament by the Government (PSD/CDS) came into effect on 19 June, in ...

Portugal tightens citizenship rules Government doubles residency requirement for citizenship to 10 years. Ilayda Cakirtekin | 25.06.2025 - Update : 25.06.2025 . ISTANBUL.

Citizens from Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil must wait seven years for citizenship while those from other ...

Portugal will now require 10 years of residency before most foreigners can request citizenship. People from Portuguese-speaking nations will wait seven years. New rules add culture tests, restrict ...

Cabinet minister Antonio Leitao Amaro said the new requirement would extend the current five-year rule to 10 years for most ...