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

Portugal's Golden Visa program attracts non-EU individuals seeking European residency through investment. Launched in 2012, ...

A number of legislative changes came into force in Albufeira, Portugal earlier this week, but the reaction was mixed amongst ...

Portugal will now require 10 years of residency before most foreigners can request citizenship. People from ...

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

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

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

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

Portugal has announced a tightening of its immigration and naturalisation laws, including doubling the minimum period of legal residency required for most foreigners to apply for citizenship to 10 ...

Portugal is tightening its citizenship rules, extending the waiting period for most foreigners to ten years. Citizens from ...

The Portuguese Government has announced that it will extend the deadline for granting nationality to seven years of legal ...

Under existing rules, aside from the five years of residency, foreign citizens must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of ...