Announced 11 Apr 2025
Proposed citizenship residence-requirement increase
The Portuguese government announced in April 2025 a proposal to raise the residence requirement for naturalisation from five years to seven (and to ten for nationals of non-Portuguese-speaking countries), alongside stricter language and civic-knowledge assessment. The proposal is in parliamentary process; existing applications continue under the five-year rule.
Who it affects: Prospective naturalisation applicants arriving after adoption, if enacted.
Governo de Portugal ↗ · Ministério da Administração Interna ↗ · AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo ↗ · verified 2026-04-21