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Breaking News: Big Shift in Portugal’s Citizenship Law - Is Your Golden Visa Affected?

On 28 October 2025, the Portuguese government approved the new Citizenship Law. In this video, Büşra, our account manager, will ask questions related to the latest Portuguese Nationality Law Change to Madalena Monteiro, Managing Partner at Liberty Legal. They will explain what you need to know briefly: 00:00 Intro 00:36 What happened in the Parliament on October 28, 2025? 01:26 Is this law official yet? 2:04 What will happen next? 2:30 What will happen to those who applied under the five-year rule? 3:05 Do you think this law change is unconstitutional? 3:38 When could it actually start applying? 4:20: Is there any legal route for collective action? 5:06 What's your advice to people watching this? 5:41 Closing According to this updated Portuguese citizenship law, the timeline for citizenship will be: 10 years for most applicants 7 years for citizens of CPLP (Portuguese-speaking countries) and EU nationals Termination of the Sephardic Jewish ancestry route And the Portuguese nationality processing time will now start from the date of issuance of the first residence card, rather than from the date of the initial application. Additionally, new updated Portugal Citizenship Law will require: A2 Portuguese level Civic knowledge test Declaration of democratic values Clean criminal record (2 years) Proof of income/self-support No UN or EU sanctions However, the legislative process for the Portuguese citizenship law update is not complete. The law will be sent to the president, who then has up to 20 days to choose one of three things: Approve it (make it official), Reject it and send it back to Parliament with reasons, or Ask the Constitutional Court to check if the law follows the Constitution. If the President sends it to the Constitutional Court, the Court has 25 days to decide whether the law is constitutional or not. So, what should you expect as a Portugal Golden Visa investor? Your residency rights stay the same. You can still renew, travel, and bring family. Only the citizenship rules are changing. The new citizenship timeline depends on when you applied and got your first residence card. If your application was submitted and complete before the new law, you will stay under the 5-year rule. If you apply after the new law, you will follow a 10-year rule. If you haven’t applied yet, you must have lived in Portugal for 10 years before applying. So, Portugal citizenship will take longer for current and future holders. If you have questions or need support about the Portugal Golden Visa Program, visit our website and reach out to our expert team. For further reading, here latest law change is explained in detail: https://getgoldenvisa.com/citizenship... Our website: https://getgoldenvisa.com Linkedin: /company/get-golden-visa/ Twitter: /thegetglobal Instagram: /getgoldenvisa