{"id":4322,"date":"2023-04-06T10:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeexpatsupport.com\/portuguese-citizenship-by-residence\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:40:38","slug":"portuguese-citizenship-by-residence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeexpatsupport.com\/en\/portuguese-citizenship-by-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese Citizenship by Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4322\" class=\"elementor elementor-4322 elementor-4316\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-overlay-image-url=\"https:\/\/europeexpatsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/slider_memo1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55e4157 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portuguese Citizenship by Residence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24512c6 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24512c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f12a53\" data-id=\"5f12a53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f8d8bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f8d8bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c317f3\" data-id=\"6c317f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a289c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a289c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Portuguese law, all foreign citizens who have legally resided in Portugal for at least 5 years can acquire nationality by naturalization.<\/p>\n<p>Applies to all foreign citizens who have been legal residents, under any of the titles, visas or authorizations foreseen in the regime of entry, stay, exit and removal of foreigners and in the regime of the right to asylum.<\/p>\n<p>In this sense, for the purposes of establishing periods of legal residence, the sum of all periods of legal residence in Portugal, consecutive or interpolated, is considered, provided that they occurred within a maximum interval of 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike the original nationality, which produces effects from the date of birth and can be transmitted to descendants without limitations, nationality by naturalization only takes effect after registration of acquisition and can therefore only be transmitted to descendants born after registration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f71ac elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-align-left elementor-widget 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https:\/\/europeexpatsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Visados_residenciaPT.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#ECECEC6B\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20135e1 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20135e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b4ad49\" data-id=\"1b4ad49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9541575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9541575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General aspects<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a3903\" data-id=\"90a3903\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b174e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0b174e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\"><p>For that purpose, the foreign citizens must fulfil the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being of age or emancipated under Portuguese law;<\/li>\n<li>Have lived legally in Portugal for at least five years;<\/li>\n<li>Have sufficient knowledge of the Portuguese language (A2 level);<\/li>\n<li>Have not been convicted, with a sentence in <em>rem judicatum<\/em>, of imprisonment of three years or more for a crime punishable under Portuguese law;<\/li>\n<li>Not being a danger or threat to national security or defence, by their involvement in activities related to the practice of terrorism, in accordance with the respective law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Benefits of the Portuguese citizenship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1162\"><p>With the acquisition of Portuguese nationality, citizens enjoy the following rights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reside in a safe country, with a very qualified and accessible education system and health system;<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from the free movement of people and goods within the European Union, by being able to establish their residence in any of these countries;<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from the excellent relations that Portugal has with all Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP);<\/li>\n<li>Hold a Portuguese passport, which allows (besides the free circulation within the Schengen Area) to enter 159 countries without a visa;<\/li>\n<li>Maintain their original nationality, if their country of origin also allows it;<\/li>\n<li>Apply for family reunification, allowing family members to have the right to reside with the Portuguese national wherever he lives, be it Portugal or another European Union country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Requirements\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>For 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