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Systematic amendment to the adoption-based nationality regime raises well-founded doubts of constitutionality

Systematic amendment to the adoption-based nationality regime raises well-founded doubts of constitutionality

Key Amendments to the Nationality Law

Key Amendments to the Nationality Law

The Historical Connection: Portugal and Macau

The Historical Connection: Portugal and Macau

The New Nationality Law: Constitutional Court Blocks Four Controversial Provisions

The new Nationality Law, recently approved by Parliament, was submitted to preventive constitutional review at the initiative of 50 Members of Parliament, who raised concerns regarding the...

12 Nov 2025 by Sofia Paixão

Portuguese Nationality Law – alterations and impact on Golden Visas

The Portuguese Parliament has recently approved major amendments to the Nationality Law which, once ratified, will significantly impact the path to citizenship for Golden Visa holders and other...

29 Jan 2024 by Julieta Fernandes

Nationality Law amendments referred for preventive review of constitutionality

The President of the Republic has referred the decree-law amending the nationality law to the Constitutional Court for preventive review because he believes that the amendment, " with effects...

08 Jan 2024 by Sofia Paixão

Legal residency period for Portuguese citizenship

Update on article 15º - counting of legal residence periods for citizenship purposes On January 5 th, 2024, Parliament approved an amendment to the Citizenship Law, which among other changes,...

15 Dec 2023 by Julieta Fernandes

The "end "of the NHR

The Portuguese Parliament approved the State Budget for 2024 on 29 November [1], effectively ending the Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime, which offered reduced tax rates to qualifying residents...

05 Jul 2023 by Elena Nistal

Acquisition of nationality by minors under Article 2 of the Portuguese Nationality Law

There are many people who have obtained nationality by naturalisation, in accordance with article 6.7 of the Portuguese Nationality Law no. 37/81 of 3 October, and who, wishing to pass on this...