Portuguese citizenship

Member since 21 August 2021

eadweard4Member16 September 2021 18:19:40

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone have some experience with applying and getting a Portuguese citizenship (not as spouse of Portuguese). As I understood, you can live in Portugal for 5 years with a residency permit (that you got after D2/D7 visa, etc.), then get a permanent residency, and later apply for citizenship. And if you lived in Portugal long enough and know Portuguese well enough you can get citizenship relatively easy.

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

Member since 23 May 2020

JohnnyPTPortugal Expert19 September 2021 17:37:45

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Hi Eadweard4,

That's right. Please read this:

Portuguese Citizenship: Who is entitled and how to obtain it?
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Legally resident in Portuguese territory for more than 5 years (case B5)

The Portuguese language test CIPLE (Certificado Inicial de Portugu锚s como L铆ngua Estrangeira / Initial Certificate of Portuguese as a Foreign Language) is a mandatory language test for obtaining Portuguese citizenship. Level A2 is the minimum level required.聽

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