Portugal's New Citizenship Law: 4 Brutal Changes

About this episode

David Bonellie discusses the significant changes in Portugal's new citizenship law.

UPDATE: President António José Seguro approved the new nationality rules on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Portugal has now officially doubled the citizenship wait from 5 years to 10, with no grandfathering for residents who arrived under the old rules. IMI Pro David Bonellie analyzes the four most damaging changes in the new nationality law. Read Bonellie's piece here and the nationality law update here.

People in this episode

Host: Christian Henrik Nesheim

Guest: David Bonellie

Topics covered

• citizenship law
• Portugal
• nationality rules
• legal changes
• immigration

Keywords

• citizenship
• Portugal
• nationality law
• immigration
• legal changes
• David Bonellie
• António José Seguro

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Organizations: IMI

Places: Portugal

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