⚠️ Big Changes to Portugal Citizenship Rules in 2025!

Major changes to Portugal’s citizenship laws are coming in 2025 — and if you’re living in Portugal or planning to apply for citizenship, you need to know what’s ahead.

In this video (part of our recent live webinar), Daniel dos Reis and Rodolfo Pellicano from Reis & Pellicano – International Lawyers explain the government’s proposed reforms, what could still change, and how these updates might impact expats and foreign residents in Portugal.

👉 What you’ll learn in this video:
• Proposed increase to residency requirements before applying for citizenship
• New integration criteria, including cultural and political knowledge assessments
• Changes to nationality by descent and stricter documentation rules
• Potential end to the Sephardic Jewish nationality route
• Rules for children born in Portugal to foreign parents
• Revocation clauses for serious crimes
• Where the law stands in the legislative process & what happens next

⚠️ Please note: This video is only part of the full webinar recording. The full recording — including member Q&A and exclusive updates — is reserved for Expats Portugal Premium Members. Premium Members can also submit questions in advance for future webinars.

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📌 Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:24 Importance of the proposed changes
03:33 Overview of the proposed changes
05:55 New citizenship requirements
11:52 Rules for children born in Portugal
16:00 Waiting times & retroactive application of the proposals
17:48 Rules for children born in Portugal continued
20:20 End of Sephardic Jewish Nationality Pathway
22:42 Revocation of citizenship
28:49 Law-making process in Portugal
43:10 Members Q&A


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