Good day everyone.
How are they going to measure the 5 years of residency required to apply for citizenship? and the corresponding 1 week of time in Portugal for each period? Will they count the period between the residency cards when dealing with citizenship applications?
Thanks
Andrew
1 Like
There is an existing thread for this: SEF documentation for residency extensions counting towards 5-year citizenship timeline. You will eventually need a letter from SEF called a ‘contagem do tempo’ and it is important in order to cover the periods where your card was invalid.
2 Likes
The clock starts ticking from the moment that you become an official resident of Portugal (when you receive your first golden visa permit/cards). So 5 years from that date. Note that the citizenship process takes around one year. So with the current golden visa timeline (12-18 months) you are looking at least a 7-year pathway to citizenship from the moment that you make your investment.
1 Like