Detailing the possible benefits of owning property in Portugal, Rae highlighted that Harry and Meghan would be able to obtain a visa
Typical uninformed journalism, ignorant that the law has changed.
Well, maybe they bought the property prior to the changes in 2023. The news only is coming out now.
Journalism is awful . Apparently Harry can travel across Europe easily and Meghan can’t ? Brits and Americans both have to go by the 90/180 rule - 
Yes, is a good example of why you should not trust that ‘news’ outlet… which pushed for Brexit so that Brits could be ‘EU 3rd country’ just like Americans, Canadians, etc. You would think they’d know what they argued for and got
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True.
But since Prince Philip was Greek they could both qualify for EU citizenship ( him by descent, her by marriage) 
Although I think Philip renounced his Greek citizenship in 1947, so that might be an issue…
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What r u guys debating on? These trivial technicalities are reserved only for lesser mortals like us (who have to slog for both wealth and residencies). Rules dont apply equally to all.
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We were Oct 2022 and havent even done biometrics or got pre approval.
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Same ish timeframe here.
August 2022 here and same
June 2022, same.
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Everyone here should be aware that 2022 (and later) applications as a whole have not been processed for pre-approval. (Except those who have brought and won lawsuits.)
Among other things, this means we are LOSING the right to 2023 NHR grandfathering that we would otherwise have because Financas is not accepting “under analysis” applications as a valid basis for claiming tax residency.
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Oct’ 22, turning 60 in a couple of years…so already 1 leg in coffin and another playing tag in and out of hospitals. Dont know how this GV process will end for me.
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Sept-Oct 2022 - no word at all
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Actually for me I dont care about the tax residency. I just want the PR and later citizenship and that is a distant dream now 
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There is a whole other thread for complaints about the process, can we reserve this one for real updates?
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Once the pre-approval process resumes (paused for 10 months now), real updates will automatically start flowing in.
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from a news letter from IAS:
It’s important to note that the new Nationality Act, allowing citizenship applications after five years, doesn’t affect Golden Visa processing - you still need a valid residence card for citizenship. Since AIMA’s backlog may continue until late 2025, legal action remains an effective way to expedite your Visa.