# Citizenship processing delays **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** portugal, citizenship\ **Created:** [November 14, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811 "2025-11-14T13:45:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/gmapham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/304 "2026-04-16T11:33:29Z")
I received an email this morning from IRN stating that my status has been changed to “Verificado”. I know this means verified, but what does it mean according to the process? ---
**Author:** ![tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tommigun)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/305 "2026-04-16T20:22:21Z")
How long ago did you submit? Technically it is just one of the stages in the online submission process before its finally finalized. ---
**Author:** ![minimaxr](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@minimaxr](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/minimaxr)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/306 "2026-04-17T05:31:17Z")
Thank you, this is very useful information. My experience closely matches Relative 1. What kind of reference numbers has Relative 2 got? IRN-xxxxx/2026 or yyyyy/26 or both? ---
**Author:** ![Boris71351](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Boris71351](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Boris71351)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/307 "2026-04-17T06:42:38Z")
Hi. Relative 1 now has both. Relative 2 has IRN-xxxxx/2026 format only. ---
**Author:** ![gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/gmapham)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/308 "2026-04-17T10:09:46Z")
We applied in December 2025. ---
**Author:** ![drlward](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@drlward](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/drlward)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/309 "2026-04-17T14:00:50Z")
What company did you do the language course with? ---
**Author:** ![Bclip](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/bclip/32/8044_2.png) [@Bclip](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Bclip)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/310 "2026-04-17T15:21:47Z")
this first one was with LUSA ( they DO NOT offer an official PLA certificate). Do NOT use LUSA. Now we are with [EduSetPT](https://nomadgate.com/portugal/language/edusetpt/?source=forum) and they have been amazing to work with and are very legit. ---
**Author:** ![gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/gmapham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/311 "2026-04-23T20:04:27Z")
So today I got an email from IRN that says “Finalizado”. Surely it’s not all done? We only submitted in December 2025? ---
**Author:** ![tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tommigun)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/312 "2026-04-23T20:08:08Z")
It’s the end of the beginning, but the beginning of the end! ---
**Author:** ![tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tommigun)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/313 "2026-04-23T20:09:56Z")
Your online part is done, and the offline part will be started with a new ‘tracking number’ and 4 more stages to go. ---
**Author:** ![Guy-man](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Guy-man](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Guy-man)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/314 "2026-04-23T23:19:35Z")
[We only submitted in December 2025?](https://We%20only%20submitted%20in%20December%202025?) When in December? I applied on 20 Dec and yet no Finalizado or consultation code. ---
**Author:** ![PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/PTbound)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/315 "2026-04-24T05:37:24Z")
> [@gmapham](#): > > So today I got an email from IRN that says “Finalizado”. Surely it’s not all done? We only submitted in December 2025? …also do you know which IRN location is working your file? ---
**Author:** ![gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/gmapham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/316 "2026-04-24T09:40:09Z")
I think it was near the beginning of December, our lawyer did the online application. ---
**Author:** ![gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gmapham](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/gmapham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/317 "2026-04-24T09:41:32Z")
I don’t know which IRN location is dealing with our applications. ---
**Author:** ![rj2002cc](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rj2002cc](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/rj2002cc)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/318 "2026-04-24T10:20:08Z")
Data point. Online applications submitted mid December 2025, assigned to Arquivo Central do Porto. Just received the código de consulta for both applications. ---
**Author:** ![rj2002cc](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rj2002cc](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/rj2002cc)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/319 "2026-04-24T10:25:46Z")
If you have your código de consulta, you can follow your status here: [https://meu.registo.justica.gov.pt/Pedidos/Consultar-estado-do-processo-de-nacionalidade?pk\_vid=53fb14c4c493a6201777026052b0c932](https://meu.registo.justica.gov.pt/Pedidos/Consultar-estado-do-processo-de-nacionalidade?pk_vid=53fb14c4c493a6201777026052b0c932) It shows the location assigned. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/anonymous94)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/320 "2026-04-24T18:08:46Z")
If someone has the approximate submission number for a nationality app submitted recently, is it possible to compare the submission number to one submitted Jan 1 2026 to know exactly how many online applications have been submitted to date? ---
**Author:** ![wood.collies.0j](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ce73a5/32.png) [@wood.collies.0j](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/wood.collies.0j)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/321 "2026-04-24T23:15:36Z")
So if your lawyer filed for you, I’m guessing you mean your lawyer received the email from IRN? Also they should have received a proof of submission after filing that says where it was sent. Usually Porto for lawyer submissions. Would be useful to know. Mine was sent to Porto in October and is still ‘in processing’. ---
**Author:** ![Trying\_my\_best](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@Trying\_my\_best](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Trying_my_best)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/322 "2026-04-25T14:38:18Z")
I submitted in Nov '25 online via lawyer and got my tracking number and process number this week. Although my submission no. has is in the 2025 batch, my process nunber ends in '26. I’m in with ACP Porto. ---
**Author:** ![Mohaak](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Mohaak](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Mohaak)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/323 "2026-04-25T15:28:19Z")
Did you get an email with Finalizado prior to receiving the process number ? And when you check the online for status does it show 4 steps ? [Previous page](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811.md?page=15) [Next page](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811.md?page=17)