I see that @Fesenjoon posted the “500-600 emails a day at the Porto Registry” story above. Don’t think anyone posted this story from Feb. 12th though? (sorry I’ve been away)
The Portuguese Bar Association and the Portuguese National Registry Office (IRN) have created a channel to expedite 520,000 nationality applications.
…The new institutional communication mechanism, the OA – IRN channel, was created to streamline processes and detail difficulties reported by lawyers, especially in applications for Portuguese nationality. The tool is exclusively for professionals registered with the Bar Association and allows them to report delays, submit questions, and track the progress of applications with the institute responsible for public records in Portugal.
…Lawyer Elaine Linhares… points out that the volume of pending requests exceeds half a million. “There are more than 520,000 nationality applications stalled,” she states. And she adds: “This number relates to nationality applications in general, but there may be many more than that.”