# Citizenship processing delays

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/PTbound)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/86 "2026-01-09T18:39:28Z")

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From a PÚBLICO article today, spotted by @Fesenjoon [over here](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/whats-the-potential-impact-of-the-2025-portuguese-election-on-the-golden-visa-program-and-pathway-to-citizenship/71816/2304)…

> The president of the IRN (National Institute of Registries and Notaries), Jorge Rodrigo da Ponte, estimates that the total number of pending Portuguese citizenship applications [exceeds 522,000](https://www.publico.pt/2025/09/13/publico-brasil/noticia/irn-explica-processos-nacionalidade-iguais-prazos-diferentes-2146984) . Meanwhile, the president of the Union of Registry and Notary Workers (STRN), Arménio Maximino, speaks of a backlog of [more than 700,000 applications](https://www.publico.pt/2025/06/26/publico-brasil/noticia/ha-700-mil-pedidos-cidadania-portuguesa-encalhados-numero-vai-aumentar-2138038) .

Just wait until the [“early” Nationality application filing factories](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/whats-the-potential-impact-of-the-2025-portuguese-election-on-the-golden-visa-program-and-pathway-to-citizenship/71816/2261) ramp up production 🏭

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