Belgium - 5 years
France - 5 years
Finland = 5 years
Greece - 7 years
etc, etc…
Source: Naturalization - Wikipedia
But you have to live there most of the time whereas with GV Portugal there is only 7 days/ year. The best benefit of GV is to be able to apply for citizenship without becoming a tax resident.
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So far. Literally no guarantee that will be allowed to continue.
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FYI: Greece allows naturalization on paper but good luck with that if you aren’t of Greek descent. Andrew Henderson ranted about that quite a bit in years past.
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There literally is an airtight guarantee in the well-drafted text of the original golden visa law that naturalization will be permitted at the end of the 5 year term, as if you had been living in the country the whole time. PS conceded that they may not destroy these guarantees with retroactive effect. Your assertion is factually incorrect.
@joelvogel or @cj807 probably have the details organized and ready at hand, as they (particularly Joel) did ferociously detailed analysis of the Portuguese Constitution and body of law during the housing law episode.
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Isn’t this about restricting access to healthcare to Portuguese emigrants, not immigrants? Seems pretty reasonable that non-tax residents don’t get free healthcare, it’s what the UK does too.
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Some countries do not permit dual citizenship.