this is the actual requirement: Find out about the means available to obtain a certificate of qualifications that proves knowledge of the Portuguese language
In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 237-A/2006 , of December 14 (diploma approving the Regulation of Portuguese Nationality), as amended by Decree-Law No. 26/2022, of March 18, knowledge of the Portuguese language can be proven in one of the following ways:
a) Qualification certificate or certificate issued by a public, private or cooperative educational establishment recognized under legal terms, provided that its holder has successfully attended the Portuguese or Portuguese as a Non-Native Language curricular unit/subject for at least two academic years;
b) Certificate of passing a Portuguese language test taken in public educational establishments, when carried out in national territory, or in locations accredited by CamƵes ā Instituto da CooperaĆ§Ć£o e da LĆngua, IP, when carried out abroad, with the regulation of this test, as well as its control, being set out in an executive order issued by the members of the Government responsible for the areas of foreign affairs, internal administration, justice and education; [please consult the website of the Instituto de AvaliaĆ§Ć£o Educativa, IP (IAVE, IP) on the PaN ā Test of Knowledge of the Portuguese Language for Acquisition of Nationality]
c) Certificate in Portuguese as a foreign language, issued after taking a test at a Portuguese as a foreign language assessment center, recognized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, upon protocol; [please consult the website of the Portuguese as a Foreign Language Assessment Center (CAPLE), in the area dedicated to Portuguese as a Foreign Language Exams (PLE)]
d) Certificate attesting to completion of level A2 or higher of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, issued by a public education establishment, employment and training centres and protocol centres of the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, IP (IEFP, IP), under Order No. 1262/2009, of 15 October, in its current wording;
e) Certificate of the Portuguese as a Reception Language course attesting to completion of level A2 or higher of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, issued by public educational establishments, by establishments that are part of the network of direct and participatory management centers of the IEFP, IP, and by Qualifica Centers, under Order No. 183/2020, of August 5 (amended by Order No. 184/2022, of July 21);
f) Certificate of qualifications attesting to the completion of competence units/training units in Portuguese that form part of the school training component of a qualification from the National Qualifications Catalogue, obtained through dual certification training modalities of the National Qualifications System, in accordance with article 9 of Decree-Law no. 396/2007 of 31 December, in its current wording, and which total a minimum of 100 hours.
it now allows for other ways to prove proficiency.