Portuguese Citizenship application after 5 years of Golden Visa

[george1 (george miller)]

I truly appreciate your quick reply. I do have another question, to which I am not receiving satisfactory responses.

Does shifting from D7 to a golden visa reset the time needed to get permanent residency? I did answer this

Shifting from D7 to GV

Hello, I am really curious Gufig. Mind if I ask why would the clock reset? In order to apply for permanent residence, https://imigrante.sef.pt/en/solicitar/residir/art80/ states that “Titularidade de autorização de residência temporária há pelo menos 5 anos” in order to qualify for permanent residence. So I am not sure why the time would reset? Even for citizenship purposes, Como obter a nacionalidade portuguesa one needs to "reside legalmente em Portugal há, pelo menos, 6 anos "(that needs…

Shifting from D7 to GV - #5 by george1

but I am not certain about it . I welcome your comments on this matter. Thank you for your time