# Practical conditions required to naturalize via Golden Visa **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** portugal\ **Created:** [June 30, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/practical-conditions-required-to-naturalize-via-golden-visa/65087 "2024-06-30T07:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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There are certainly people on these forums who have obtained citizenship after fulfilling only the minimum stay requirements. Lawyers also report many cases of the same for their clients. See for example this sub: > [@Path to citizenship after 5 years on GV](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/path-to-citizenship-after-5-years-on-gv/60919): > > Hi, I was wondering what are steps towards obtaining citizenship after completing 5 years on ARI GV. Do we need to move to Portugal and reside in the country during the citizenship application process? Do we need to apply for permanent residence permit before applying for citizenship ? Thanks JP On the question of “ties”, the understanding on here is that there is no longer any legal requirement to show a “connection” other than the ARI-based residence and the language requirement. See some discussion here: > [@Portuguese Citizenship application after 5 years of Golden Visa](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portuguese-citizenship-application-after-5-years-of-golden-visa/21226/213): > > I think there’s often confusion about “effective connection” (ligação). I’d really like to check my understanding of this, so I’d welcome any corrections to what follows: There are two chains of law that are relevant. The Nationality Law, first introduced in 1981 (37/81 of 3 October). This has been amended ten times, most recently in 2020 (Organic Law 2/20 of 10 November). Chapter II of the Law is divided into three sections. Section I deals with “Acquisition of nationality by effect of will”,… If your second agency has evidence of someone having been declined citizenship due to lack of connection, this would be valuable info, including whether this person challenged that decision in the courts. This applies to adults; the situation for minors is more complicated. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/practical-conditions-required-to-naturalize-via-golden-visa/65087)._