Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?

[gwytb (Mark Rogan)]

For the benefit of readers who care about the actual law, I refer you to this recent post:

Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?

In fact, there is a direct reference in GV article saying that GV holder can apply for citizenship based on the citizenship law. I agree that expectations set for investors were based on that. ARTICLE 90-A – RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES … The beneficiaries of ARI / Golden Visa are entitled to: … Applying for Portuguese citizenship, by naturalization, provided all other requirements set out by the Nationality Act are fulfilled (Act number 37/81 of 3 October, as amended);

This is in response to the preceding post that derogates my earlier comment:

@yzwang

Am I supposed to only say “hear, hear” to statement like this one below…

@gwytb

People keep repeating this like it’s fact, without ever having read the law. The original golden visa law clearly incorporated a bulletproof guarantee of access to the citizenship application process after 5 years.

…but I’m not allowed to question it? Or worse, when I question it, am I accused of “putting together a case for the enemy”?

This comment thread is surreal. It reminds me of the dwarves’ pessimism at the end of The Chronicles of Narnia.