# Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/wait-time-now-counts-toward-5-year-residency/62393>\
**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Tags:** portugal\
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/wait-time-now-counts-toward-5-year-residency/62393 "2024-01-05T19:03:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/wait-time-now-counts-toward-5-year-residency/62393/372 "2024-02-26T12:05:01Z")

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We kicked this one around a few months back, but I don’t think we reached a firm conclusion.

> [@ARI Holders (Stage 5)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/ari-holders-stage-5/44768/464):
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> But presumably you need to maintain a valid residence permit all the way up to grant of citizenship? You can’t just have an ARI for 5 years, apply for citizenship and have no residence permit during the year or two it takes for citizenship approval?

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