Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?

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When does my five-year period start for Portuguese nationality?

Contagem de tempo was never an obligatory document for citizenship application. Some people believe that it could help but we do not have any proofs that it really helps. AIMA asks IRN if the applicant fulfills the residency requirement at some point in the process (estimation 6-18 months) However, if there is doubt about the starting date it is recommended to get contagem de tempo and to see what AIMA writes in it before applying. Takes 2 months and 40 euros. As for expired card during the pr…

I had read this in this forum one more time. I will try to find it too.

I am actually reading everything and maybe I messed up things. Please do not consider my words as reference. I am just a regular reader.