What's the potential impact of the 2025 Portuguese election on the Golden Visa program and pathway to citizenship?

The Decree also seems to now be published - see “2025-11-05 | Decreto (Publicação)” at https://www.parlamento.pt/ActividadeParlamentar/Paginas/DetalheIniciativa.aspx?BID=315160

Beyond what’s already been discussed in the 1500+ posts above…

Artigo 6(9) - sports/movie star and other amazing people exemption :star_struck:

  • The Government may grant nationality, with exemption from the requirements set out in subparagraphs b) and c) of paragraph 1, to foreigners who have rendered or are called upon to render relevant services to the Portuguese State.

Artigo 6(11) - criminal records, from everywhere you’ve lived as an adult (is this new?) :man_supervillain:

  • Proof of the absence of a final conviction, with a sentence of imprisonment of two years or more, as referred to in paragraph 1(f), shall be provided by means of criminal record certificates issued:
    a) By the competent Portuguese authorities;
    b) By the competent authorities of the country of birth, the country of nationality and the countries where the person has resided, provided that they have resided there after reaching the age of criminal responsibility.
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