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

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**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Tags:** malta, portugal, golden-visa, legal-q-and-a\
**Created:** [June 3, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/whats-the-potential-impact-of-the-2025-portuguese-election-on-the-golden-visa-program-and-pathway-to-citizenship/71816 "2025-06-03T20:08:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/whats-the-potential-impact-of-the-2025-portuguese-election-on-the-golden-visa-program-and-pathway-to-citizenship/71816/687 "2025-07-20T07:34:04Z")

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> [@piquant\_bugs.07](#):
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> My understanding is that starting the clock has been standard since the previous government passed a law to the that effect.

Not so much “standard” as “random,” because the law never went all the way to actual regulation.

> [@Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/wait-time-now-counts-toward-5-year-residency/62393/1027):
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> You can also scroll up in this thread and read different recent experiences. It would seem not everybody working for AIMA has got the memo. If you’re hoping for consistency then I’m afraid AIMA (and Finanças, and…) will disappoint you roll_eyes

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