Timeline stolen from another comment
April 13: earliest day it can be sent to the president
April 21: (assuming the president received it April 13) 8 days after the president receives it would be the deadline to refer to the Constitutional Court
May 3: (assuming the president received it April 13) 20 days after the president receives it would be the deadline for promulgation if not vetoed or referred.
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Time to click send on this now folks…
Just sent. This time I wrote in English as I wanted to express how I truly feel about this situation. Hopefully, doesn’t get negative points for that 
If the president does not want to send to TC himself, he may promulgate befor 8 days deadline. Thus he also stops the right of other actors to send to TC for preemtive control. However, it remains to be possible to initiate post control.
Not sure president want to be in hurry, but just want to emphasize that theoretically he may promulgate next day after receiving.
Remainder is behind a paywall…
Nationality Law reaches Belém and puts pressure on the Socialist Party: to audit again or trust in Seguro
The party has eight days to act, and the new President enters the equation. Not requesting an audit could be interpreted as a gamble on the intervention of the socialist António José Seguro, who is facing the same deadline.
April 13, 2026, 20:50The timeframe for the new Nationality Law, reformulated after being rejected by the Constitutional Court and sent to the Belém Palace this Monday, has now begun. For eight days, the new President of the Republic must decide whether to promulgate, veto politically, or request a preventive review of the legislation. In parallel, members of parliament have the same period to consider whether to proceed (again) with a request for preventive review. Now, with a Socialist President in Belém, the Socialist Party is under political pressure: if it does not request a new preventive review, it shifts part of the onus to the President; if it requests it again, it keeps the confrontation alive with the majority that approved the law.
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Is there any news on the likelyhood of the bill being sent to the courts by el presidente or parliament?
They are more worried about the constitutionality of the penal code change (loss of citizenship for crimes). Seems likely that could be sent to courts but not the nationality law change (increase to 10 years).
Isn’t it one bill? I guess they could go back to the parliament, amend it, then send it through again to the president right?
No it’s always been two bills: the nationality law and the penal code. They were passed together, and last year they were reviewed together by TC and both rejected. Now they’ve both been amended and passed again.
PS thinks the nationality law part is now constitutional, they’re only worried about the penal code.
How long after el presidente’s blessing does it become law?
Historically about 6 days. First has to be published in Diário de República and then comes into effect the day after publication.
Covered above ad nauseum, do you not read ?
Im sorry Prinz
“el presidente”? Are we in a spaghetti western? Clearly not yet A2 level Portuguese.
That’s not very nice…
Portuguese Authority is not simple. I do not underestimate their capacity. In my opinion, they are extremely clever. They know all tricks. If they fear that giving rejection to the application could lead to a lawsuit, then they will only realease the negative outcome of the citizenship’s application after 5 years. Then the person has to wait 5 years just to receive a rejection and the total time since the first GV card up to that point is already 10 years. So, he now has 3 options after receving rejection : 1) re-apply immediately or 2) lawsuit or 3) do both re-apply and lawsuit.
I think that it is highly likely that the person, after having been rejected, will go for re-apply option only. It’s already exhausting and costly.
That only works if you can reapply. What if they change the law again to say you need to physically live in Portugal to count the 10 years residence? Then even after 10 years, many GVs will be disqualified.
Of course, if law changes, then there are too many possibilities to consider. It might change to what you said. It might even explicitly state that: GV will not lead to citizenship regardless of how many years of GV you have had. Or it might reduce from 10 years requirement to 5 years requirement…..who knows…