I hope you are totally right, but we will find out.
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Chega is calling for immediate application of the new Nationality Law not only to the future, but to all pending cases as well.
André Ventura said that António José Seguro “called for some restraint regarding the immediate effects of this law”, but, for Chega, the new rules should “also apply to proceedings that are already underway, since this is not criminal legislation, but administrative legislation establishing the rules for obtaining Portuguese nationality.”
“…according to Chega, the new roles should be applicable to all on-going proceedings since the this is not a criminal law but rather just an administrative law that establishes rules for obtaining the citizenship in Portugal”.
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Good luck to this gentleman when billions of euros start flowing out of his country, including my funds. #votingwithmyfeet
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It looks like he’s knowingly making these false statements for the electoral base who read the papers but do not read the law.
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Mobs carrying pitchforks generally aren’t too fussed about the law 
Until April 1st, I would have agreed with you. However, now I believe the laws can be conveniently skewed and/or interpreted to satisfy the government needs and whims, much like they are in the good old Russia.
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Sure, the system may ultimately deform into complete mockery of the law like it has done countless times in countless places. Or it may not.
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because logic has left the building 
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@tkrunning
Now that we finally know the potential impact of the 2025 Portuguese election on the Golden Visa program (the OP was wrong) and all speculation has dissipated, it’s now time to close this thread.
Let’s hope the next cycle of Portuguese elections would make a change in the right direction and bring new hope to people waiting, a lot can change in 10 years!
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I still believe litigation by GV investors individually might turn the situation based on legitimate expectation and intentional administrative delays.
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By the way, for people who are really into moving to a different EU country, you could also ask for the Cartao de Residente Longa Duracao UE after 5 years of legal residence. This card is usually transferable to other EU countries (save for some exceptions) and allow a slightly more restricted (but entirely doable) version of free movement.
For example, if you have a Portuguese card with the Long Term status, you could move to the Netherlands with it following the procedure from this page: Coming to the Netherlands as a long-term EU resident | IND
Several EU countries are open to this type of movement. It’s a little more cumbersome than being an EU citizen but it is possible.
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No, five years of physical residence. Don’t get it confused
Ok, so only Gold visa folks who are actually living here could get this.
I think anyone who is frustrated by arbitrary Portuguese bureaucracy is not going to find Turkey any better. If anything, it’s worse.
And what makes you think so, may I enquire? 
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Because I know a lot of Turks, and their experience is of deep corruption, political interference, and arbitrary, unannounced rule changes (sound familiar?). Anecdotes about a country providing a smooth path to lure in some foreigners is not the full story of its governance. I thought we had all learned that from Portugal 
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I probably will be testing your theory in a few months…
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This needs a suit against the Portuguese sovereign. I dug this up, maybe more knowledgeable people can build on it to design a legal strategy outside Portugal.
“Yes, a non-EU private person can sue an EU state government, but generally through national courts rather than directly in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Non-EU citizens have access to national courts to enforce EU law rights, and states can be held liable for damages resulting from failures to implement EU law. The ICJ is generally closed to private persons. As established in the Francovich & Bonifaci v. Italy case, individuals can sue a government for damage caused by failing to comply with EU obligations. The CJEU cannot hear direct claims from individuals against national authorities, but it can decide on cases through preliminary rulings referred by national courts.”
Over to the people above my pay grade who know what all this means, and where to plead for some justice.
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OP defo was dreaming, yes:
- “as in past legislative reforms, we expect any change to include transitional provisions”
- “it is our firm belief that the rationale adopted by the Portuguese government will continue to recognize and protect the expectations upon which these investments were made.”
@tkrunning - if you close this thread (which seems reasonable, as it’s “game over” 
), please open another one to follow the regulation writing specifics for the new law.
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Just to note that experience of ‘locals’ in any country bears very little to negligible relevance as compared to experience of a foreign CBI/RBI person coming to that same country. I shall leave it at that, as their is a dedicated TR thread for anyone wanting to compare
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