On the first of October 2018, the first batch of golden visa holders were given citizenship after receiving a golden visa after staying in Portugal for 35 days in five years, this has removed any doubts about the possibility of obtaining it. This fact will have a positive effect on investors’ requests to apply for and receive citizenship on easy terms.
The Portuguese Citizenship Act was amended to allow anyone who was legally resident within five years (resident seven days a year and fourteen days every Two years) to apply for citizenship.
