{"id":2529,"date":"2025-06-30T08:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:33:23","slug":"nova-era-para-nacionalidade-e-imigracao-as-reformas-de-2025-em-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/nova-era-para-nacionalidade-e-imigracao-as-reformas-de-2025-em-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"New Era for Nationality and Immigration: The 2025 Reforms in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/nova-era-para-nacionalidade-e-imigracao-as-reformas-de-2025-em-portugal\/#Conselho_de_Ministros_23062025\" >Council of Ministers 23.06.2025<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/nova-era-para-nacionalidade-e-imigracao-as-reformas-de-2025-em-portugal\/#Conclusao\" >Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/nova-era-para-nacionalidade-e-imigracao-as-reformas-de-2025-em-portugal\/#Proximas_datas_a_ter_em_conta_juizo_de_prognose\" >Upcoming dates to take into account (prognosis judgment)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2>Decisions with Impact: Immigration, Nationality and Portugal&#039;s Role in Europe<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px; width: 450px; height: 450px; max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;display:block!important;margin:0 auto 1em!important;object-fit:contain!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/s20565657192-file.png\" alt=\"Da Nacionalidade \u00e0 Integra\u00e7\u00e3o: As Novas Regras e o Compromisso com a Coes\u00e3o Social\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conselho_de_Ministros_23062025\"><\/span>Council of Ministers 23.06.2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2>Nationality and Immigration Reforms<\/h2>\n<p><b>Nationality<\/b><br \/>\nApproval of a proposed law to revise the Nationality Law, requiring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Via naturalization: Legal residence of 7 years for CPLP citizens and 10 years for others;<\/li>\n<li>Periods of residence are counted from the date of issue of the first card;<\/li>\n<li>Proof of knowledge of the language, culture and political duties in Portugal and mandatory official tests;<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of revoking nationality within the first 10 years in the event of a serious crime;<\/li>\n<li>Original route: descendants of foreign parents living in Portugal are only entitled to nationality if their parents have resided in the country for at least 3 years;<\/li>\n<li>Via Descendants of Sephardic Jews: no longer available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New rules applied to nationality applications submitted from 19 June 2025 (not yet in force \u2013 Proposal).<\/p>\n<p><b>Immigration<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work Seeker Visa: only possible for highly qualified professionals;<\/li>\n<li>Family reunification: a minimum of 2 years of residence is required for the main applicant to be able to reunify the family. Direct reunification in Portugal is now only for minor children; spouses and adult children will have to apply for an independent residence visa through a consular office of reference;<\/li>\n<li>CPLP Community Visa: limitation of CPLP residence permits exclusively to citizens of CPLP countries who already have a prior consular residence visa; in addition, the new proposal foresees the need for a favorable opinion from the units and borders of the Internal Security System;<\/li>\n<li>Extension of previous authorizations: residence authorizations whose validity ends between February 22, 2020 and June 30, 2025 remain valid until October 15, 2025;<\/li>\n<li>Other Diplomas: the creation of UNEF (National Unit for Foreigners and Borders) within the PSP infrastructures was approved, with a view to strengthening migration and border control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusao\"><\/span>Conclusion:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The measures presented still require parliamentary discussion and approval. They may be implemented as proposed or undergo significant changes. Upon parliamentary approval, the legislation must be promulgated by the President of the Republic and published in the Official Gazette. The law will come into force on the first business day after publication.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proximas_datas_a_ter_em_conta_juizo_de_prognose\"><\/span>Upcoming dates to take into account (prognosis judgment)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>July \u2013 September:<\/b> Discussion, voting and eventual enactment<\/li>\n<li><b>September \u2013 October:<\/b> The measures come into force immediately after publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We believe that some of these measures, if implemented under the proposed terms, may be unconstitutional. We will be available to provide additional clarifications, as well as to act preventively and defensively to protect the interests of many Investors and clients.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ricardo Louro<br \/>\nManaging Partner<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 20px; width: 450px; height: 450px; max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;display:block!important;margin:0 auto 1em!important;object-fit:contain!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/s30221351813-file.png\" alt=\"Papel da Uni\u00e3o Europeia em Crises Globais: Alinhamento com as Reformas Luso-Europeias\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decis\u00f5es com Impacto: Imigra\u00e7\u00e3o, Nacionalidade e o Papel de Portugal na Europa Conselho de Ministros 23.06.2025 Reformas Nacionalidade e Imigra\u00e7\u00e3o Nacionalidade Aprova\u00e7\u00e3o de uma proposta de Lei de revis\u00e3o da Lei da Nacionalidade, com exig\u00eancia de: Via naturaliza\u00e7\u00e3o: Resid\u00eancia legal de 7 anos para cidad\u00e3os da CPLP e 10 anos para outros; Os per\u00edodos de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondlegal.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}