CPLP Residents Carry a Two-Year Lead Under the New Lei da Nacionalidade — 220,000 Title-Holders Enter the Seven-Year Track as the 19 May Reform Doubles the Wait for Other Foreigners to Ten
The Lei da Nacionalidade revision that took effect on Tuesday 19 May 2026 raises the residency requirement for ordinary naturalisation from five years to ten for most foreigners — but only to seven for citizens of the Comunidade dos Países de Língua...