Regulamento da Nacionalidade
Portugal's implementing regulation for its nationality law.
Last refreshed: 11 July 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Will Portugal's citizenship regulation restart the residency clock for nomads?
Timeline for Regulamento da Nacionalidade
remained unpublished ahead of its mid-August deadline
Nomads & Communities: Portugal cuts AIMA backlog to 30,000What is the Regulamento da Nacionalidade?
When is Portugal's nationality regulation due?
Why does the Regulamento da Nacionalidade matter for D8 visa holders?
Background
Regulamento da Nacionalidade, the implementing regulation for Lei Orgânica 1/2026, remains unpublished as of 11 July. The Portuguese nationality law took force on 19 May 2026 and lengthened the residency period required before naturalisation.
The government has 90 days from the law's effective date to write the rules beneath it, a Deadline landing around mid-August. No draft text has surfaced setting out how the regulation will handle applications already in progress.
Its central open question is whether it restarts the residency clock for people who arrived before 19 May, as promised when the nationality law passed. That decision determines how long today's D8 visa arrivals must wait for a Portuguese passport, layered on top of the immigration agency's own backlog tail.