Portugal Doubles the Wait for Citizenship

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ER Editor:  We had reported on this shift in Portuguese migration policy back in June of last year. See —

Portugal tightens citizenship rules, doubles residency requirement

For readers wanting more information, we recommend this (also this) —

Portugal’s President Signs Nationality Law, Doubles Citizenship Timeline

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Lisbon raises the bar for nationality amid a rising foreign-born population and growing pressure on the welfare system.

MICHAEL CURZON for EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE

Portuguese President António José Seguro on Sunday signed into law a bill that will double the amount of time needed for foreigners to be granted citizenship.

A large influx of migration over recent years now means that about 15% of the country’s population was born abroad. Even mainstream news agencies have drawn attention to the way this has “strained [Portugal’s] housing, healthcare, and public services.”

Portuguese president António José Seguro  PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP

Argentine-Spanish businessman Martin Varsavsky said the law, which passed through parliament last year, was a sign that “Europe is rediscovering that citizenship is not a timestamp.”

It is a contract: language, work, law, taxes and loyalty. If the welfare state has limits, membership has to mean something.

Sweden has also recently tightened its citizenship rules, requiring applicants to speak Swedish, a move that enraged the Riksdag’s leftist factions.

Dutch politician Rob Roos on Monday also called on his country’s deputy prime minister and migration minister, Bart van den Brink, to take note of these “actually very simple” requirements.

Participating economically, socially, and culturally AND speaking the language. Only then a citizenship. Fair deal. The Dutch passport is a privilege, not a right!

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni announced on the same day that the leaders of 33 countries have agreed to “strengthen coordination on multiple fronts” with regards to migration, in light of “significant population displacements in Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and the entire Middle East.” She said this will include the sharing of information, intensified dialogue with countries of origin and transit, and, perhaps most importantly, “effective agreements for returns.”

Portugal’s new law extends the period required for most migrants to obtain citizenship from five to up to 10 years. Seguro on Sunday said he hoped the legislation would not impact currently pending applications.

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