Among the many developed countries in Europe, the country with the easiest naturalization conditions and high pass rate is Portugal.

According to the 2023 Immigration and Asylum Report released by the Portuguese Immigration Office last September:

In 2023, the Portuguese Ministry of Justice processed a total of 55,784 applications for naturalization, of which 54,864 were approved, with a pass rate of 98.3%, which is almost “10 out of 10”.

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Naturalization takes only five years

At the beginning of last year, Portugal amended the Nationality Law, for those who intend to naturalize the “green light”.

Under the new law, people who want to join the Portuguese nationality do not need to get a temporary residence card first, only from the date of submitting the immigration application, full five years can be submitted to the naturalization application.

Specifically, those who intend to obtain residency through the Portuguese Golden Visa program will meet the time requirements for naturalization in Portugal by completing five years from the date of submission of their application.

Subsequently, they only need to pass the Portuguese A2 level examination (i.e., the level of simple daily conversation), they will be eligible to apply for Portuguese citizenship, and eventually obtain a Portuguese passport.

In contrast, the path to citizenship in other European countries is much longer, for example, Greece requires applicants to obtain a residence card and reside in Greece for seven years before submitting an application for citizenship.

In addition, in order to improve the efficiency of immigration application processing, the Portuguese government has set up a number of immigration service centers throughout the country since September last year, which has doubled the efficiency of the service.

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Portugal Golden Visa

Application Requirements and Advantages

Portugal's golden visa program is one of the most cost-effective and preferred programs in Europe, and its application threshold is relatively loose, and contains many advantages.

Eligibility

❍ The main applicant is over 18 years old, and invests 500,000 euros in a local fund recognized by the Portuguese Immigration Bureau, with an investment period of at least 5 years.

Program Advantages

❍ Low threshold: no language, education, source of funds or management experience requirements.

❍ Flexible residency: only 14 days of residency in the first year, followed by 7 days of entry per year.

❍ EU status: free passage through the 29 Schengen countries and EU member states, unhindered access.

❍ Sound investment: low-cost investment, enjoy diversified asset allocation.

After obtaining a Portuguese Golden Visa, investors can enjoy the basic public health and education benefits of Portugal, as well as visa-free access to Schengen countries and EU member states.

After obtaining the Portuguese passport, the welfare is further upgraded, not only can work, study, live in Portugal, but also in more than 180 countries and regions around the world visa-free access, but also in the European Union 27 countries free movement, work, live, enjoy the treatment of EU citizens.

Portugal is the backyard of Europe, low cost of living, leisurely pace, pleasant climate, attracting people from all over the world to immigrate and settle down.

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