• Naturalization is the most common method of acquiring citizenship after having lived in the country for a pre-determined period and according to certain conditions.
• A foreign national who has been living in Portugal for five years can take the first step towards obtaining citizenship which is to apply for a permanent residence permit in Portugal.
• The final step hen becomes to apply for citizenship, once the sixth year of living in the country has commenced.
• Moreover, the applicant must prove that he/she has sufficient links with the community and that he/she has civic responsibility.
• A final requirement is for the applicant to show that he has the means to sustain himself.
• There are certain cases in which the conditions for acquiring nationality through naturalization may be lighter.
• These can apply when the applicant is a descendant of a Portuguese national, a member of a community of Portuguese origin or a foreigner who has been performing or was called to perform relevant services to the Portuguese State.
• In these cases, the requirement for the obligatory period of residence, along with knowledge of the language and the substantial community links may be overlooked.
• The Service has eight days to issue a response and ask for additional information if needed.
• The applicant then has thirty days to respond and provide the documentation, as needed.
• The Service issues the final decision on the application within fifteen days from receiving the final documents.
  The conditions can differ for EU and non-EU citizens and the latter can request personalized counseling from one of our immigration lawyers specialized in obtaining Portugal citizenship.
• We can help you understand how you can stay in Portugal for a continuous period of five years.

The Documents Required :

• the birth authentication, unique and copy;
• a copy of the residence grant in Portugal;
• confirmation of Portuguese language information;
• confirmation of an association with the public local area – this can incorporate evidence of property buy, the birth authentication of a youngster/kids, duplicates of the home licenses of the relatives, and so forth
• criminal record gave by the Portuguese specialists, no more seasoned than a quarter of a year;
• criminal record issues by the experts in the nation of beginning inside the most recent three months; should be verified by the Portuguese department; might be supplanted by a presentation gave by the applicable expert in the nation of beginning;
• confirmation of methods for resource, that the candidate can guarantee his business; can incorporate an explanation from the business and a duplicate of the month to month compensation slip and the first personal duty articulation for the earlier year;
• verification of enlistment with the Social Security administration;
• verification that the candidate has finished obligatory military help in his nation of beginning or confirmation that isn’t needed in the nation of origin.
• the copies of the visa or travel papers utilized over the most recent five years.