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Civic association presses government over retroactive effect of the nationality law

Re-locant.com · Cosmic Vortex · Observador · Jul 30, 2026

A civic participation association has asked the Minister of the Presidency for solutions on the new nationality law, arguing that applying it retroactively places an impossible burden on children of foreign residents, who would no longer qualify before reaching university age.

Why it matters for your move

If you moved with children and were counting on them naturalising during school years, this is the thread to watch — it is the part of the law most likely to be softened.

This is Re-locant.com’s own brief, written to explain what the update means for people moving to or living in Portugal. For the full original report, see the source below.

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