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Historical Values
Year Value
2016 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese speaking country
2017 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2018 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2019 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2020 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2021 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2022 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2023 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2024 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country
2025 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country