The procedure is mandatory after the Constitutional Court's rejection. The government downplayed the judges' refusal, arguing that the "essential points" of the legislation remain.
Lisbon Dec 19, 2025 — President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa returned the draft Nationality Law to Parliament this Friday, December 19th. This procedure is mandatory when legislation is rejected by the Constitutional Court.
On World Migrant Day, an open letter denounces the normalization of racism and indifference to immigrants in Portugal
A group of immigrants and descendants of foreigners in Portugal warned on Thursday of the public and political agenda in Portugal that aims at those who were not born in the country and for the growth of xenophobia and racism associated with anti-migration discourses.
Lisbon, Dec 17, 2025 — System aimed at those who live regularly in the country is being studied by the PSP and the Coordination Unit of Borders and Foreigners. If deployed, it will be similar to that of European passport.
Lisbon Dec 16, 2025 — Portugal’s Constitutional Court has delivered an important clarification on how pending nationality applications should be treated when the law changes, rejecting a proposed rule that would have automatically frozen applications under the legal requirements in force at the time they were submitted.
Lisbon Dec 15,2025 — Portugal’s Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) has declared several core provisions of the new nationality law unconstitutional, delivering a decisive legal setback to the government’s attempt to tighten access to Portuguese citizenship.
Lisbon Dec 15 — In a move that is sending ripples through Portugal’s immigrant communities, AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo) has begun converting certain residence renewal requests into new applications for residence authorization in a different article, instead of issuing outright refusals.
A new clash is anticipated between the Constitutional Court and the Government, this time over the Nationality Law. Judges will announce their decision at the start of next week. The Socialist Party had requested a review.
Lisbon, December 12, 2025 — Portugal’s Constitutional Tribunal (TC) is in the final hours of its mandated review period for the highly contested reform to the nationality law, with a ruling expected by the statutory deadline of Sunday, December 14.
The Portuguese Parliament has accepted for discussion a public petition that urges the country to formally recognize the waiting time in immigration procedures as part of the legal-residence period required to obtain Portuguese nationality — a change that could impact thousands of migrants who have spent years in administrative limbo.
The European Union has proposed a new Migration Solidarity Mechanism designed to help member states facing high migration pressure—such as Italy, Greece, and Spain. Under this system, other EU countries would either accept relocated asylum seekers or provide financial support. Portugal has voted against this mechanism.
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