Applications for Portuguese citizenship increase 250%

Company specialized in immigration confirms the flood of accumulated processes in the Central Records of Portugal

More than 1,700 immigrants await the result of applications for Portuguese citizenship made by the company specialized in immigration Citizenship4U.

The total represents an increase of more than 250% in a year. In January 2024, the company was responsible for 482 citizenship processes filed in Portugal.

This movement is verified in other companies specialized and directly in the Central Registry Office, which concentrates the processes.

In 2023, 198,000 cases were filed at the Institute of Registries and Notary (IRN), an agency linked to the Ministry of Justice of Portugal.

In the age of 2024 alone, almost 70,000 new orders were made. It is estimated that 200,000 requests are under review.

By 2024, Citizenship4U had ended the year with an increase of 90% of orders made by Brazilians.

According to the company, “the data confirms the growing demand of Brazilians, driven by the desire for greater international mobility, opportunities and legal certainty.”