Guide to the citizenship test
Law-based answers about Portugal's new nationality test — updated with every official publication.
The test
Guide · 7 min
Portugal's 2026 citizenship test: the complete guide
What the new nationality test under Organic Law 1/2026 is, who must take it, the 5 themes, and what the pending regulation still has to define.
Guide · 5 min
How to prepare for Portugal's citizenship test before the official syllabus
The regulation isn't out — but the material is knowable. What to study, what format to expect (based on Spain's and Germany's tests) and how not to waste time.
The law and who it applies to
Guide · 6 min
Portugal's new nationality law: the 7 and 10-year rules explained
Who counts 7 years, who counts 10, when the clock starts, and why applications filed before 19 May 2026 escape the new rules entirely.
Guide · 9 min
Exemptions from Portugal's citizenship test: who is genuinely covered
The law waives the test outright just once (Article 6(9)). But marriage, adoption and children born in Portugal never go through Article 6 at all. The full map — and what the pending regulation still has to settle.
Guide · 8 min
Pending applications: if you filed before 19 May 2026, the test doesn't apply
Article 7(2) of Organic Law 1/2026 keeps pending applications under the old law — 5 years, no test. What counts as pending, and the one question with no official answer yet.
Guide · 5 min
Do Brazilians have to take Portugal's citizenship test? Yes — here's the law
The CPLP presumption only waives the language requirement. Brazilians still need to prove knowledge of Portuguese culture, history and the State. Article 6, explained.
Guide · 6 min
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Portuguese citizens: the test applies to you too
The new law extends the knowledge requirement to descent routes: grandchildren (art. 1(3)) and great-grandchildren (art. 6(8)). What changed and what didn't.