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Top stories · Portugal · 23 October
Portugal: 690,000 citizenship applications await a decision as the queue grows 38% in a year
On 30 June 2026, 690,480 Portuguese citizenship applications awaited a decision at IRN, 38% more than a year earlier. Who is in the queue and what applicants can do.
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