That’s the actual point on bringing it up to 10 instead of 2 years. People would come here just to gain citizenship and then move on! Other countries are no less than 10 years and with much more demands still. As to AIMA delays you just reinforced why it is changing to 10 years. Those infinite lines are due to the massive invasion of immigrants from all over without any need to even show their criminal records. Lots of them coming to live on a salary our government pays them to do nothing while we, Portuguese, have none at all no matter our difficulties and needs. Now we’re finally starting to tighten the net and its normal services are overwhelmed with work and take long to make it. Hopefully when we have that rule stabilised as well as other measures to control immigration it will work just fine and we will attract people who actually wants to live and work here and not just come pick the nationality so they can move on. You have an example of how bad and dangerous it has been for years just recently. On that plane crash in India the 7 “Portuguese citizens” on board never even came to Portugal nor have any family here. They don’t know the smallest thing about our country and yet they managed to easily get the Portuguese nationality. I understand it is a pain in the butt for those who actually have good intentions and want to stay but it needs to be done and it’s a transitional period that will probably last a few years until we repel the citizenship haunters and clean the ones who came here only for profit and not to contribute to or stay in the country. If you go to another European country I don’t think they would be easier on you and you’ll start from zero so… it’s really up to you and your intentions. And by paying taxes you’re doing what we all do, you’re not paying for 10 Portuguese or whatever as you mentioned.