Teste de Nacionalidade
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Train for the Portuguese citizenship test. Start free.

Apply for citizenship by naturalisation after 18 May 2026 and you sit a test, in Portuguese. Here are 477 questions on what the law asks you to know, each with its explanation — and each can show the Portuguese with the English underneath.

No account, no card · Também em português / Also in Portuguese
How many castles are there on the shield of the Portuguese flag?
A
Five
B
Seven
✓
RIGHT
III · National symbols
WHY
The blue escutcheons (quinas) are five; the golden castles on the red border are seven. It's the most common mix-up in this theme.
FREE, NO ACCOUNT

44 study sheets, read aloud.

The five themes of the law as short sheets, each point with its source, read aloud in Portuguese or in English — to listen to on the way to work.

WHO IT APPLIES TO

Does this test apply to you?

As a rule, yes — if you're applying for nationality through naturalisation.

APPLIES
✓Naturalisation — including Brazilian and CPLP citizens
✓Applications based on years of legal residence
✓Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Portuguese citizens: they now sit the test too.
NO TEST ON THESE ROUTES
—Applications filed by 18 May 2026 — the old law applies
—Marriage or de facto union (união de facto): nationality comes by declaration, with no test.
—Children of Portuguese citizens, adoption, minors born in Portugal
Not sure which case is yours?Go through the routes one by one and get an answer with the law's articles cited.Check in 2 minutes →
The app

Carry all 477 questions in your pocket.

Practise by theme, timed mock exams and an explanation on every answer — on the bus, in a queue, with no connection.

Access bought on the site also works in the app, with the same account.

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TRANSPARENCY

What we know so far — and what we don’t.

Article 6 of the Nationality Law says what you have to prove: the five themes above. It has been in force since 19 May.

What is still missing is the regulation, which has not been published yet: how many questions the test has, how long it lasts and how many you can get wrong. Once it is, I’ll bring the 477 questions into line with it, at no charge to you.

WHO MAKES THIS

I'm Edouard, an engineer. I built this for friends in the Azores who have to take the test.

Every question has its explanation and, where the answer comes from an official text, a link to it. I’m not a lawyer. Found a mistake? Write to ola@testenacionalidade.com — I read every email and reply.

Guide last updated 17 October 2026.