Teste de Nacionalidade
Prep for the new 2026 exam

Nothing in the exam will be new to you.

Portuguese nationality now requires a knowledge test. We turn the exam material into questions that teach.

No card · Portuguese and English · built for people applying for citizenship
12/20
How many castles appear on the shield of the Portuguese flag?
A
Five
B
Seven
C
Nine
PASSED
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.
ON THE EXAM
I · History of Portugal
II · Culture and society
III · National symbols
IV · Rights and duties
V · Organisation of the State
WHO IT APPLIES TO

Does this test apply to you?

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

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APPLIES
Naturalisation — including Brazilian and CPLP citizens
Applications based on years of legal residence
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Portuguese citizens
NO TEST ON THESE ROUTES
Applications filed by 18 May 2026 — the old law applies
Marriage and civil partnership — acquisition by declaration
Children of Portuguese citizens, adoption, minors born in Portugal
THE METHOD
477 questions, each with its explanation beside it
Timed mock exams, so the clock is no surprise on the day
What you got wrong keeps coming back until it sticks — so it cannot catch you out in the exam
Study in Portuguese or English, side by side
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.

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History
1 of 477
Who was the first king of Portugal?
  • King Dinis
  • King Afonso Henriques
  • King Sancho I
  • King John I
Why
Afonso Henriques was Portugal's first king, taking the royal title from 1139/1143. Sancho I was his son and the second king, hence the common mix-up.
WHAT IS ALREADY SETTLED

The material is written into the law.

Article 6 names what has to be proven: language, culture, history, national symbols, fundamental rights and duties, and the political organisation of the State. We group the civic part into five study themes — the grouping is ours, the material is the law's, and it is what our 477 questions are built on, one by one. The regulation that will fix the exam format is not out yet; when it lands we update everything free of charge, while your access is active, and on the Lifetime plan forever.

— the Teste team
19 MAY
The test became a requirement for anyone applying through naturalisation
ARTICLE 6
Article 6 names the material; the five themes are our arrangement of it for study
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