The Portuguese government has added Artificial Intelligence (AI) to its New Portal of the Ministry of Justice to expedite the application process for certain immigration matters.
- Portuguese nationality processing is available on the Justice Portal for registered representatives.
- Documents will be AI-validated, removing the need for manual verification by the Institute of Registration and Notary Affairs (IRN).
- In Phase 1, the online application must be undertaken by representatives.
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The Portuguese government has said it plans to expand the services to all nationality requests by March 17. AI processing is said to improve processing efficiency and reduce in-person services.
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