By Miguel Becerra Quintero and Lidiane de Carvalho Does the new wording of Article 3(3) of the Nationality Act, approved by Law No. 37/81 of 3 October, as currently in force following Organic Law No. 1/2026 of 18 May, finally resolve the problems surrounding the judicial recognition of common-law partnerships (civil partnership, de facto relationship, unmarried partners) for applications to acquire Portuguese nationality by declaration on that basis? Since 2006, the Nationali