Portugal: Artificial Intelligence Used for Citizenship Application Processing

The Portuguese government has started using artificial intelligence tools to process citizenship applications, according to a government announcement. The tool will validate the authenticity of documents (instead of manual verification by the Institute of Registration and Notary Affairs) following an online application. The tool reduces the application processing time and reduces visits to government offices during the application process. The tool is part of the government’s efforts to make government processes more efficient and digitized.