Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face huge hurdle if they want to move into new Portugal home

The Sussexes, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, person been near with a dilemma aft purchasing their multi-million-pound location successful Montecito, connected the seashore of Portugal

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle person been near with a immense dilemma aft reportedly forking retired £3.6million for their sunny Portugal property.

The couple, who are surviving successful America astatine the moment, person purchased the European spot which has the added bonus of perchance obtaining residency and yet EU citizenship for the Royals, which would let them to question freely done the European Union's Schengen area.

However, that plan, which would beryllium beneficial for their family, faces a immense setback arsenic the duo would archetypal request to get Portuguese citizenship. This progressive taking a connection trial which is required earlier it is granted, meaning the Montecito-based mates would request to survey successful preparation.

According to Global Citizen Solutions, it "tests applicants' quality to usage and recognize mundane connection and expressions, specified arsenic talking astir yourself and basal phrases you mightiness usage connected a regular basis". The website states applicants bash not person to instrumentality a connection trial to get a residency permit, though they indispensable implicit it to summation citizenship and a Portuguese passport.

During a circuit with Prince Harry successful Columbia successful August it was revealed Meghan Markle besides spoke further languages, including Spanish. For the last engagement of their four-day travel to the country, Meghan pleased crowds by translating for her hubby - who couldn't talk the connection - for roaring crowds arsenic helium thanked the nationalist for their "incredible hospitality".

Admiring the mates connected the tour, 1 idiosyncratic wrote connected societal media: "Love #PrinceHarry speaking Spanish, LOVE #MeghanMarkle arsenic a translator. Love the cheers, what a visit!"

However, Harry has admitted helium can't talk immoderate different connection fluently. Although helium revealed helium has picked up immoderate French and German done the years, the Express reports. But this won't beryllium bully capable and the mates we request to get their caput successful the publication if they're to get their ain "golden visa".

There are a fig of ways to use for citizenship successful Portugal, including 5 years of uninterrupted residency, having descendants from the country, and being joined for 3 years to a Portuguese citizen. Most applicable to Harry and Meghan is that investing €500,000 successful the likes of concern funds, technological research, oregon a section institution oregon business, opens to doorway to applying.

The couple's caller location is reportedly successful a edifice astir an hour's question to the southbound of Lisbon connected the country's westbound seashore betwixt Comporta and Melides. The destination has go a fashionable getaway for the affluent and celebrated arsenic it is untouched by tourism.

The Sussexes' acquisition comes aft household members Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, bought their ain spot successful Melides, conscionable southbound of Lisbon. Pauline MacLaran, a prof and writer of 'Royal Fever: The British Monarchy successful Consumer Culture', explained: "Eugenie and Jack could person swayed Harry and Meghan's determination to bargain a location adjacent by.

"I would deliberation this volition person greatly influenced their acquisition and volition supply them with a acquainted relationship ellipse for their stays there, arsenic good arsenic a accidental for their children to get to cognize their 2nd cousins."