This Wednesday, August 7, the Ministries of Justice and Home Affairs announced that as part of the processes of granting or renewing the residence permit, foreign citizens do not need to hand the Portuguese Criminal Record to SEF.
Portugal is one of the main choices for foreigners to enjoy their retirement due to the quality of life that the country offers.
Although the Algarve region is the most chosen, from north to south of the country you can find many advantages.
The Statute of Equal Rights and Obligations allows Portuguese citizens resident in Brazil and Brazilian citizens resident in Portugal to enjoy certain rights and to be subject to the same duties as nationals of these two countries.
This Monday, July 22, applications for the Programa Regressar have opened. A program that seeks to support the return of all emigrants or Portuguese-descendants who wish to return to work in mainland Portugal.
StartUp Visa is a program aimed at foreign entrepreneurs who want to start an innovative company in Portugal and thereby obtain a residence visa and subsequently a residence permit.
The Visa D2 was created with the objective of attracting foreign entrepreneurs who want to invest in Portugal, creating small and medium sized companies with economic, technological or cultural relevance to the country.
At the end of June, Foreign and Border Services (SEF) launched an innovative pilot project, Smart SEF ID, which will allow foreign college students to renew their residence permits via a mobile application.
In a study by Eurostat, Portugal ranks 19th in the employability of recent graduates, with a percentage of 85.9%, slightly above the European Union average (85.5%). The table is led by Malta (96.7%), followed by the Netherlands (94.8%), Germany (94.3%) and Luxembourg (94.0%). At the bottom of the table, with employment rates below 80% are Spain (77.9%), Croatia (75.2%), Italy (62.8%) and Greece (59.0%).
The European Parliament (EP) has approved the European Travel Authorization System (ETIAS), which consists of citizens from visa-free countries, will continue to benefit from this, but will require a travel authorization to enter the Schengen space.
For the third consecutive year, the number of foreigners living in Portugal increased, with 480,300 people having residence permits. This figure includes immigrants (nationals from non-Schengen countries) and resident foreigners (citizens of EU and Schengen countries).