Portugal Government creates six month job seekers visa

Portugal is gradually opening its economy mostly to foreign workers. You all know that seasonhunter is always loading you with good news, and in this article, we have come up with the sweetest of them all.

Portugal has been having a shortage of labour, and the Portuguese government has been making a lot of effort to address this issue. We have also been receiving some messages from quite a lot of you asking how you can apply for a work permit to be able to come into Portugal to work, so here is your chance.

Portugal is looking forward to creating jobs to boost the national economy that was damaged because of the pandemic. A few days ago, the Portuguese government approved the creation of a special type of visa to allow foreign workers who are looking for jobs to come into Portugal to work. According to the news, the Portuguese government will approve any foreign worker that is coming into Portugal to look for work to stay in Portugal for a period of 120 days which is four months to search for a job and if you do not find your kind of job within these four months you can extend your visa for another 60 days which is an extra two months making it a total of six months in Portugal. After you have secured a job within this period, you can apply for a residence permit to become a resident in Portugal, and you will have access to all resident benefits with your family.

This is the best news ever. It will give an opportunity to those looking forward to coming to Portugal without a job offer. To be honest, the way opportunities are springing up in Portugal, and this is the best time for anyone serious you know in migrating to Portugal to come immediately because very soon Portugal will be saturated and it will be very difficult to go in. Therefore if you are serious about moving to Portugal, this is the best time to get yourself ready, because these jobs we are talking about cover all sectors, not only in the IT sector but all sectors in Portugal.

So we would encourage you to get yourself ready. Ensure your documents are prepared, ensure your passport has enough validity, and learn as many skills as possible. We'll be following the news to give you guys more updates on how to apply for this visa when it is finally rolled out.