The country is in the sights of young Argentines due to the ease with which they can access legal work without having to present European documentation.
Like Spain or Italy, Portugal has become the preferred destination chosen by many young people from our country to give a new direction to their lives. These three countries have family ties, having been the birthplace of ancestors or offering accessible conditions for working and living.
What are the requirements to live and work in Portugal as an Argentine citizen without a European passport?
To reside and work in Portugal, interested parties can apply two types of visas. One of them, that of Job search, which allows you to be in the European country looking for work or with work for a period of four months; and the other is the Working Holiday visawhich is for residents of Argentina who have tertiary or university education and allows them to stay in that country for a period of one year. You can add The Digital Nomad Visafor those who work as freelancers or entrepreneurs.
Portugal offers Argentines the possibility of staying there for three months looking for a job or working with a Job Search visa.
Furthermore, once a job has been obtained, Argentines can apply for Residence by Expression of Interest in Portugal, which can extend the residence for two years and then renew it for three more years.
What are the different types of visas I can apply for to live and work in Portugal?
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Job Search Visa
Enables the migrant to be 120 days (4 months) in Portuguese territory in search of employment. The work that allows this visa to be carried out is in dependency relationshipAccording to the specialized immigration website Yo me animo, if you cannot find work, this visa can be extended for two more months.
To apply, the following requirements must be met:
- Have a return ticket, which must be within 120 days of the date of entry.
- Be in possession of health insurance and proof of accommodation that covers at least four months of residency.
- To live on an amount equivalent to at least three Portuguese minimum wages, which would be a total of 2,280 euros (US$2,400), since the minimum wage for a Portuguese worker is 760 euros (US$815) per month, according to information provided by the Portuguese embassy in Argentina.
Working Holiday Visa
This option allows young Argentines to live and work legally in Portugal for a period of 12 monthsThey are also qualified to take courses lasting up to six months.
- Submit proof of higher education. It is a requirement to have completed tertiary education or to have satisfactorily completed at least two years of university studies.
- Proof of means of subsistence (these may be the applicant’s own or that of a responsible person) is also required, as well as health insurance for a period of one year and proof of accommodation for the first 15 to 20 days of stay.
The negative thing is that, according to the Yo me animo page, There are only 100 places per year to obtain this visa.
Digital Nomad Visa
This permit is intended for all those people who work remotely, as freelancers or entrepreneurs.
– Present proof of accommodation conditions for one year in the case of a residence visa or for the intended period in the case of a temporary stay visa.
In this case, the Portuguese embassy in Argentina reports that health insurance may be for 120 days with a residence visa and for the intended period in the case of a temporary stay. In both cases, the means of subsistence to obtain this visa must be equivalent to four Portuguese minimum wages, that is, approximately 3,040 euros (US$3,260).
Source: Ambito
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