The recent anti immigration and protectionist bent of so many countries is terrible. Incredibly frustrating to see populism do well.
But I suppose thatās a topic for another forum
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I donāt fault the citizens of a country. If I want to become a citizen, I think I should prove that I bring something of value. I donāt mean prove in a literal sense, but rather to show by my actions that I am contributing to society. Not just show up expecting a free lunch. Its hard to break through the negative drum beat of articles bashing foreigners for rising home prices and inflation. Really, the estrangeiros need a lobby to explain how much investment and jobs are created. Until then, expect more of the same cold stares.
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Immigrants, even unskilled, are very good for a country and a net benefit in many ways. Feel free to PM or start a thread if youād like and I can link you some sources
As for real estate, portugal seems to make it very difficult to build, otherwise all the new people coming in could build new housing. To a point, old buildings can be renovated, but that doesnāt massively increase t he housing supply like actual new construction would
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The point of posting is to prevent others from making the same mistake I made. If I had read such a clear-eyed account before I invested, I would have chosen differently.
At the time, I thought it was ājust Covidā that was causing all the delays. It wasnāt.
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A quick search of NomadGate reveals numerous posts from PGV applicants whose applications have been stuck for multiple years. Pre-approval is only the beginning of the story.
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Will the PR card really be honored in times of crisis? We already saw PRās abandoned and locked out by numerous countries during COVID. Even if certain EU countries didnāt do this during COVID, what about the next crisis?
May be right about this. Europe hasnāt at all been spared the rise of xenophobia and populism, and this is terrible news for those looking to immigrate. May be time to look elsewhereā¦
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You canāt really know. And in panic situations, even citizens can get screwed. Weāve seen that.
By and large, PRs tend to have rights over TRs. And if you achieve EU long term resident status, you have legal standing to demand it since itās right there in black and white that you are basically equiv of a citizen.
Like where? Frankly itās all a mess, and your only real answer is to have several ports in the storm and hope one works out, if thatās your concern. There really is only about so much you can do.
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Yeah, this article basically says SEF hasnt really existed since April '21ā¦ So what we have seen since then are just the scrapsā¦
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Like I said, Portugal is a bigger mess. I warned you allā¦
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