Quebec’s Minister of Immigration, Nadine Girault, announced the official opening of the Permanent Immigration Pilot Program for Orderlies on March 31. The pilot program, which will run for up to five years, will select up to 550 principal applicants who work as orderlies annually. This program is intended to help the province of Quebec address…
During a recent online discussion, viewable in its entirety in the video below, a panel of experts answered questions on Portugal’s new golden visa rules, including: What, precisely, are the new rules and prices and how do these differ by investment categories and geographies? Why did the government eventually change its mind about leaving the…
The Portuguese government today published long-anticipated details on the new terms for its golden visa program, which will apply from 2022 onwards. Minimum investments amounts will rise in several categories. “[…] contrary to what had been voiced by the Portuguese Government,” writes João Cunha Vaz, Senior Partner of Lisbon-based Edge International lawyers, “the amendments now…
The Portuguese Government, having in consideration the policy of territory cohesion, decided to make some alterations in the legal requirements regarding immigration policies of foreign people in Portugal. The new legislation: Decreto- Lei nº14/2021 of 12th of February, will review the program of residence permit with investments, so it can be directed to the inland…
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The 20 Best Places For Americans To Live, Invest, Work In Europe Portugal Ranked First, Again Even if the fate of Donald Trump isn’t driving your decision, you may be considering a life abroad or dreaming of making a move across the ocean to Europe. Based on various criteria including the presence of an international school,…
Starting tomorrow, children born to foreign parents, at least one of whom has lived – legally or otherwise – in Portugal for a year will be eligible for Portuguese citizenship at birth. This became clear today as the country’s newly amended nationality law was published in the government gazette, the Diário da República, following President de…
Lisbon has been ranked as the third most innovative city in the world according to a new report by Ambreyewear. Ambreyewear decided to look into where in the world is best for innovative and creative minds. It took into consideration “innovation, creativity, connectivity, education, wellbeing, and employment opportunities”. Innovation is the home of creativity and…
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a most dramatic effect on the hotel business throughout Europe and words like ‘unprecedented’ and ‘unique’ are used liberally to describe the situation. Performance data from STR for the first half of the year compared with 2019 show how dramatic the effect on the hotel…
