Portugal is trying to shake off its reputation as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for immigrants, with its right-leaning government taking the ax to yet another scheme previously designed to attract foreign workers.
Authorities have revoked a “manifestation of interest” mechanism in Portugal’s visa rules, which had allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to obtain residency in the country with relative ease.
‘Manifestation of interest’
Under this clause, non-EU citizens were allowed to come to Portugal without an employment contract before being able to apply for residency after making a year of social…
