The other countries in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) are East Timor, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe, Reuters reports.
Migrants from these countries are required to obtain a visa if they plan to stay in Portugal for more than 90 days and often have to wait several months for a visa to be approved.
From now on, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Ana Catarina Méndez, said that visas to enter Portugal for citizens of any member state of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries “must be granted immediately by the consular services, unless there is an expulsion order or a ban on entry Schengen area. instructions.
“It (the decree) is very fundamental in regulating regular and orderly migration flows…it allows us to respond to urgent human resource needs and helps revitalize our economy,” she told reporters.
The Schengen area refers to 26 European countries that have canceled the request for passports to pass their common borders.
Catarina Mendes said Portugal would also create a new type of visa to allow any foreigner to enter the country for 120 days, extendable for another 60 days, without any quotas.
Portugal’s unemployment rate is 5.7%, near a record low.
Employers’ unions have called for immigration rules to be simplified, citing an economic situation close to full employment, with no workers in key sectors such as hotels, agriculture and construction.