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Out Of Options, Portugal Is Forced To Import Brazilians For Job Vacancies In The IT Sector

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 02/12/2019 at 15:20
Updated on 02/12/2019 at 19:17
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In Portugal And Other European Countries, Information Technology (IT) Workers Have Been Increasingly Recruited

European Information Technology (IT) companies are looking for Brazilian specialists to work in their territories. Countries like Portugal, Germany, Sweden, and Poland have opened their doors to Brazilians due to the low supply of qualified professionals in the field. See Also: Mitsubishi Exhibits At EcoPro 2019 Technologies To Address Environmental Issues

The companies, which are struggling with a labor shortage, cover expenses such as tickets and accommodation for the worker and their entire family, providing all necessary support in the first months after the move.

According to research by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), out of 131 professionals attended by the consultancy, 63% confirm interest in moving to the USA, which is the preferred destination for Brazilian IT professionals. Following that are Canada, Portugal, and Germany.

European countries, however, end up being more favored than the USA as they facilitate the stay of foreigners, in addition to having less bureaucratic visa application processes. It is common, for example, for the spouse of the hired worker to also obtain a work visa, which does not happen as easily in the USA.

In Sweden, for example, the number of visas offered for Brazilians to work in the Information Technology field increased from 15 in 2014 to 126 this year in 2019. Of the total new visas in 2014, 19% were for IT professionals and currently this number has reached 36%.

According to data from the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), Brazilians represent the largest foreign community in Portugal, accounting for 20.3% of the total 421,711 immigrants living in Portugal. In the country, companies often do not require the worker to have completed higher education, only requiring proof of experience in the field.

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Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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