&NewLine;<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PROGRAMA REGRESSAR</h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Portugal continues its drive to bring immigrants back home; The government has just announced its intention to offer <strong>6&period;500 euros</strong> to emigrants who decide to come and work in Portugal&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Since the beginning of the year, the Portuguese government has been aiming to bring back all those who left during and after the crisis and have not yet returned to Portugal&period; Where the <a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/le-declin-demographique-au-portugal/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">birth rate is very low</span></strong></a> and keeping the population above 10 million is becoming difficult; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In July of this year, the Programa Regressar&period will come into effect; this program is aimed at Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking&period people; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The programa regressar is a shock measure to encourage the return of Portuguese emigrants&period; Nevertheless, certain conditions must be met to qualify for this program&period; Notably, the fact that this aid is reserved for people returning to Portugal. <strong>work as a salaried employee</strong>&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The conditions of the Programa Regressar</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This is an active employment policy designed to support employment contracts and not to help people to come to Portugal to look for work," said Miguel Cabrita, Secretary of State for Employment, at the European Commission. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="journal publico (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.publico.pt" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Publico newspaper</span></strong></a>&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The program is reserved for Portuguese emigrants who left before December 31, 2015, who have lived abroad for at least 12 months and who start working in Portugal between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>António Costa estimates that around 1,500 people will benefit from the 10 million euros made available by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Enpreender2020&comma; entrepreneurs are not forgotten</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Empreender2020</strong>&comma; launched by the&rsquo&semi;Association of Employers of Portugal &lpar;AEP&rpar; and joined by the government in 2017&period; Offers consular support to locate potentially interested parties&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Enpreender2020&comma; offers a meeting point between young people and companies wishing to hire them through an intermediary. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="portail internet spécialisé (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.empreender2020.pt/pt/projeto" target="_blank">specialized Internet portal</a></span></strong>The platform also offers assistance for people wishing to set up their own business in Portugal, whether in finance or consulting;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">6500&comma;00€ assistance per family </h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As part of the programa regressar, the state has decided to offer a settlement bonus to Portuguese or Portuguese descendants returning to Portugal&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The aim is to provide financial support directly to migrants who return and start working in Portugal&period&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>The bonus will be distributed as follows&colon; </strong></p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>An indemnity of 2614&comma;56&nbsp&semi;euros&period will be paid directly to the migrant; </li><li>A family travel allowance of up to 1&nbsp&semi;307&nbsp&semi;euros&period;</li><li>The cost of transporting goods can be as high as 871&comma;52&nbsp&semi;euros&period;</li><li>Upgrading of qualifications and recognition of academic diplomas up to 435&comma;76&nbsp&semi;euros&period;</li></ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In total&comma;&nbsp&semi;the <strong>Portuguese immigrants or descendants returning to Portugal can receive up to 6,500 euros.</strong>&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As nothing in life is free, there will be certain obligations to meet in order to receive this aid. The Portuguese government will be entitled to demand repayment of part of this aid if you fail to meet certain obligations, such as&colon;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>If you terminate your employment contract before 12 months from the date of signature of the employment contract&period;</li><li>If you are dismissed for serious misconduct&period; </li></ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The government sets up a line of credit</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On Thursday, the Council of Ministers approved the creation of a "specific line of credit" for Portuguese emigrants wishing to do business in Portugal&period; Via the programma regressar&comma; announced Foreign Affairs Minister&comma; Augusto Santos Silva&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> To date, no information has been released on the amount allocated or the conditions for obtaining this "line of credit"&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class="wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-vivre-au-portugal-consulting"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">&NewLine;<span class="6cxfw75xjscdblnl0ptwtiykb7autro8uvaa9ln3w5vgarqe1oqqzinm8jrgs3hgxs2cdfidl4fvo6sfpm4e0g9byqymhjd"><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cy3w9xm0x1"><a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/programme-regressar-nouvelle-regle/">REGRESSAR PROGRAM THE GOVERNMENT RELAXES THE RULES</a></blockquote><iframe title="« programme regressar le gouvernement assouplit les rÈgles » &#8212; vivre au portugal consulting" class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px);" src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/programme-regressar-nouvelle-regle/embed/#?secret=cy3w9xm0x1" data-secret="cy3w9xm0x1" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></span>&NewLine;</div></figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Strong demographic decline in Portugal</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The programa regressar and Enpreender2020&comma; came into being&comma; after the Prime Minister's government&comma; realized that Portugal was experiencing the steepest demographic decline in its history&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The low birth rate, with around 1&comma;3 children per woman of childbearing age&comma; and the increase in life expectancy, which now exceeds 80 years, are the main causes of Portugal's ageing population&period; not to mention the brain drain during the crisis&comma; poses problems for the state budget, particularly for pension payments&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It is estimated that 23 municipalities in Portugal have more pensioners than active workers registered for social security&period; With the new program&period; Including the 50&nbsp&semi;&percnt; reduction in the IRS and financial aid of up to 6&nbsp&semi;500&nbsp&semi;euros&period; The Portuguese government hopes to bring back emigrants and integrate them on a long-term basis&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class="wp-block-separator"/>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/couv-guide-ets-724x1024.jpg" class="wp-image-4319" width="240" height="340"/></figure></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/guide-entrepreneur-freelance-au-portugal/" style="background-color:#0e3347">Buy our book </a></div>&NewLine;
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