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Portugal has experienced a significant increase in the number of Angolan citizens residing there.
According to Portugal News reports, the numbers increased by more than 50 per cent in the last ten years, from 20,366 registered in 2012 to a total of 31,435 last year.
The figures provided by Portugal’s Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) reveal that Angola accounted for the fifth most representative nationality in Portugal on December 31, 2012, after Brazil, Ukraine, Cape Verde, as well as Romania, with a total of 20,366 resident citizens, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
At the same time, ten years later, another 11,000 citizens of Angola headed to Portugal to reside, accounting for a total of 31,435, of them over half chose Portugal’s capital (17,440) followed by Setubal (5,821) as well as Porto (2,22).
The following cities in Portugal have less than a thousand Angolan citizens living there:
- Braga (905)
- Santarém (893)
- Coimbra (712)
The figures by SEM reveal that the following locations have the lowest number of Angolan citizens:
- Madeira (40)
- Azores (41)
- Porto Alegre (57)
- Guard (59)
Data provided last year by SEF noted that the majority of Angolans in Portugal are young people between 20 and 39 years old, totalling 12,158 citizens.
At the same time, Angolans between 40 and 64 years old (10,150 citizens) were the second-largest age group residing in Portugal last year.
In addition, over 7,071 Angolans up to the age of 19 resided in Portugal last year, also taking into account 308 Angolans aged 80 and more.
The SEF data also revealed that 54 citizens of Angola made applications for international protection last year but were rejected by the Portuguese immigration authorities after they were “unfounded”.
Last year, Portugal’s Council of Ministers announced that they decided to ease visa rules for citizens from eight Portuguese-speaking territories as part of efforts to tackle labour shortages in several industries, for those planning to head to Portugal, including Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as well as accommodation and health services.
“The amendments approved today promote mobility and freedom of movement within the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), allowing the implementation of the Agreement on Mobility between the CPLP Member States,” the government announced in a press release regarding the decision.
Authorities in Portugal revealed that citizens of the following countries would be subject to the visa facilitation process: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
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