Olmd:
How much do I need to migrate to Portugal from Nigerian ? How easiest it is to apply for the tourists visa to enter the country and total fund ?

Get ready to spend money here before the Job-Seeker Visa application is submitted:
- 3 months Portugal minimum wage in a Bank account per person (€760.00 per month x 3)
- Medical Travel Insurance (MTI) for 1 year @ around 32K (I used AIICO)
- Police Character Report @25K official from Possap website (I am yet to do this)
- Authentication of Educational Certificates and other documents @ N600 at MoE and N300 at MFA per document. Add the cost of travelling and staying in Abuja for 2 few days. I spent around 25K in total for all the documents.
- Airline Booking (Only Qatar and Ethiopian Airlines allowed to book-on-hold that you can print). If you don't know how to do it or have access to a printer, you have to pay someone to do it for you.
- If you don't have access to a scanner, (colour) printer and/or don't have skills to convert digital documents to png/jpg/pdf, then merge them, then reduce the sizes to fit the requirements, etc. you have to pay someone to do it. Then upload to the Portugal Foreign Affairs website and fill the form. In short, if you are Technology-challenged, be prepared to spend money.
- Pay for Accommodation for at least 20 days via AirBnB or any such service. (This is what I know happens in Brazil. I hope the Portugal Embassy in Nigeria will also accept AirBnB). We saw some AirBnB homes for 1,600 euros for a month in Lisbon. The Booking is part of what is submitted in the Visa application.

After Job-Seeker Visa approval:
- Air ticket to PT
- Return Ticket to Nigeria (the fully refundable one that is more expensive)
- Accommodation in PT after your AirBnB expires

After going through all the above, my family decided to just get a Migration Consultant in PT to do all the work for us. It is expensive. All our documents/letters/statements are scanned and in PDF form. They will go through our papers and advise us. They will submit on our behalf and we will wait for our visit to the Embassy. We are also getting their House hunting Service so that we can rent a house for a minimum of 6 months to 1 year. If the Embassy denies us, their Lawyer will fight for us.

Since I know the next question is "How much?" The Migration Service alone is 800 Euros per person. Children are half that price.
It is expensive.

Next question: "Name of Migration Consultant"... If you read one of my previous posts, I shared a link to Migration Tuesdays by Expats Portugal on Youtube. I have been watching the weekly Show for over 1 year now. The Migration Consultant Gilda Pereira's company Ei! is the one we are using. https://eimigrante.pt/en/

giggspro:

Please house, after filling and submitting this form another thing?
Please I need Una response

I don't understand your question please.
After filling the form, you will be sent a letter in 24 to 48 hours. Print it and submit as part of your visa application

tripoli007:


Evening bros , have you submitted your application . Any outcome yet ?

Nope. I just got out if NIMC Hell a few weeks ago. My International passport is now ready (since October 2022 when I captured)

I am ready to continue.... grin

The Embassy of Portugal has started accepting applications (after 8 months of closure) according to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dAbtsczMPA

I called the number on this website https://consular-protection.ec.europa.eu/representation-offices/portugal-pt-representation-nigeria-ng_en and the (short-tempered) man said I have to book an appointment to come to the Embassy from a website and proceeded to read out a url over the phone to me. When I tried to get him to repeat it after I rushed in to get a pen, he said "just use google"
He refused to answer my subsequent call or SMS.

Anyway, God helped me and I was able to get the url by shear luck:
https://pedidodevistos.mne.gov.pt/VistosOnline/

You first register
Then you login

Here are things I have observed so far:
Use a computer preferably
Get your international passport nearby
14 char password with Uppercase, special char and number
A code will be sent to your email

The form requires that you attach all the documents like Travel Insurance, Flight reservation etc.


So we have work to do...Goodluck everyone!

Also see this Youtube short video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0avYmPaF5CQ

PS. I don't know what will happen at the end of the filling of the form.

InnFocus:
What's the minimum experience required for this pls. I'm also considering it with my partner just like you.
I'd also like to know the timeline and if your application has been approved and permit granted.
Thanks

I don't think there is a minimum experience. But, of course a degree/diploma will be advantageous. Google "Portugal Job-seeker Visa" to learn more.

If you read through the earlier posts, you will learn that the Embassy of Portugal had not been issuing any Job-seeker visas as of the first quarter of 2023. I am not sure of the current status.

I don't know any Nigerian who has been issued the Job-seeker visa yet. But, many of us are preparing and waiting...

pristine88:
Hello

i want to know if the embassy has started receiving long stay application for the job seeker visa and this whole authentication thing does it apply to foreign degrees?

On Page 1, there is a phone number and email address of the Embassy.

Authentication is done for only Degrees and Certificates awarded by Nigerian educational Institutions.

itunuoye:
Please I want to know if Job Seeker visa is short stay or long stay visa. Then do you mean we have to authenticate all this documents below:
1. University Certificate
2. WAEC Results
3. Marriage Certificate
4. Employment Letter
5. Regularisation Letter
6. Promotion Letter
7. Declaration of Age/Birth Certificate
8. Police Clearance
9. International Passport.

What do you mean by Regularisation Letter

How much should be in my account for financial statements.

Lastly for a woman that is applying also and she have a baby of 8months, will she fill online application for the baby too and also pay the baby application fees.

I will be waiting for response.
Thanks

To answer your questions:

I think the Job-Seeker visa is a long stay visa (national visa) because of where it is located on the https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/ website.

The Documents on my list are what I authenticated. They have to do with my job history because I will need it to get a job in PT. Remember, you are relocating to there to look for a job . But, you can authenticate what you feel comfortable with.

#9 is not the International passport itself but a scanned copy of the data page of the passport.

Regularisation letter- In some Government Agencies, you first get a Temporary Appointment Letter, then a Regularisation of Appointment letter, then a Confirmation Letter (after 2 years). So it is a letter.

You should have 3 months of the Portuguese Minimum wage of 760.00 euros per month in the bank (2,280 euros). Then there is a certain percentage of that amount of each spouse or child (I think it is 50% for spouse and 30% for each child).

In my case, my wife and I are applying for separate job-seeker visas, so it is 3 months PT minimum wage for each of us. Use the D7 Visa requirements as a guide: [url]https://www.atlys.com/country/portugal/national-type-d-7-visa [/url]

Mother will fill Visa Application form and pay Visa fees. Mother fills a Visa Application form on behalf of each child and pays Visa fees.


Sorry for the late response...

APAyuwa:
Hi, please I went through the thread and noticed people talked about Authentication, do I need to authenticate my certificates(degree) before submitting to the Embassy cause I didn't see the requirement there or is it for job search when you get to Portugal. I am asking because my degree is from Benin Republic but I am a Nigerian and authentication is money in Benin Republic. Thanks for your response

As far as I know, authentication is required in every Embassy.

Here is my logic...
You want to get a job in PT
hence... you want to go to PT on a job-seeker visa
hence... you will need to SHOW your qualifications for the job
hence... you will need to SUBMIT your job qualifications in your visa application
To avoid your Visa application being rejected, you need to authenticate your certificate(s) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Abuja.
At MoFA, if the certificate/credential is related to education (WAEC,NECO, BSC, etc.) they will insist you first go to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to get it authenticated.

Hence,
start at MoE and get the educational certificates authenticated (it will take a day)
then move to MoFA and get the certificates and all others authenticated (another day)

Basically, you pay the FGN/Ministry for each certificate via Remita, then submit copies of the receipt (always two copies) for the certificate authentication. If you have access to a scanner, and can pay through Remita, you can do the groundwork for both MoE and MoFA by yourself and then go and submit. With what I know now, I can do both in 1 day.

There are certain issues you will face but with patience, and money, you will overcome.

What I authenticated in MoE
1. University Certificate
2. WAEC Results

What I authenticated in MoFA
1. University Certificate
2. University Certificate Copy (authenticated)
3. WAEC Results
4. WAEC Results Copy (Authenticated)
5. Court Marriage Certificate
6. Church Marriage Certificate
7. Employment Letter
8. Regularisation Letter
9. Promotion Letter 1
10. Promotion Letter 2
11. Declaration of Age (They said this is not ideal, they prefer Attestation of Age from Nigeria Population Commission if you don't have a birth certificate)

What I have to authenticate later just before submitting my Visa Application (at MoFA)
1. Police Character Certificate
2. Attestation of Age
3. Scanned Bio page of my International Passport

All these for me and the same documents for my wife since we are both applying for the job-seeker visa. For kids, the Birth Certificate.

askarachi:

Please help me I’m in a rut with this. I initially applied 5 weeks ago and in three weeks it changed but it changed to another wrong date, this time worse than the other (14 years difference against the initial error that was just a year difference)

Please words can’t express how depressed I’ve been over this. I’ve been trying for over two much to change this thing. I’ve paid and paid more. I’ve even gone all the way to present my issue to the FCT state coordinator but nothing has changed

Can I please get your email mail address so you can help me anyway possible. I beg you in the name of God

I suggest you engage NIMC via Twitter.

I won't recommend my friend to anyone. He has not delivered for me so...

Mayor198222:
Good morning, please anyone that can help me through getting application documents for Portugal and Sweden

ABOUT JOB SEARCH VISA
Source: https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/procura-de-trabalho
Use Google Translate

Progress...

Yesterday was spent at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I authenticated all our documents. Hopefully, the next time I go there, it will be to authenticate the Police Character Certificate before going to the Embassy.

askarachi:
What did the agent say is the reason for the delay in NIMC uploading your details officially ?

The guy is not an agent but a friend. I am guessing NIMC is just being a typical Nigerian Government Agency.

Oigiangbe10:
portugal embassy not working yet in nigeria

Watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMDdyL0tg0

At the 26 minutes mark,she referenced Nigeria. That answered what the Embassy of Portugal in Abuja is doing to us. Then jump 44 minutes where she talked about how long most visas will take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMDdyL0tg0

In my last post, I talked about Migration Tuesdays. This is the new incarnation of the webinar. It is now on Thursdays and features more experts not just migration.

Today was spent at the Federal Ministry of Education getting our Degree Certificates authenticated. From what I saw, you can do it in about an hour. But mine took 3 to 4 hours because the big man that signed was not around AND I had issues that made me do additional uploads.

The "Hurdles" post I promised.

Easy Stuff: Forms to be filled.
National visa application form;
2 identical photographs,
Passport or other travel document, valid for more than three months after the expected date of return.
Valid travel insurance, ;
Request for consultation of the Portuguese criminal record
Enrolment in the IEFP 
Authentication of Documents at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[b]Medium Hurdles: [/b]Takes 1-3 days and to be done once you have a date you want to submit to the Embassy.
Criminal record certificate (+ Authentication at Ministry of Foreign Affairs )
Air ticket reservation;
Bank Statement Proof of the availability of financial resources in the amount of at least three times the value of the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration. (2280 euros or equivalent/ in a Bank Statement)

[b]Tough Hurdle: [/b]Proof of Accommodation.

The Embassy may or may not accept AirBnB reservation. If they do, that will be great. It becomes a medium hurdle. You pay for a reservation 60 + 15 days after your submission date and submit the booking.

If the Embassy refuses AirBnB, you may have to
1) Find an accommodation
2) Pay for 3 to 6 months rent
3) AND the transaction must be registered with the Finance Department in Portugal
4) The rent contract must have your name(s) on it.
5) Submit the rent contract with your accommodation

Single guys can get a T0 or Studio apartment but we family guys have to get a T1 or T2. House rent in Lisboa are through the roof: getting anything for 800 to 1,000 euros per month is hard. But there are other areas below the Targus river that are cheaper.

To solve this hurdle, I may have no option but to find and pay a Consultant in Portugal. That is another added cost. They will have to get the house and represent me in dealing with the landlord. Then send the house contract. Until I have a house contract in hand, I can’t submit any application at the Embassy.

(I am not even sure if I will need a NIF or Portuguese Bank account in order to get the Rent contract done.)

Some Consulates (in Brazil) accepted AirBnB for 15 days last year. Some don’t.

All the above is from my research. Even if the Embassy accepts AirBnB, I will still save money by renting for 3-6 months because the prices on AirBnB are high in my opinion. Also, I am there to get a job, not to start another round of house hunting after my AirBnB 15 days expires!

Most of my information comes from the weekly Youtube show/discussion/webinar by Expats Portugal. Search for “Migration Tuesday”. It’s done on Tuesday night and I watch on later in the week.

I may be wrong in some of my conclusions, so take all the above with a pinch of salt.

oluomo101:

What do you think can be done boss? Should we keep waiting for the embassy? Pls let's share ideas on way forward and how to go about it.

Even if the Embassy re-opens today, I still think it will take a minimum of 2 months (with a lot of luck and thousands of Euros) for me to get ready to submit my application. I will post the "hurdles" that I forsee in a future post. Maybe that will help...

From my research:
The Portuguese don't joke with their holidays.
From early December till Mid January, they will return to Portugal for the end of year holidays. Then in August till mid September another home coming for the summer holidays. During those periods, the Embassies will be "closed". I plan to work around their holiday periods.

It seems the Nigerian Embassy is not in a hurry to even start issuing Visa this year. It's February and they are still booting-up.

I stand to be corrected but I don't think even 1 Job-Seeker Visa has been approved from Nigeria.

I am currently in NIMC Hell

We applied for renewal of our International Passports in September 2022. We went for Capture in October 2022.
I had an issue with my name. It turns out that, in NIS, my first name is my fathers name. So I had to go to NIMC to change my NIN information (actually swap my first name with my middle name). Two weeks later, my new NIN was issued by NIMC.

Since November 2022, NIMC is is suppose to update the NIS database so that my International Passport can be produced since it now matches. Nothing.
That is NIMC Hell

I asked a friend to help influence it. Nothing.

The rest of the family got their Passports in January 2023 (over 10 Weeks later) . When I was collecting their passports in February 2023, I asked around and found out that the huge backlog of Passports seem to have been cleared by NIS (Gwagwalada Office) and it now takes 6 weeks to get the passport after capture. This is good news for anyone desiring to get the new International passports.

I am taking it easy.
Doing my research.
Keeping up to date.
Updating my Trip Preparation list with new info.

That is what I advise everyone here to do.

Information on Portugal Embassy in Abuja:

Email:
abuja@mne.pt

Phone number:
09037808670

justwise:


It will be removed if you start advertising telegram group here

Ah.... But I didn't put any Telegram link in my post yesterday. Anyway, thank you Moderator for removing the sentence and letting me know the rules today.

ABOUT JOB SEARCH VISA
Source: https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/procura-de-trabalho
Use Google Translate

The work search visa entitles its holder to enter and remain in the national territory for the purpose of looking for work, authorizes him/her to carry out dependent labor activities, until the visa expires or until the residence permit is granted.

This visa is granted for a period of 120 days, renewable for another 60 days and allows only one entry into Portugal.

The issuance of this visa presupposes the integration of a date of scheduling in the competent services for the granting of the residence authorization, within the period of validity of 120 days of the visa, and grants to the applicant, after the establishment and formalization of the employment relationship in that period, the right to apply for a residence permit. To do so, you must fulfill the general conditions for granting a temporary residence permit, under the terms of article 77.

Once the maximum validity limit of the visa for looking for work has expired, without the employment relationship having been established and the process of requesting the granting of a residence permit having begun, the visa holder must leave the country.

In these situations, you can only re-instruct a new visa application for this purpose, one year after the expiry of the previous visa's validity.

The request for an extension of stay submitted by a visa holder to seek work must be accompanied by proof of registration with the IEFP, IP, and a declaration by the applicant indicating that the conditions of the planned stay are maintained, being assessed taking into account the reasons that justified its grant.


GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
National visa application form (completed in full and signed by the applicant);
2 identical photographs, passport type, updated and in good condition to identify the applicant (1 pasted on the form);
Passport or other travel document, valid for more than three months after the expected date of return. Copy of the biographical page;
Proof of legal status if you are of a nationality other than the country where you apply for a visa valid for 3 months after the expected date of return;
Valid travel insurance, covering expenses necessary for medical reasons, including urgent medical assistance and eventual repatriation;
Criminal record certificate issued by the competent authority of the applicant's country of nationality or the country in which he/she has resided for more than one year (not applicable to persons under 16 years of age), with The Hague Apostille (if applicable) or legalized;
Request for consultation of the Portuguese criminal record by the Aliens and Borders Service (not applicable to minors under 16);
Copy of return transport ticket;
Proof of the availability of financial resources in the amount of at least three times the value of the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration.
Proof of the availability of financial resources may be replaced by the presentation of a term of responsibility , signed by a Portuguese citizen or a qualified foreign citizen, with a document of residence in Portugal, which guarantees food and accommodation for the visa applicant, as well as the replacement of the removal costs, in case of irregular stay.

The citizen who signs the aforementioned Term of Responsibility must have financial resources in the amount of, at least, three times the value of the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration.


SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION
Declaration indicating the conditions of the intended stay.
Proof of presentation of a declaration of interest for enrollment in the IEFP submitted online (PT) / ( EN ) / ( FR ) / ( ES ).
https://formularios.iefp.pt/index.php/929227?lang=en

Hmm... my thread was deleted (or hidden) yesterday. I wonder why. If this one is deleted, I won't bother...

Hello NairaLanders,

This is calling all Nigerians who are interested in the new Job Seeker Visa from Portugal.

This thread is not for D7 Visa...
...Not for Digital Nomad Visa
...Not for D2 or D3 Visa
...Not for Student Visa
...Not for Schengen Tourist Visa

Only Portugal Job Seeker Visa.

Looking forward to sharing information with other Nigerians who are planning to emigrate to Portugal.

Topics we will (hopefully) cover:
- Info on the Job Seeker Visa
- Visa Prep Check-list
- Getting International Passport (Fresh and renewal) from Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
- Visa Requirements
- Police Character Certificate
- Funds needed
- Accommodation in Portugal
- Submission at the Portugal Embassy in Abuja
- Flight Ticket
- etc.

Please note that I am not an expert and I am still in the process. (In fact, I am wallowing at the Passport renewal with NIS after capture). I started this thread because I searched for it in Nairaland yesterday (8th November 2022) and there was nothing on it. This is because the Job Seeker Visa is still very new and there is not much info about it. It became active on 30th of October 2022.



Please do your research before asking questions. By simply reading the previous posts, you will see that what you want to ask has probably been answered.

Looking forward to making friends here and having lunch one day in Lisboa, Porto, Braga or Lagos (Lagos of Portugal)

Let’s go…