Five countries Colombians can easily move to if they meet these requirements

Going to study, work or live permanently outside of Colombia are usually the goals of many people in the country, either because they are looking for better opportunities, or because they are interested in living with a new culture. For that reason, here you are We have five countries where Colombians can easily go to live, either by obtaining nationality or through a residence permit.

Portugal

Since 2015, Spain and Portugal have enacted a series of laws that sought to repair Jews who had been expelled from these territories. Therefore, Those who demonstrate, regardless of their nationality, that they have Sephardic descent, could obtain Spanish or Portuguese nationality.

According to the newspaper El Tiempo, although Spain has set October 1, 2019 as the deadline for applying for this benefit, in Portugal there is still validity to perform this procedure.

To start the process of acquiring the Portuguese nationality, it is necessary to fulfill some requirements such as: be of legal age, be emancipated under Portuguese law, have not been convicted of a crime of three or more years under Portuguese law, and demonstrate its connection with the Sephardi Jews of the Iberian Peninsula.

Regarding the formal documentary requirements that must be met, They do not know Portuguese, are not taking an exam or are traveling to Portugal.

Once your Sephardic ancestry is certified, It is necessary to prepare a certificate, delivered by the Jewish community of Porto or Lisbon, and to submit the application for nationality to the Portuguese Ministry of Justice.

If you are granted citizenship, you can live and work in any of the 27 countries of the European Union.

Austria

The Austrian government reported on 1 September this year descendants of Austrian citizens who are victims of the Nazi regime will be able to obtain Austrian citizenship.

“A victim of the National Socialist regime under the Austrian Nationality Act (hereafter persecuted ancestor, regardless of whether it is a woman or a man) is any person who, in his capacity as an Austrian citizen, is a citizen of one of the successor states of the Austro-Hungarian or stateless monarchy e residing in federal territory before May 15, 1955, had gone abroad because he feared (justified) or had suffered persecution by the organs of the National Socialist Party of German Workers“The Austrian government explains on its website.

According to the authorities of the Austrian government, people wishing to acquire citizenship must prove that they are descendants in direct kinship of a persecuted ancestor, i.e. son / daughter, grandson and great grandson. Adopted children who have been adopted as minors are also considered relatives.

To start the process, you need to fill out a form on the Austrian government website www.ias.bmeia.gv.at.

Germany

Since August 2019, the country has granted German nationality to those descendants of German citizens who were victims of the Nazi regime, who had to flee. According to the German Interior Ministry, there are two decrees that facilitate this process.

“It applies in particular to people whose parents or grandparents had to flee abroadInterior Minister Horst Seehofer explained, for whom Germany must “assume its historical responsibilities”, explained the daily El Tiempo.

The second is a current legislation that Germany has, under which foreign Jews could apply for German nationality. In this, now people whose father was a foreigner, and whose mother had lost German nationality, will be able to apply it, as well as Germans whose nationality was stripped of their nationality for emigrating during the Nazi regime.

In these cases, only people in the second, third, fourth and, in some cases, fifth lineage, born before January 1, 2000 will be able to access.

Some of the minimum requirements that must be met are basic knowledge of the German language and of a legal and social nature.

Canada

That country offers several options for acquiring Canadian residency, and among them is the work option, which can be processed in two ways. The first, it is through a permit issued by the Canadian employer that serves a foreign worker. This document is called the Labor Market Impact Study (Lmia for its acronym in English).

The second option that Colombians have, thanks to the trade agreement, is that you don’t need an Lmia, but It is only required that the candidate have a profession exempt from the list of jobs that must be justified in the Lmia.

Among the requirements required by the Canadian government to live or work there, is to have a good command of the language, English or French, depending on where the person wants to settle. Also, while not mandatory, it is recommended that applicants be under the age of 35, as this is usually the government’s most chosen population group.

The applicant must also not have a serious criminal record.

United States

If you wish to acquire permanent residence for foreigners, through employment, you can do so in three ways in agreement with the US Department of Homeland Security:

1. First preference (EB-1) – priority workers

2. Second preference (EB-2)

Foreigners enrolled in professions that require a post-graduate degree or have exceptional aptitudes (including applications for exemption for national interests).

3. Third preference (EB-3)

Skilled workers, professionals and other workers.

You can also apply for the O1 work visa, intended for people who have extraordinary skills in science, arts, business, education or athletics.

“To qualify for this visa you must demonstrate that you have extraordinary sustained national and international acclaim skills, and you must temporarily go to the United States to continue working in the area of ​​your extraordinary capabilities. The initial period of stay is three years“, Explained the newspaper El Tiempo.