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

Going to study, work, or live permanently outside of Colombia, are usually the objectives 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 We have five countries to which Colombians can easily go to live, either by obtaining nationality, or through a residence permit.

Portugal

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

According to the newspaper El Tiempo, although Spain established October 1, 2019 as the deadline to apply for this benefit, in Portugal there is still the validity to carry out this procedure.

To start the process of acquiring Portuguese nationality, you must meet some requirements such as: be of legal age, be emancipated according to Portuguese law, not have been convicted of a crime that is three or more years old, according to Portuguese law, and demonstrate its connection with the Sephardic Jews of the Iberian Peninsula.

Regarding the formal documentary requirements that you must meet, They are not knowing Portuguese, or taking an exam, or traveling to Portugal.

Once you certify your Sephardic descent, You must process a certificate, delivered by the Jewish community of Porto or Lisbon, and submit your application for nationality to the Portuguese Ministry of Justice.

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

Austria

On September 1 this year, the Austrian government reported that 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 terms of the Austrian Nationality Act (hereinafter persecuted ancestor, regardless of whether he is a woman or a man) is any person who, in his capacity as an Austrian citizen, a citizen of one of the States successors of the Austro-Hungarian or stateless monarchy and residing in federal territory before May 15, 1955, had gone abroad because he feared (with motives) or suffered persecution by the organs of the German National Socialist Workers’ Party”Explains the Austrian government on its website.

According to the Austrian Government authorities, people who want to acquire nationality must prove that they are descendants in direct kinship of a persecuted ancestor, that is, son / daughter, grandchild and great-grandchild. Even adopted children who have been adopted as minors are considered relatives.

To start the process, you must fill out a form on the website of the Government of Austria 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 Ministry of the Interior, there are two decrees that facilitate this process.

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

The second is a current legislation that Germany has, with 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 for this, as will the Germans who had their nationality taken away for having emigrated during the Nazi regime.

In those cases, only people in the second, third, fourth, and in some cases, fifth line of descent who were born before January 1, 2000 will be able to access.

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

Canada

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

The second option that Colombians have, thanks to the commercial agreement is that they do not need an Lmia, but It is only requested that the candidate has a profession that is exempt from the list of jobs that must be justified in the Lmia.

Among the requirements requested by the Canadian government to live or work there, is to have a good command of the language, either English or French, depending on where the person wants to settle. In addition, although it is not mandatory, it is recommended that applicants be under 35 years of age, since it is usually the population group most chosen by the government.

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 United States Department of Homeland Security:

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

2. Second preference (EB-2)

Foreigners who are members of the professions that require a postgraduate degree or have exceptional aptitude (including applications for a national interest exemption).

3. Third preference (EB-3)

Skilled workers, professionals and other workers.

You can also apply for the O1 work visa, which is intended for people who have extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, business, education or athletics.

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