Ukrainian started immigration to Portugal in 2001 becoming the biggest immigration nationality around 2003, being one of the biggest immigrant nations in Portugal in the last decade. In 2003 more than  64.695 legal Ukrainian were working legally in Portugal with estimation of another 20.000 working illegally.  This numbers at that time represented more than 15% of total number of immigrants in Portugal.

At that time, only Ukrainian with difficult economic conditions were moving their life to Portugal, most of those immigrants they were well educated and working in different fields other than their education expertise. The links between Ukraine and Portugal have become quite close and it became usual to find Ukrainian immigrants all over Portugal in the most variety of positions.

Now the world has changed, conditions in Ukraine in the last years have improved a lot, several immigrants returned to their country (2006 only 40.000 Ukrainian legally working in Portugal) and it became less interesting to live and work in Portugal. The world changes so fast that nowadays only Rich Ukrainian are moving to Portugal, specially those who are looking for safety area to live, moving out of a possible conflict that can generate a big war and securing their assets all over the world.

Being surrounded by sun and clean blue sky is one of the biggest attractions that rich Ukrainian identify in Portugal. Those who decided to live Ukraine to obtain their Golden Visas are expected to become Portuguese within next 6 years. Now they count with a big local community of Ukrainian immigrants, specialty food stores with Ukrainian products and lots of different traditions already integrated into our society.

Portugal is fully open to all Ukrainian that want to obtain Golden Visas to run away from the recent conflicts that can last for a long period. If you wish to know details, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

For those who wish to find detailed information about Ukrainian immigration to Portugal please check this link.