1. Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants in Portugal Migration Forum Costa da Caparica - Portugal

2. International Catholic Organization; Set up by the Society of Jesus in 1980; Its mission is to accompany, to serve and to plead the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced people; JRS is now working over 50 countries worldwide. Jesuit Refugee Service

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4. Psychological/ social support Legal advice Job-finding Pedro Arrupe’s Shelter Portuguese language courses Medical aid CLAI – Local support centre for immigrants Micro-credit Awareness-raising of migrant issues through media and at schools Recognition of qualifications of highly skilled Immigrants Jesuit Refugee Service - Portugal

5. Recognition Process – the main steps 1) Gathering of the documentation; 2) Translation and legalization of documents; 3)Payment of fees for registering the process in a school; 4) Waiting period 5) Portuguese language exam; 6) Internship from 4 months to a year; 7) Final exam; 8) Registration in the Professional Council. On average the whole recognition process will not take less than a year Recognition of Qualifications in Portugal in Portugal

6. Partnership: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Jesuit Refugee Service-Portugal Financed by: C.Gulbenkian Foundation 2002 – 2005 Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants

7. Aims of the project To support the social and professional integration of immigrant doctors (non-EU citizens) whose jobs in Portugal do not match their academic qualifications in the process of obtaining recognition of their degree; To contribute to reduce the shortage of healthcare professionals in the Portuguese labour market. Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants

8. Social Support Portuguese language classes; Individual couselling; Psychological support Protocols celebrated with Medicine Schools; Protocols celebrated with the Immigration Services; Protocols celebrated with the Ministry of Health; Etc. Financial Support Payment of the translations needed to the recognition process; Payment of a monthly scholarship (during the internship); Payment of all the expenses required by the recognition process; Payment of technical books of medicine. Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants Main aids of the project

9. Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants Challenges and solutions Found Challenges: The waiting period; Professional Integration; Visa renovation; Burocracy; Some resistance of the Portuguese doctors; Solutions found Extend the financial support in a loan system; Search of work in the medicine labour market (Blood Institute,etc.) Protocols with the Health Ministry Protocols with the Immigration Services; Informal contacts with the embassies, Doctors Order Sensibilisation through the Media and in the work floor.

10. MenWomenTotal% Ucranian31195041,67 Moldovan18123025 Russian8101815 Guinean3254,17 Romenian1232,5 Bielorrussian0221,67 Albanian1121,67 Angolan1121,67 Cuban0221,67 Georgian1121,67 Bulgarian1010,83 Kazakhstani0110,83 Sahrawi0110,83 Senegalese0110,83 Total6555120100% Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants Statistics

11. Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants Final Result of the project

12. Thank You! Recognition of Qualifications of Highly Skilled Immigrants