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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Portugal scraps 'manifestation of interest' clause in latest immigration crackdown

Tourist admiring Porto and Dom Luis I bridge (Credit: Marco Bottigelli—Getty Images)

Portugal is trying to shake off its reputation as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for immigrants, with its right-leaning government taking the ax to yet another scheme previously designed to attract foreign workers.

Authorities have revoked a “manifestation of interest” mechanism in Portugal’s visa rules, which had allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to obtain residency in the country with relative ease.

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