Reports from Portugal suggests that all migrants and asylum-seekers in Portugal have been granted full citizenship rights as the fight against the deadly Coronavirus continues.
However, the report revealed that the full citizenship right is a temporal one as the Portuguese government hopes to bring the situation under control.
We gathered that this will guarantee the rights of all the foreign citizens with applications pending with Portuguese immigration, and their status is valid until 30 June 2020.
On why this decision was taken, the Portuguese Council of Ministers stated that the decision was taken to “reduce the risks for public health” of maintaining the current scheduling of appointments at the immigration office, for both the border agents and the migrants and asylum seekers.
Portugal’s president, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has, however, labelled the pandemic “a true war,” which would bring true challenges to the country’s way of life and economy.
Additionally, he heaped a lot of praises on all citizens as he commended their behaviour in this time of need. the behaviour of Portuguese citizens.
Source: ghgossip.com
