“My grandfather was Portuguese, according to the citizenship law I would have a direct dependence because it is up to the 3rd generation, my son would still have the right to Portuguese citizenship. However, when my father was born, my grandmother was separated from my grandfather and the What did she do? When she registered my father, she didn’t put her father’s name”. [E13, Man, 43 years old, Brazil]
With the exception of two persons, all the interviewees had completed academic degrees, ranging from Management, Biochemistry, Accountability, Information Technology to Human Resources. Most consider that having a degree did not allow the access to a better job in Portugal.
“No, because I have overqualified colleagues such as doctors, lawyers, graduates and Portuguese specialists in call centres”. [E4, Man, 44 years old, Venezuela]
“Before going to work for a call centre, I tried a lot to try in my field (…) what emerged in terms of response first were call centres. I sent my CV and the next day they got in touch with me”. [E9, Woman, 33 years old, Cape Vert]
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