Social protection gaps leave South Asian immigrants exposed
A Migration Observatory study reveals that Portugal lacks social protection reciprocity agreements with South Asian countries, creating unequal access to benefits compared with immigrants from other regions. This gap affects retirement, healthcare, and unemployment coverage.
Why it matters for your move
Understanding which nationalities face social protection barriers helps prospective migrants plan healthcare and pension provisions.
This is Re-locant.com’s own brief, written to explain what the update means for people moving to or living in Portugal. For the full original report, see the source below.