Are you an entrepreneur who intends to develop your startup in Portugal, even though you might not have started your business yet? Have you already launched a startup in your country but want to set it up in Portugal? The Portuguese government announced the "start-up visa" program during the India-Portugal summit on January 9, 2017. This will be a visa facilitation plan for Indian entrepreneurs who want to set up a start-up in Portugal. According to a statement sent to the media, graduates of engineering and information and communication technology (ICT) are also protected by this measure. The "start-up visa" program is designed to facilitate entry into Portugal and issue residence and work permits for these specific categories of visa applicants. In addition, at this event, the Portuguese startup company (National Entrepreneurship Strategy) and the Indian Investment Agency signed a memorandum of understanding. The memo has three goals: Provide a good business environment and direction for start-ups and their businesses in India and Portugal. Coordination between governments, investors, incubators, consultants, universities and research / development institutions of the two countries to strengthen the entrepreneurial sector of the two countries. In the financing, market expansion, business structure recommendations and technical marketing and other aspects to provide startups with help throughout the life cycle. In November last year, more than 700 entrepreneurs from India participated in the Web Summit in Portugal. They helped us understand that at the beginning of the event, Lisbon had already chosen the location of the company, which was as competitive as London or San Francisco, which was recommended by the Minister of Industry João Vasconcelos. Five startups established in Portugal participated in the event: Aptoide, Feedzai, Outsystems, Zask and Zomato. For some people, the goal is to recruit engineers. For others, they can develop markets and raise investments. Portuguese venture capital companies also attended the meeting, the country's venture capital went to India to find foreign joint investors. From the Indian perspective, there are many engineering students, as well as participants in the Bangalore startup ecosystem, from accelerators like 10,000 Startups, to representatives of Microsoft, Amazon and other technology giants in India. In the evening, the Portuguese startup held a cocktail party for about 100 Indian investors. On the third day of a six-day official visit to India, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa made it clear that he intends to continue to attract young Indian startups at the last Internet Summit in Lisbon. According to estimates by several international agencies, India is already the third largest country in terms of the number of startups. After signing a memorandum of understanding between a Portuguese startup and an Indian startup, the Prime Minister called on Indian youth to use this visa facilitation measure. Contact Us Call - +91-9643460171 E-mail - support@ondemandint