Portugal comes close to attaining best practice on eligibility and labour market integration measures. After a year or less working in Portugal, they are eligible to accept most jobs, just like EU nationals. If they have a viable business plan, they can start a business. Integration measures aim to reduce migrants' unemployment, promote vocational training and improve migrants' level of Portuguese. However, depending on their country of origin, migrants have their skills and qualifications recognised under procedures that are often long, expensive, and heavily bureaucratic. Once they find a job, migrants can keep working in the country with the right to renew all work permits. The state does not necessarily withdraw migrants' rights to live and work if they become unemployed. Migrant workers' security in employment and rights already meet best practice.
