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Securing Employment in the USA: Tips for Brazilian Citizens

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  As a point of reference, on January 24, 2022, the Brazilian National Immigration Council released Normative Resolution No. 45, which was meant to set rules for the temporary work visas given to foreigners who will work for a foreign company from Brazil ("digital nomad visa"). According to this normative decision, a "digital nomad" is a foreign worker who can do work for a foreign company from Brazil using information and communication technologies. These workers are also known as "digital nomads." This digital nomad visa work visa can be applied for in two ways: (i) while the foreign worker is still outside of Brazil (i.e., before coming to Brazil); or (ii) while the foreign worker is already in Brazil. How to apply for a visa depends on the option you choose, but the following items are required Declaration that says the person can do their job from home using ICT (information and communication technologies); Employment or services agreement or any oth...

The Process of Getting a Work Visa for Brazilian Citizens in the USA

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  A process called "naturalization" lets people from Brazil who come to the US become Americans. This goes along with permanent residency and gives you the same rights as if you were born in the US. As a permanent resident, you can go through this process after five years. If you are married to a US citizen, you can go through it after three years. Besides these, there are a number of other factors that will be used. You need to: At least 18 years old Have legally lived in the US for the necessary amount of time Learn to read, write, and talk English Do not have a criminal past and have good morals Learn about government and history Be true to the US Constitution. Say "I promise to serve" You can apply by filling out Form N-400 once you are sure you are qualified. You have to show that you are qualified and give information about yourself and your family on this form. You can fill out this form online or on paper and send it in. You need to pay the $640 application...

From Brazil to the USA: Migration Patterns and Reasons

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SMH. OMG, these effects become hella clearer when you break down the drivers of different types of migration to the EU.   Another possible explanation is that the high level of entry restrictions on migration implies a low flex of migration flows in reacting to changes of economic conditions in countries of destination. At, like, the individual level, the decision of where to migrate isn't, like, linked to, like, a rational evaluation of, like, changes in employment rate or GDP per capita in potential destinations, but to, like, a generic perception of, like, favourable perspectives with respect to the country of origin.2018). Digital transformation gonna need migrants to upskill and might mean less jobs in the sectors they work in rn. In da empirical analysis in Chapter 3, the role of demography as driver of migration is like totally captured by da fertility rate variable.The fertility rate is lowkey affecting how big the 15-30 age group is gonna be in the future and lowkey showin...

The Brazilian-American Journey: Why Are Brazilians Moving?

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Introduction What's the tea on how international migration vibes when Brazilians study abroad? This is one of the questions this article aims to flex on. Nowadays, like, you can totally peep that a ton of Brazilians are living and studying outside of Brazil, ya know? Accordin' to the Bra- zilian Educational & Language Travel Association, 365,000 Brazilians totally flexed on exchange study programmes in 20191 as a way to mobi-lity, ya know? But like, being able to study, jetset internationally, and live abroad is like a major flex that not everyone can do, ya know? And honestly, not even within each country, it's like a total inequality vibe. This article like totally dives into a bunch of factors that influence Brazilians' ability to flex on the international scene, and how it affects their studies and life abroad, ya know? It's all about how people do their thing across different countries, their ethnic connections, and their skills, ya know? Like, education is...

Political Instability and Economic Struggles: Why Brazilians Choose the US

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 METHODOLOGY   This article is based on mad sources of data, fam. The first is a vibe check on all the lit research, newspaper articles, and policy docs about international and national trends, plus the dope policy moves in the world of international education and migrations. Yo, like, major props were given to the Brazilian diaspora and all the lit stuff happening in Brazilian educa- tion policy. OMG, like these sources totally spill the tea! The first two parts of the article give a lit overview of the coercive and enabling structures that are relevant to the research questions above. Yas queen!The second source of data are like twenty semi-structured interviews with Brazilian peeps who have lived and studied in a bunch of different foreign countries. Interviews included informants reppin' people in some of the biggest recipient states, in numerical terms, for the global Brazilian diaspora, like the USA, Japan, and European countries like Portugal, Italy, Norway and Germany,...

The Allure of the US: Why Brazilians Are Leaving Home

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ETHNIC CAP, MOBILITY OPPS AND ASPIRATIONS   We've been all about the struggles and how international travel is getting so limited, ya know? Yet, like, within the talked about constraining forces, it's totally possible to spot various enabling transnational structures and mobility opportunities. Like, to really get what's up with Brazilian emigration rn and how education and transnationalism play into it, you gotta know some key stuff about the country's vibe and what's been going down lately. The major defining traits that will be highlighted are, like, firstly, eth- nic diversity and transnational communities, which are both products and drivers of international migration, and secondly, the developmental condi- tions and structural challenges the country has faced. In migration and diaspora studies, Brazil is, like, a total case that shows path dependence and lasting effects of migratory movements as, like, fundamental features for the future of human mobility in t...

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