4 European Countries That are Immigration-Friendly for Africans

Are you an African looking forward to flying to UK? Well, certain European countries have lately been tightening their immigration policies which makes it harder for foreigners, especially those from Africa to access.

However, there are others that provide relatively open immigration pathways for Africans, strong support systems in (education, jobs, social integration) as well as very low levels of racial discrimination. Here are five top options you can consider, based on a few criteria that we have highlighted for you:

PORTUGAL

Portugal offers simple immigration procedures like D7 and job-seeker visa. These visas are not hard to get compared to those for other European nations. Again, there are Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) African communities e.g., Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, making it even easier for citizens from those named countries to immigrate. Again, the path to citizenship of Portugal is just 5 years.

The Portuguese are very tolerant, also having a welcoming culture.

FRANCE
France has, for many decades, held long-standing relationship with many African countries. France hosts large African diaspora from West and North Africa, that assumably explains why many French internationals have dark skin complexion like Africans.

It has many integration and language support programs, which is an advantage for most African nations.

GERMANY
Germany has a huge demand for skilled workers especially in technology, healthcare and engineering. This is a pathway for majority of Africans who can offer skilled manpower in some of those fields.

The country offers Blue Card and other pro-immigrant work visa options, making it easier for foreigners to find it easy to migrate to the country. The workers here, enjoy good salaries and benefits

SPAIN
Spain, like France, prides in the long history of immigration from North and West Africa. Here, it is easy to regularize status if you live there for 3 years.