In Uruguay, 70% of Venezuelan university professionals did not revalidate their degree

In Uruguay at least 70% of Venezuelan professionals did not revalidate their title because they were unaware that they could carry out this procedure or due to problems with their documents when they left Venezuela, indicated Ángel Arellano, representative of the Venezuelan-Uruguayan Chamber of Businesspeople and Professionals.

Arellano, who participated in the presentation of the 2023 Cavenuy Census, explained that This census is a first step that will be preceded by a survey aimed at Venezuelan university professionals who emigrated to Uruguay to find out what their main concerns and problems are.

According to Cavenuy’s representative, more than 60% of Venezuelans residing in Uruguay are university professionalsthis shows that it is a community with a “relevant” education.

Arellano highlighted that more than half of the workers of the majority of Venezuelan companies that operate in Uruguay are nationals, which reflects that the Venezuelan community had a very good integration in the country, favored by the openness of Uruguayan society to receive Venezuelan migrants.

A third of Venezuelan ventures in the South American country are in the gastronomic sector, followed by businesses related to aesthetics and the trade of goods and services.

In addition to the revalidation of titles, which according to Arellano has improved “overwhelmingly” since the system was renewedthe first concern of Venezuelan professionals in Uruguay is employment and they are interested in getting a job in their area of ​​knowledge or improving the quality of the one they already have.

Also shown concerned about housing and safetywhich Cavenuy’s representative valued as a sign that the Venezuelan community is interested in settling in Uruguay, since otherwise it would not be concerned about these issues.

Likewise, he stressed that the information offered by this census – in which 476 professionals, 87 businesses and 43 companies participated – is important due to the population growth data in Uruguay, which would have lost population if it were not for the arrival of immigrants.

«“We are seeing a community of more than 30,000 Venezuelan citizens who live today in Uruguay, quite consolidated and committed to the country, who are working and contributing, 19% of Venezuelan immigrants are entrepreneurs who are employing labor and investing here.”he concluded.

*With information from EFE*