“After a gap of three years, the global analytics and advice firm released its poll on migration data and concluded that in 2021, 16 per cent of adults worldwide — which points to almost 900 million people — said they would like to leave their own country permanently, if they could. The United States was on top of the preferred destination followed by Canada in the second place.”
— Gallup
The US was the most preferred immigration destination in 2021, according to Gallup’s poll, and continues to remain the most preferred by Indians. This, even as the country’s popularity has dipped from 22 per cent in 2015-16 to 18 per cent now
Gallup said that the US was the most preferred immigration destination in 2021: After a gap of three years, the global analytics and advice firm released its poll on migration data and concluded that in 2021, 16 per cent of adults worldwide — which points to almost 900 million people — said they would like to leave their own country permanently, if they could. The United States was on top of the preferred destination followed by Canada in the second place.
Just under one in five potential migrants (18 per cent) — or about 160 million adults worldwide — named the US as their desired future residence. Nearly 8 per cent of the poll’s 127,000 respondents (across 122 countries worldwide) said that they prefer to immigrate to Canada instead of the US.
Italy has announced new quotas for non-EU workers to enter Italy: 44,000 slots are reserved for seasonal employees and 38,705 are reserved for non-seasonal employees and self-employed workers
Japan is at the top of the Henley Passport Index
Japan, however, tops the Henley Passport Index (Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports, according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.) Based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Japanese citizens can visit 193 destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free, while South Koreans and Singaporeans, whose countries are tied in second place on the index, enjoy a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 192. Germany and Spain are joint third, with visa-free access to 190 destinations worldwide. The UK and the US remain in sixth and seventh places, with scores of 187 and 186, respectively, and it appears increasingly unlikely that either country will ever regain the top spot on the index which they jointly held nearly a decade ago in 2014.
Irish work visas: In January, Indians got the highest number of Ireland’s work permits: In January this year, Indian nationals were granted the highest number of work permits by Ireland. Of the total 2,525 employment permits granted in January 2023, Indians accounted for 1,059 permits followed by Philippines (227), Brazil (187), Pakistan (110), China (106) and South Africa (101).
Italian work visa quota: Italy has announced new quotas for non-EU workers to enter Italy: 44,000 slots are reserved for seasonal employees and 38,705 are reserved for non-seasonal employees and self-employed workers. Of the latter category, 30,105 slots are for workers in the road transport, construction, hotel tourism, mechanics, telecommunications, food and shipbuilding industries.
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