Indians top the list of people seeking citizenship in OECD countries. Of Indians moving to OECD countries, 133,000 were granted nationality, the highest among all countries.
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India retained its top position as the country of origin of new immigrants among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in 2021. According to the OECD's International Migration Outlook: 2023 report released on Monday, 407,000 Indians migrated to OECD countries. This was 86 percent more than the 220,000 Indians in 2020. China and Romania followed India with 283,000 and 215,000 immigrants, respectively. OECD is a group of 38 countries, most of which are high-income and rank very high in the rankings. Of those Indians who migrated to OECD countries, 133,000 were granted nationality of these countries, the highest among all countries. These acquisitions occurred mostly in the United States (56,000), Australia (24,000) and Canada (21,000).
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