EU residence visas recorded a 10.1% increase, reflecting a growing trend of immigration to the European bloc. This significant growth indicates a renewed demand from third-country citizens seeking to legally establish themselves in the European space.
The motives that dominated the issuance of new residence permits were employment, family, and education. These three reasons represent the main pathways to migratory legalization in the EU, demonstrating that migratory flows are driven by both economic reasons as well as family reunification and academic pursuits.
In the ranking of countries of origin of beneficiaries of European residence visas, Brazil occupies fourth place. Brazilian citizens are only behind citizens of India, Morocco, and Ukraine, who hold the top three positions in the ranking.
These data highlight the importance of Brazil as a source of immigrants for Europe, positioning the South American country as one of the main contributors to legal migratory flows directed to the European bloc.
