India leads in acquiring foreign citizenship, remains top country of origin for new migrants. Here's where

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Indians, who are at the forefront of migrating to OECD countries, also lead in acquiring foreign citizenship, according to a recent OECD report..

The report titled "International Migration Outlook: 2023," has shown Indians constitute the largest national group acquiring citizenship in affluent countries..

Among the 38-member OECD, the top three countries that granted passports to Indian immigrants in 2021 were the United States (56,000), Australia (24,000), and Canada (21,000)..

According to the report, China boasts the largest number of international students among OECD-member countries, while India leads the pack in terms of the 'flow' of new migrants...

In 2021, India, for the second consecutive year, ranked as the top country of origin for new migrants (excluding students) to OECD-member countries, with an outflow of 400,000 individuals..

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