Immigration is the process of changing the place of residence, associated with the movement on permanent or temporary residence in another country for one or another reason.
Immigration is the vital basis for economic and social well-being. Citizens of the country get older and the density of population decreases, however immigrants help to support stability of the country and raise a level of economy. There appear new possibilities to engage in new activities on the other markets and to realize own goals. There are good many reasons for immigration. The main one is the economic and social motives when migrants are looking for a country with more favorable living conditions and possibility to have the adequate income, low corruption and crime level, good geographic location, favorable conditions for doing business, low tax rates, attractive investment possibilities, favorable conditions for buying real estate, stable legislation, etc. Political motives turn in desire to take refuge from prosecutions on racial, political, national, religious or other indications.
There most popular motives for immigration are as following:
- Wish to develop business on foreign markets or do business abroad completely;
- Intention to work internationally;
- Wish to get international education;
- Wish to live in a country with favorable political, social, cultural and economic conditions;
- Family reunification;
- Wish to get another country citizenship.
Nowadays immigration to Europe, when residents of countries with low economic and social standards of living wish to move to more industrialized countries and to provide the perspective future for themselves and their children, has become very popular. For the last decade Europe has become the most important center for immigration. All European Union countries represented 18.6% of global imports and exports, although it is only 7% of the world population. The majority of Non-European Union countries’ citizens immigrate to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, as well as to the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and many other.
Immigration to Europe provides opportunity to move freely across Schengen countries.
The most widespread ways for immigration are:
- Immigration on the basis of purchase of real estate;
- Immigration by investing activities.
Business immigration is registration/ buying company in another country to get temporary or permanent residence permit in a foreign country. Immigrants help develop small and medium-sized business and eventually to become potential consumers of the global companies. More stable consumers, more benefits the business and the society of the country get. Moreover, the business immigration can help improve labor standards in the country. Business immigration is especially attractive for financial, tourist and information-communication technologies, as it is capable to raise competitiveness of local manufacturers market on the international scene.
Lithuania is a small country, but trying to keep up with large countries. The developed infrastructure, a convenient geographical position, multilingual country’s population and other characteristics provide favorable conditions for business immigration. More information can be found here: (links about Lithuania, Spain, and Canada).
More information can be found at immigration to Lithuania.