Where in Europe gives the most residency permits to Americans, Brits and Indians?

"The data refers to new permit authorisations issued by national authorities to non-EU citizens that allows them to stay in the country for employment, family, education or other reasons, so they can be interpreted as how many third-country people moved to live in a certain country. The data, however, also include permits issued because of a change to a previous residence status or reissued after a gap of at least six months."

"As British, US, Canadian, Australian and Indian citizens are among our most common readers, we have looked into the data about which states in Europe the tens of thousands of citizens from these countries made their homes in 2024. We also included data on those who moved from South Africa and New Zealand in 2024. For British and Australian citizens, the most common reason to obtain a residence permit was employment (30 and 29 percent, respectively), while for US and Canadian citizens, it was education (38 and 37 percent)."

"The latest Eurostat data show that some 43,600 British citizens obtained a first residence permit in the EU in 2024. That reflects a similar figure to the number of Brits who have moved in the three previous years, although it's far fewer than the 90,000 who were given first residency permits in 2021 in the aftermath of Brexit. Spain was the country that issued the largest number of new permits to British citizens (12,653), a significant increase from 10,166 in 2023."

European countries issued about 3.57 million first residence permits to non‑EU citizens in 2024, covering reasons such as employment, family, education and other grounds. The permit totals include new authorisations, changes to previous residence status and reissues after gaps of at least six months. British and Australian citizens most commonly obtained permits for employment (30% and 29%), while US and Canadian citizens most commonly obtained permits for education (38% and 37%). Around 43,600 British citizens obtained first residence permits in the EU in 2024, with Spain issuing the largest share (12,653), followed by France and Germany.

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