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Standardised inflows of temporary migrants

<p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>This database provides estimates of annual temporary migration flows to OECD countries. The estimates are mainly based on the number of newly granted permits/visas issued to foreign citizens, provided by NSOs or Ministerial statistical services.</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>&nbsp;</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Temporary migration flows are classified into 6 groups: international students newly registered in a tertiary education programme; migrants participating in a work-travel exchange programs; intra-corporate transferees; trainees; seasonal foreign workers; and other foreign workers participating in national temporary migration programmes.</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>&nbsp;</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><strong>Note that selected temporary movements are excluded from our estimates of temporary migration inflows.</strong> These are: tourists; crews; persons in transit; business visitors; diplomats; journalists; job-search visa holders; religious workers; sportspersons; artists; performers; posted workers.</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>&nbsp;</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Short-term movements under free-movement agreements are not included in this dataset. Asylum seekers are not included in this data set. See the following <a href="https://stat.link/og27ea">tables</a>.</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>&nbsp;</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Ukrainians under the Temporary Protection Directive are not included in this data set.</p><p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><strong>Further information:</strong> <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/international-migration-outlook-2023_b0f40584-en.html">International Migration Outlook</a></p>