Two-thirds of immigrants want to stay in Switzerland
Almost two-thirds of people who move to Switzerland want to stay, according to an analysis by the Federal Statistical Office on international migration.
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Dos tercios de los inmigrantes quieren quedarse en Suiza
This desire is particularly strong among people from European countries that do not belong to the EU, the Demos studyExternal link revealed on Monday. The data on migration has been gathered since 1998.
In 2022, 41% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over and born abroad said they had migrated to Switzerland for family reasons and 37% said they had come for professional reasons, the statistical office said. The next two most frequently cited reasons were asylum (6%) and studies (4%).
Men more often gave their job as the reason and women their family. For people from EU and EFTA states, their job was also frequently the reason, while for other groups of countries the main reason was family reunification.
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Retirement and family reasons were the most commonly cited reasons for wanting to leave, followed by professional reasons and homesickness.
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