The latest Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) was recently issued by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group, providing insight into the challenges and relocation issues that expats face when moving abroad.
This index specifically illustrates the level of integration difficulty for expats in Europe and North America. 27 EU member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland, Canada and the USA were ranked according to their immigration policies using seven categories and 148 indicators. The main categories for ranking the immigration challenges were employment opportunities, possibilities for family reunion, education options, political participation, long-term residence, access to citizenship and anti-discrimination policy.According to this index, the countries in which integration is easiest according to above categories are Sweden, Portugal, Canada, Finland and the Netherlands.
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Global Connection: Expat Integration Challenges Report
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
