ALBANIA, FOREIGNERS INCREASE IN NUMBER

According to data from the Albanian Institute of Statistics, 12,606 foreign citizens hold a residence permit in 2017. An increase of 3.1% compared to 2016. The economic magazine Monitor reports. During the period analysed, the number of applications for residence permits was 9.027 and concerns people coming mainly from Iran (22%), from Italy (20%), from Kosovo (11%), from Turkey (10%), followed by Greece (3.2%), the United States (3.1%), China (2.8%), Syria (2.5%), Macedonia (1.8%) and the United Kingdom (1.6%). Arrivals for work reasons increased (6,334 compared to 6,263 in 2016, + 1%), as well as family reunification (2,982 compared to the 2,783 of the previous year, + 7%) and study (656 compared to 652 in 2016, +0.6%).

(ITALPRESS/MNA).

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