whereTOemigrate Research · data as of July 2026
Immigration Statistics 2026
The state of legal migration routes worldwide, from the whereTOemigrate database of 2,863 open pathways.
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The global picture
- 2,863 visa and residency pathways are open across 215 countries and territories.
- 885 (31%) lead to permanent residence; 606 (21%) to citizenship.
- 1,622 (57%) require no job offer.
- 2,646 (92%) require no language certificate.
- 962 (34%) carry an age cap — an upper age limit that closes the route to you.
- 2,859 of 2,863 pathways are recorded against an official source.
Open pathways by category
work
residence
family
education
investment
passive_income
ancestry
Open pathways by region
Europe
Americas
Asia
Africa
Oceania
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Free to cite and republish with attribution: “Source: whereTOemigrate — Immigration Statistics 2026: 2,863 Visa Pathways Across 215 Countries” (CC BY 4.0). Figures computed from the whereTOemigrate pathway database of 2,863 open visa and residency pathways across 215 countries and territories, each linked to a named source. Methodology: how we collect and verify.
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