Fewer non EU residents allowed to stay in Tenerife and EU countries
Fewer people from outside the European Union are being granted permission to live in member countries and those who do are moving mostly for family reasons, for work and for education, new figures reveal.
The latest bulletin from the EU shows that 2.3 million people were granted an authorisation to reside in the EU, a fall of 200,000 compared to 2008.
The highest number of new residence permits, 660,000, 28.2%, was granted for reasons related to family. Also 646,000, 27.6% were for employment, and 510,000, 21.8% for education.
Compared with 2008, the number of new permits issued for employment, which was the main reason in 2008, fell by 142,000. In addition, the number of permits issued for family reasons fell between 2008 and 2009, but to a lesser extent, by 26,000, while permits for education increased by 53,000.
Source: ExpatForum.com
