Italy

Migration

Emigration, which traditionally provided relief from overpopulation and unemployment, now represents only a fraction of the millions of Italians who emigrated during the two decades prior to 1914. From 1900 to 1914, 16 of every 1,000 Italians left their homeland each year; by the late 1970s, that proportion had declined to about 1.5 per 1,000. Of the 65,647 Italians who emigrated in 1989, 26,098 went to Germany; 16,347 to Switzerland; 5,277 to France; 4,076 to the United States; and 23,849 to other countries. Immigration in 1989 totaled approximately 81,201 people, of whom West Germans accounted for 13,198. In 1990, 781,100 immigrants lived in Italy. This figure did not include some 600,000 who were believed to be illegal immigrants.

The overall impetus to emigrate has been greatly reduced by economic expansion within Italy itself and by the shrinking job market in other countries, especially Germany. Nevertheless, Germany had 560,100 Italian residents at the end of 1991, and France had 253,679 in 1990. Particularly significant in the first two decades after World War II was the considerable migration from the rural south to the industrial north, but by the mid-1980s, this flow had become insignificant.

In 1998, Italy received a total of 7,112 asylum applications, an increase of over 380% on the 1,858 applications lodged in 1997.

LOCATION: 47°05′ to 36°38′ N; 6°37′ to 18°31′ E. BOUNDARY LENGTHS: Switzerland, 744 kilometers (462 miles); Austria, 430 kilometers (267 miles); Slovenia, 209 kilometers (130 miles); total coastline including islands of Sicily and Sardinia, 7,458 kilometers (4,634 miles); France, 514 kilometers (320 miles). TERRITORIAL SEA LIMIT: 12 miles.

The main countries of origin were the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Turkey. Refugee status was granted in 29.6% of decisions on the applications made in 1998. Italy also hosts 5,816 people who arrived in 1999 from Macedonia under the UNHCR/IOM Humanitarian Evacuation Programme. In 1999, the net migration rate was 0.17 migrants per 1,000 population.

User Contributions:

1

govinda

Jul 3, 2007 @ 3:03 am

dear sir,

I am Govind Ghimire form Nepal. i would like to get some information about migration programme of italy.....
Govinda Ghimire

2

Mohammad Salauddin

Aug 4, 2007 @ 4:04 am

Dear sir,
I'm Salauddin(26) from Bangladesh. I want to migrate in Italy. How it possible? What are the requirment?

3

chetna

Aug 15, 2007 @ 4:04 am

Dear sir,
IM Chetna kaushal from India . I want to migrate in Italy.How is
possible What are the requirment?

4

Firuz

Aug 17, 2007 @ 7:07 am

Hello!
my name is Firuz!!
I'm from Tajikistan!
I'd so questions to your!!
I want to migrate in Itaky!!
How is
possible What are the requirment?

5

Javed Raza

Aug 23, 2007 @ 7:07 am

Dear Sir,

This is Javed Raza I am from Afghanistan and I am intrested in Immigration to Italy but as i am trying to find out the web site of Immigration of Italy so I could not dont you mind to send me information about Immigration please...

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Harun

Aug 25, 2007 @ 2:02 am

I am Harun from Bangladesh. I would like to take migration ITALY.
Plz inform me about migration process in ITALY.
Thanx.
Harun
Dhaka-Bangladesh.

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filmon

Sep 7, 2007 @ 7:07 am

i am called filmon i live in sudan i wana to imigrate to italy coz i wana to to with my wife there.and i hope to listen good news from you

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marine

Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:11 am

hallo sir i am marine iam from srilanka i would like to work in italy only four years can you help to me . can you tell how to get work permit .beacause i havent any friends to help this is my mail address sugithmarrine@hotmail.com

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