Indians No 1 in getting citizenship of rich nations, most of them in US

New Delhi and Ottawa may be involved in a diplomatic impasse, but when it comes to immigration, Indians are the top country for immigration to OECD countries and for obtaining foreign citizenship. American citizenship is still the most sought after. Canada is the nation that has naturalised the most foreign nationals.
As per an OECD report, Indians form the largest national group when it comes to acquiring rich-country citizenship and Canada registered the biggest proportionate increase - a 174% jump between 2021 and 2022 - among host countries offering their passports to foreign nationals.
Last year also saw the highest number of foreign nationals acquiring OECD country citizenship: 28,00,00, a 25% jump over 2021.
A thorough breakdown of country-of-origin statistics for 2022 is not included in the report. However, it claims that starting in 2019, India has become the primary country of origin for those obtaining citizenship in OECD nations.
The figure for 2019 was around 150,000. China came in fifth in this race in 2021. Around 57,000 Chinese acquired OECD country citizenships that year. The top three countries in the 38-member OECD that handed out passports to Indian immigrants in 2021 are the US (56,000), Australia (24,000) and Canada (21,000). In 2019, the US was the top favourite, with 63,500 Indians acquiring its citizenship, followed by Canada (31,300) and Australia (28,500).