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Current Trends and Challenges
Table 26. Indian nationals detected in a situation of illegal residence within selected reporting
countries
1 Jan.–
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
30 June 2013
Australia 2 691 1 388
Belgium 3 315 2 217 1 037 654 592 398
France 3 565 2 710 1 509 1 208 1 030 507
Germany 798 884 1 042 988 1 215
Italy 74 76 78 64 54 15
New Zealand 556 535 591 581 678 785
Spain 986 1 050 689 568 547 252
United Kingdom 3 870 2 730 2 220 2 280 2 880 1 330
2013 on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
Table 27. Smuggled Indian migrants detected by selected reporting countries
Canada
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 546 508 788 639 559
By air 546 508 788 639 539
1 Jan.–
30 June 2013
United Kingdom Total 90 170 80 50 50
2013 on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
The Maldives is a destination for irregular migrant
workers from Bangladesh. 24 Although data is
scarce, UNODC estimated that approximately
half of the 35,000 Bangladeshis residing in the
Maldives arrived irregularly. 25 The scale of these
movements and the extent to which they are
facilitated by smugglers is not documented in
available literature.
Table 28. Bangladeshi nationals detected in a situation of illegal residence within the Maldives
1 Jan.–
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
30 June 2013
Bangladesh 1 981 1 724
on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
Irregular migrants from Nepal mostly migrate
irregularly to Bahrain, Japan, India Kuwait,
Lebanon, Macau (China), Malaysia, Oman, Qatar,
the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates. 26 Irregular migrants also
have been reported from Israel. 27 Data on the
degree of irregular migration from Nepal into
India is not available. In 2012, an estimated 1.6
million undocumented Nepali migrant workers
were residing in countries other than India, most
of them in Bahrain, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, the Republic of Korea,
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 28
Other publications suggest that between 20,000
and 25,000 female migrants are working in Saudi
Arabia, the majority of whom are thought to be
irregular migrants. 29 Irregular migration of Nepali
nationals to India and the Gulf region appears
to be often facilitated, although the extent of
the smuggling assistance is not known. 30 Other
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