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Intra-corporate transferees in Europe

Europe · ICT Directive

ICT permits issued, 2025
11,659
Change on the previous year
+13.9%
Long-term mobility permits, 2025
59
Data as at 24 Oct 2026
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Permits by year

ICT permits issued, all reporting member states (Germany, the Netherlands and France issue most).

ICT permits issued

5,83012k201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,83012k20172019202120232025
Data table
20177,987
20189,350
20199,317
20205,053
20216,260
202210,562
202310,846
202410,235
202511,659
By member state, 2025
  1. Hungary4,032
  2. Netherlands1,988
  3. Germany1,669
  4. France1,387
  5. Spain689
  6. Italy397
  7. Czechia392
  8. Bulgaria238
  9. Luxembourg208
  10. Sweden169
  11. Austria120
  12. Finland93
  13. Greece89
  14. Romania76
  15. Slovenia24
  16. Belgium23
  17. Slovakia19
  18. Croatia18
  19. Lithuania9
  20. Malta8
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Citizenships and sectors

2025.

By citizenship
  1. China4,825
  2. India2,601
  3. South Korea756
  4. United Kingdom553
  5. United States464
  6. Türkiye433
  7. Japan404
  8. Mexico184
  9. Brazil166
  10. Malaysia110
  11. Taiwan79
  12. Canada73
  13. Philippines70
  14. Thailand55
  15. Colombia49
  16. Serbia49
  17. Tunisia46
  18. Australia44
  19. Morocco39
  20. Armenia35
By sector of the host entity
  1. Manufacturing3,201
  2. Finance and insurance1,032
  3. Wholesale and retail trade952
  4. Information and communication553
  5. Administrative and support services457
  6. Professional, scientific and technical activities359
  7. Construction333
  8. Transport and storage155
  9. Public administration81
  10. Real estate80
  11. Electricity and gas50
  12. Other services23
  13. Accommodation and food services18
  14. Arts, entertainment and recreation10
  15. Mining and quarrying8
  16. Water supply and waste5
  17. Agriculture, forestry and fishing4
  18. Education2
  19. Extraterritorial organisations1
  20. Health and social work1
  21. Households as employers1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Member states

ICT permits issued by year.

Member state20212022202320242025
Hungary1,0741,6011,9091,9854,032
Netherlands2,2093,2932,7252,4001,988
Germany6481,8371,9421,5561,669
France8151,4541,5671,7891,387
Spain3741,0581,109751689
Italy204257283422397
Czechia152163192167392
Bulgaria14136261347238
Luxembourg155191187124208
Sweden257301284244169
Austria619586121120
Finland1428387393
Greece123486489
Romania5261355276
Slovenia1229172324
Belgium012162323
Slovakia1725311819
Croatia3736242618
Lithuania93022229
Malta044128
Latvia121452115
Portugal59744
Poland00112
Cyprus115600
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

More European permit statistics

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

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