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Illegal migration becomes a challenge.. 81 countries deported more than one lakh Indians in 5 years

By Samira Vishwas

New Delhi. Illegal migration remains a challenge for all countries. This has also become a political issue in many countries. Statistics of the Ministry of External Affairs show that cases of illegal migration of Indians abroad are increasing. During the last five years, more than one lakh Indians have been deported from 81 countries. This number is continuously increasing. At present, on an average 25 thousand Indians are being deported every year. Whereas, till five years ago this number was between 14-15 thousand.

According to the data of the Ministry of External Affairs, Indians are being deported from all the small and big countries of the world. Even hundreds of Indians have been deported from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia. Around 1.05 lakh Indians have been sent back during 2021-2025.

    • Two main reasons for sending back from abroad
    According to the Ministry of External Affairs, deportation is done for two main reasons. Due to overstaying a visa despite overstaying. Secondly, taking employment in another country without a work visa. In some cases, deportation is also done due to minor criminal acts. According to the ministry, a maximum of 68258 Indians have been deported from Saudi Arabia in the last five years. At second place, 7824 people were deported from America and 6553 people were deported from Malaysia.

    There has been a huge increase in the number of people being deported from some countries. In 2021, 808 people were deported from America but in 2025 this number increased to 3812. There were 358 deportations from UAE at that time but in 2025 it reached 1467. Similarly, the number of people deported from Myanmar increased from 338 to 1591. Indians deported from Bahrain increased from 273 to 764. 64 to 156 people from Bangladesh, 256 to 481 from Thailand, 16 to 127 from Maldives, 44 to 305 from Cambodia, 27 to 188 people from Canada have been sent to India.

    Most Indians were sent from America and Gulf countries
    Statistics show that people from America, Gulf countries as well as small countries of Europe are being deported to India on a large scale. These include 133 Indians from Georgia, 188 from Panama, 127 from Poland, 578 from UK, 2165 from Myanmar, 1000 from China, 478 from Bangladesh, 1866 Indians from Sri Lanka who have been sent back in the last five years.

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    However, not all countries share this type of data. These figures of the Ministry of External Affairs have been received from their embassies. But the citizens being deported are from China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Actually, most of the cases are related to employment due to which people work on wrong visa or continue working even after the visa expires.

    How are deportations done?
    If an Indian is deported then the concerned country contacts the Embassy of India. The embassy allows him to be sent to India after his citizenship is confirmed. Necessary documents are issued for this.

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