What are the statistics on U.S.citizens living illegally in another country?

Answer 1

getting statistics on illegals is difficult. OECD says they have 1.1 million Americans, but since they have visa waivers, who is to say they don't leave the country and return every 6 months? Then they would not be legal.

A long time ago, I worked in other countries, but you see, their laws are flexible and the governments are reasonable. You can always talk them into a visa if you know how to approach them. I renewed my business visa every 90 days to keep me legal.

Answer 2

To be honest my parents are citizens of Jamaica but I didnt get a Jamaican passport or naturalize. So I guess I was living there illegally. Also my mom's friend had moved there for 10 years and had never left the country. She didnt have any document to show that she was living there legally. Now she is back in the US and visit Jamaica periodically and immigration officers say nothing to her in Jamaica.

Answer 3

we have about 12,000 Americans living and working in Ontario Canada but they all came in through the front door and have all their permits a few illegals turn up but they're generally hiding out so there's no way to know really

Answer 4

Funny, I researched that once, probably for the same reasons you are asking. I couldn't find any info. However, I did discover that most other countries are much more strict than the US on illegal immigration. Most other countries
a. make it almost impossible, and
b. make it a criminal offense punishable by incarceration.

Kinda makes you wanna go "hmm"

Answer 5

Not a lot, pretty much less than a handful. Its not hard for American's to immigrate since the US is a very well known an respected country.

Answer 6

How could anyone have such data with any sense of reliability?

Answer 7

go to the us consular reports, they should be current.