Elements of trade-related movement of persons in existing United Nations recommendations on statistics 26. No existing statistical system satisfactorily captures
the temporary presence of natural persons abroad from
the trade perspective. The United Nations framework for
the characterization of different categories of
international migration
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refers to categories of
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Nations,
Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration, Revision1 international migrants and non-migrants, some of which
may be relevant to GATS mode 4 if in each case the
period of stay is restricted––that is, non-permanent and
related to the supply of service product. A part of that
framework is set out below.
Non-migrant categories 27. Foreign border workers: foreigners granted the
permission to be employed on a continuous basis in the
receiving country provided they depart at regular and
short intervals (daily or weekly) from that country.
28. Visitors (from abroad to the country): foreigners
admitted for short stays for purposes of leisure,
recreation, holidays; visits to friends and relatives;
business or professional activities not remunerated from
within the receiving country; health treatment; and
religious pilgrimages.
29. Foreign business travellers: foreign persons on short
visits related to business or professional activities not
remunerated from within the country of arrival, whose
length of stay is restricted and cannot surpass 12 months.
Foreigners admitted for employment 30. Migrant workers: persons admitted by a country
other than their own for the explicit purpose of
exercising an economic activity remunerated from
within the receiving country. Some countries distinguish
several categories of migrant workers, including
(a)
seasonal migrant workers, (b)
contract workers,
(c)
project-tied workers and (d)
temporary migrant
workers.
31. Migrants having the right to free establishment or movement: foreigners who have the right to enter, stay
and work within the territory of a state other than their
own by virtue of an agreement or treaty concluded
between their state of citizenship and the state they
enter.
32. Migrants for settlement: foreigners who are granted
permission to stay for a lengthy or unlimited period and
who are subject to virtually no limitations regarding the
exercise of an economic activity:
(a) Employment-based: foreigners who are selected
for long-term settlement because of their qualifications
and prospects in the receiving country’s labour market
but who are not admitted expressly to exercise a