More And More Serbian Expatriates Choosing To Return To Serbia

Thanks to all the fretting and worrying about the financial trouble, it’s become something of a curiosity that more Serbian expatriates than ever seem to be going back to Serbia. However, it all makes sense once you realize the simple fact: while Europe and the USA may be in trouble, Serbia is actually doing quite well (Crisis? What Crisis?). Just a few weeks ago, there’s been a bit of a discussion going on around a recent survey conducted by the Serbian internet job search Infostud and the Serbian Diaspora Ministry saying that two-thirds of people of Serb origin living abroad plan to return to Serbia. This seemed like a good thing as many of these people planning to return to Serbia are highly educated and possess skills that Serbia desperately needs. However, a poll doesn’t provide any evidence that this is really happening, and of course, it’s one thing to say you would return to Serbia and another thing altogether to do it. Well, it appears that a 25 year old Computer Genius from the Serbian expatriate community of Toronto would soon return to Belgrade with valuable experience. The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates that there are around 50,000 Serbs in Toronto, 250,000 Serbs in Canada, and 3.5 million Serbs abroad, so we should read more and more stories of Serbian expatriates choosing to return to Serbia. Who’s next?