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Impact of the destination state on migrants’ remittances: a study of remitting among Bangladeshi migrants in the USA, the UAE and Japan

The literature on migrants’ remittances largely explains remittances as motivated by migrants’ altruism and self-interest. While few studies emphasize the sending state’s role in determining remittances, that of the destination state remains unstudied. Based on a comparison among Bangladeshi migrants remitting from the USA, the UAE and Japan, this qualitative study demonstrates how the destination state affects migrants’ remittances by immigration policies regarding entry, period of stay and labour market participation of the migrants in the destination country. Empirical findings show that the destination state exerts its influence by bestowing different legal categories onto the migrants based on those legal statuses. While arguing for recognizing the destination state as a structural determinant of migrants’ remitting, this study does not refute those identifying migrants’ altruism and self-interest as the determinants of remitting. Instead, this study complements the existing migration literature by adding structural contexts in which the migrants’ remitting practices are embedded. It concludes with a call for further research using large-scale quantitative data to understand the extent of the destination state’s influence on remitting.