The removal of restrictions to settling down or claiming benefits and changing views
on the importance or necessity of access to village life may increase permanent rural–urban migration. It is possible that with efforts to introduce social security for migrants in India and the reform of the Hukou system in China and the KT system in Vietnam, the urban environment will become more welcoming and secure for migrants. This would speed up the transfer of populations from rural to urban areas and a move to more urbanised societies. This does not necessarily mean, however, that circular migration becomes permanent migration, as many circular migrants will not want to settle at the
destination. Even in the case of permanent migrants, many choose to return to the village once they have achieved a certain level of savings, investments or other goals, such as educating their children.