The United States has become the most popular immigration destination for Chinese high net worth individuals for four years in a row, followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland, a new report showed.

This 36-page report "The Immigration and the Chinese HNWIs 2018", released by the Hurun Research Institute in association with Visas Consulting Group, explores key questions regarding global asset allocation, immigration and overseas property purchasing.

The findings in the report are based on a survey of 224 Chinese HNWIs with average wealth of $4.5 million who have already emigrated, are applying to emigrate or who plan to do so in the future.

Ireland was the dark horse in this year's list, with its high-quality education system and low corporate tax rate of 12.5 percent, according to the report. 90 percent of those currently considering immigration intend to live in China after retirement, the report added.

Let's take a look at the top ten immigration destinations for Chinese HNWIs.

No 10 Cyprus  Score: 6.3