Residence permits are authorisations by the authorities of a Member State allowing third-country nationals to reside legally in its territory. This EMN Inform provides an overview of the applicable fees for issuance of residence permits to third-country nationals (TCNs) as of September 2014. It is based on information collected from 24 EU Member States and … Continued

This EMN Inform presents the results of the review, carried out by the EMN Return Expert Group (EMN REG), of 96 programmes implemented by 26 Member States and Norway to assist migrants to return and to support their reintegration.

The aims of this EMN Inform are to consider the impact of assisted voluntary return (AVR) and reintegration programmes on return and reintegration to countries in Western Africa; to describe how Member States adjust their programmes to support return to this region; and to identify challenges and good practices in return/reintegration to Western Africa.

This EMN Inform provides information concerning Member States’ practices on return and reintegration to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghanistan and Pakistan are amongst the top 5 countries of origin of third-country nationals (TCNs) subject to a return decision2. In 2013, around 14,700 Afghans and 26,000 Pakistan nationals were issued with a return decision, representing respectively 3.7% … Continued

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Ad-Hoc Query (AHQ) on Measures implemented / planned by EU Mediterranean Member States to prevent irregular migration by means of boats departing from North Africa. The AHQ gathered existing evidence on the facilitation of irregular migration by sea to the European Union perpetrated by facilitators … Continued

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Main Study on Migrant access to social security and healthcare: policies and practice. The Study was based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points in 25 Member States , collected via common specifications to ensure comparability.

This EMN Inform draws together examples of impacts that the EMN and its products have had in relation to policymaking and debate on issues of migration and asylum at EU and national levels.

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Focussed Study on Identification of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in International Protection and Forced Return Procedures. The Study represents a synthesis of findings presented in 241 National Reports following a common template and developed in collaboration with the European Commission, EMN National Contact … Continued

This EMN Inform summarises the findings from the EMN Study The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in different Member States , published in 2014. The Study was based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points in 23 Member States and Norway, collected via a common template to ensure comparability. The key findings are … Continued

This EMN Inform provides an overview of current aspects of return principally in EU Schengen Member States and Norway including statistics (see Section 10). Whilst the United Kingdom and Ireland are not Schengen Member States, where relevant, information has been included from these countries in order to provide a more comprehensive overview of the EU … Continued