The EMN Study 2011 on Visa Policy as Migration Channel analyses the possible nexus between visa policy and migration management. The study examines the effects of visa policy on the management of migration, both in terms of facilitating legal migration and preventing irregular migration. Moreover, the study generates evidence to support the effectiveness of different … Continued

The main objective of the Geneva Convention and of the Directive 2004/83/CE is to grant asylum and subsidiary protection (international protection) to persons genuinely in need of protection and to set minimum standards on the benefits to be granted to these persons. In order to decide whether an applicant qualifies for international protection status, national … Continued

This EMN Focussed Study responds to a growing concern, notably of policymakers as well as in the media, that the right to family reunification may be misused as a route into settlement in the EU. It also serves to inform the Green Paper on the Family Reunification Directive 2003/86/EC. The aim of the study was … Continued

The overall purpose of this study was to identify those sectors experiencing shortages in the Member States, to outline the national strategies for addressing labour market needs with third-country national migrant workers and to gain an understanding of the perceived effectiveness of these strategies, including examining the impact of the recent economic downturn and recovery … Continued