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EU Immigration Portal

15 th Meeting of the FP7 NCPs for the People Programme. EU Immigration Portal. Valeria SETTI European Commission DG Home Affairs Unit B1: Immigration and Integration. What is the EU Immigration Portal? Objectives of the EU Immigration Portal 2013 and beyond Key figures

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EU Immigration Portal

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  1. 15th Meeting of the FP7 NCPs for the People Programme EU Immigration Portal Valeria SETTI European Commission DG Home Affairs Unit B1: Immigration and Integration

  2. What is the EU Immigration Portal? • Objectives of the EU Immigration Portal • 2013 and beyond • Key figures • Focus on researchers

  3. What is the EU Immigration Portal? • A website for nationals from outside the EU interested in moving to the EU • Up-to-date, practical information on EU and national immigration procedures and policies • More than 600 pages of text onEU legislation, immigration policies and procedures of the 28 MS • Reference to further information on official external websites • Vast contact directory of governmental and non-governmental organisations for migrants

  4. Objectives of the EU Immigration Portal • Informprospective migrants, migrants already in the EU and other stakeholders (governments and NGOs) about a variety of topics related to immigration • Demonstratethat legal migration is possible and even attractive for specific categories of immigrants that are needed in the EU • Describe the risks related to irregular migration, such as trafficking and smuggling • Help prospective migrants to comply with national immigration rules

  5. November 2011: English and French Currentlyaround 18.000 visits/month

  6. 2013 and beyond • January 2013: Portal de Inmigración de la UE (ES) • October 2013: بوابة الهجرة للاتحاد الأوروبي (AR) • Soonto be launched: Portugueseversion (PT) • Mandarin? Russian? … ?

  7. Visitors per month since launch

  8. Where do visitors come from? United States China Jordan India Russia Algeria Egypt Canada Updated: 18/11/2013

  9. Information on EU-wide rules • Conditions to meet • Documents • Length of permit • Refusal/withdrawal • Rights • …

  10. Information on national procedures

  11. Recent & upcoming developments 1) Proposal for recast of students & researchers Directive (main changes): • Proceduralguarantees (60-day limit) • Intra-EU mobility • Access to labour market

  12. Recent & upcoming developments 2) Visa Code (2010) • evaluation of implementation and impact assessment • intention to propose amendements to ensureitfosterseconomicgrowth and cultural exchanges, by facilitating the travel to the EU of legitimatetravellers (includingresearchers)

  13. EU Immigration Portal http://ec.europa.eu/immigration

  14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! EU Immigration Portal http://ec.europa.eu/immigration

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