Publication date: 06 April 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on citizenship tests as part of the naturalisation process. It examines whether EMN Member and Observer Countries organise a citizenship test in order to acquire nationality, the authority or institution responsible for administering and drafting these tests, the topics covered, the connection between language and citizenship components in these tests, measures or sanctions in place to prevent potential misuse, and fees for participating in citizenship tests.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: citizenship test, Naturalisation, acquisition of citizenship
Publication date: 26 March 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on forecasting methods of future migration trends. It examines EMN Member and Observer Countries’ methods or models used for predicting and analysing future migration trends and developments, the data sources used to feed these models, the time horizon of predictions, the institutions conducting and using the analyses, and whether or not results are made public.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: migration trend, forecasting
Publication date: 22 March 2024
This ad hoc query compiles information on the migration strategies of EMN Member and Observer Countries. It also sheds light on recent changes in these strategies, the monitoring of and reporting on their implementation, and the measures foreseen to reach the strategic goals.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: migration policy, migration strategy
Publication date: 05 March 2024
This ad hoc query examines the measures taken by EMN Member and Observer Countries to maintain the mother tongue of students with a migratory background. The query addresses such measures in preschool, primary school, and secondary school, as well as the economic resources and fundings to finance these measures.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: language learning, cultural diversity, education, Immigrant integration, Council of Europe
Publication date: 29 February 2024
This ad hoc query sheds light on organisations for young people with a migratory background, their involvement in decision-making processes, and the existence of national registers for these organisations.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: young migrants, Immigrant integration
Publication date: 22 February 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on existing legislation on the acquisition of citizenship for new generations. It examines EMN Member and Observer Countries’ changes in legislative developments and regulations since 1 January 2020, the prerequisites and requirements embodied in these changes, and the impact of these changes on the procedure for acquiring citizenship.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: acquisition of citizenship, new generation
Publication date: 08 February 2024
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member and Observer Countries promote self-reliance of beneficiaries of temporary protection by paying a one-off lump sum to cover the initial costs associated with their transition from the temporary collective housing to regular private housing. In addition, it addresses the control mechanisms in place to prevent misuse and ensure the efficiency of the system.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: temporary protection, housing, self-reliance
Publication date: 11 January 2024
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member Countries organise customer service for dealing with immigration and asylum issues. It examines the challenges, methods or means to coordinate and manage customer service, the measures to support and prepare customer service personnel, and the achievement of the organization's strategic goals in case of a possible crisis or exceptional situation.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: customer service, crisis situation, asylum authority, immigration service
Publication date: 05 January 2024
This ad hoc query provides comparative information on the waiting period that applicants must prove before applying for family reunification in the EMN Member and Observer Countries. It also examines legal time limits for processing an application for family reunification and it clarifies whether such processing time is included in the above-mentioned waiting period.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: application for family reunification, Family Reunification Directive, waiting period, processing time, family reunification right
Publication date: 15 December 2023
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member Countries foresee an obligation for the employer to secure adequate accommodation for migrant workers, other than seasonal workers. It examines whether this obligation applies to certain types of permits, what criteria make it possible to define adequate housing, what proof is required in this regard and what possible sanctions are foreseen against employers who don't provide adequate housing.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: migrant worker, accommodation
Publication date: 29 November 2023
Upon Sweden's request, this ad hoc query examines the measures taken in the EMN Member Countries in the context of Article 7.1 of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast).
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: reception directive, freedom of movement, assigned area
Publication date: 20 November 2023
Under the endorsement of the EMN Platform on Statelessness, this ad hoc query explores the legal framework and practice of EMN Member Countries to prevent stateless persons from receiving social and healthcare benefits in multiple countries simultaneously.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: stateless persons, statelessness, social benefits, healthcare, social security
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Within the framework of the Return Expert Group (REG), this ad hoc query aims to identify innovative collaborations related to multistakeholder governance. The focus is on partnerships between national authorities, local authorities, and civil society organizations to facilitate information sharing, guidance, and case resolution for migrants with return decisions or those remaining undocumented and off the radar of national authorities.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: multistakeholder governance, partnership, undocumented migrants
Publication date: 10 November 2023
This ad hoc query explores the use of a minimum salary threshold for granting regular residence permits to migrant workers in EMN Member Countries. This overview compares the different amounts, the policymaking and dissemination styles, and the indexation over time.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: income threshold, income requirement, residence permit
Publication date: 07 November 2023
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia is currently looking into supporting activities that provide innovative approaches to promote integration, taking into account the existing experience of libraries implementing projects for inclusive society. This ad hoc query examines the experiences from other EMN Member Countries with libraries implementing activities in the field of integration and social inclusion for third-country nationals.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: Immigrant integration, library, inclusion, social inclusion
Publication date: 18 October 2023
The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up an internal organisational development project to enhance process management and quality assurance. Therefore, the Immigration Service enquired from EMN Member Countries about cross-sectoral support for immigration processes.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: process management, quality management, cross-sectoral support
Publication date: 18 October 2023
The Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic is currently looking into a special program enabling a fast-track admission procedure for third-country national lorry drivers due to the shortage of workers in this field. This ad hoc query examines whether other EMN Member countries experience a shortage of lorry drivers and whether special procedures are in place to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals able to fill these positions.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: fast-track admission procedure, lorry driver, shortage occupation
Publication date: 15 October 2023
This ad hoc query examines the challenges faced by applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in accessing autonomous housing and how EMN Member and Observer Countries organise the provision of support to this group.
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Publication date: 13 October 2023
This ad hoc query focuses on the early detection and identification of presumed victims of torture or other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in international and temporary protection procedures. It inter alia collects information from EMN Member Countries on guidance and training available to competent authorities, on referrals to medico-legal assessments and use of medico-legal documentation as well as on challenges and good practices in this field.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: torture, ill-treatment, victim, international protection, temporary protection
Publication date: 11 October 2023
In response to the growing awareness of the barriers for irregularly staying adult migrants to access higher education, vocational training and employment, the Netherlands sought to map out existing legislation and practices in other EMN Member countries to facilitate this access.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: access to education, access to employment, irregularly staying third-country national
Publication date: 06 October 2023
This ad hoc query addresses the human resource management strategies in Asylum and Dublin Units in EMN Member Countries. It provides information on the division of the workload between the different institutions involved in the asylum procedure within the EMN Member Countries, on the number of decisions issued as well as on the methodologies in place to ensure a sufficient number of employees to guarantee decision-making.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: asylum procedure, workload, asylum applications
Publication date: 25 September 2023
This ad hoc query collects information on the submission, processing and examination of applications for family reunification with beneficiaries of international protection. It also focuses on documentary requirements which apply in this context. Finally, it touches upon family reunification with and for children, including children coming of age.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: Family Reunification Directive, application for family reunification, evidence, family tie, children
Publication date: 22 September 2023
As set out in many strategy documents at the EU and OECD levels, there is a growing need to compare integration policies across EU Member States in order to facilitate mutual learning and tackle the lack of evidence on the impact of measures. The objective of this ad hoc query is to provide an overview of different approaches used by the EMN Member and Observer Countries that are designed to monitor and evaluate the integration of third-country nationals. The results of this ad hoc query will form the basis of an upcoming Inform.
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Publication date: 08 September 2023
The Czech Ministry of Interior is currently looking into the possibility of using real-time speech-translating devices during the asylum procedure, especially during the interviews. It launched an ad hoc query to find out if other Member States are using this type of system in the asylum procedure.
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Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: speech-translating device, interpretation, asylum procedure
Publication date: 05 September 2023
The Swedish government has established a committee to review aspects of Swedish legislation concerning the return procedures for third-country nationals. The committee's goal is to propose new measures and revisions to existing laws to enhance the effectiveness of the return process. Consequently, they initiated an ad hoc query to gather information about the regulations related to the limited validity period of return decisions and the duration of entry bans.