The latest EMN study on the integration of applicants for international protection in the labour market aims to identify policies and measures regarding the labour market integration of applicants, good practices and challenges in the period of January 2017- June 2022.

Integration of Migrant Women in the EU and Norway: Policies and Measures

How do EU Member States, Norway and Georgia tackle human trafficking of third-country nationals? The latest study from the European Migration Network maps the framework at EU and national level relevant to the detection, identification and protection of presumed victims.

Detention and Alternatives to detention in international protection and return procedures

Member States are required to deal with the situation of third-country nationals who no longer or never fulfilled the conditions of stay, who were denied a residence permit, or who have exhausted all legal options against the enforcement of their return decision.

The aim of this study is to provide an overview of national experiences in admitting seasonal workers from third countries, some six years after the adoption of the Seasonal Workers Directive (2014/36/EU) and four years after its deadline for implementation by Member States.

The study provides a comparative overview of the existing schemes framing access to national citizenship through naturalisation for third-country nationals across the Member States of the European Union (EU).

This study provides an overview of the statuses granted in the Member States and Norway that address a protection need not covered by the international protection status as set out in the Qualification Directive and Temporary Protection Directive.

Accurate, timely, interoperable? Data management in the asylum procedure

The Study explores in a comparative perspective the national and legal policy frameworks for the admission of start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs from third countries.

The study aims to offer a comparative overview of Member States, Norway and Switzerland’s experiences and existing practices regarding the cessation of international protection for individuals who travel to or contact the authorities of their country of origin.

This study aimed to explore the national policies and practices in Member States to attract and retain third-country national students. Also the incentives in place at national level to encourage international students to study in EU Member States and to stay on in the Member State after graduation.

This study explores the impact of visa liberalisation in specific areas (e.g. tourism, legal migration, bilateral cooperation) and looks at trends in irregular migration and other issues that have been observed in the EU Member States and Norway as countries of destination during 2007-2017.

Acknowledging the multiple dimensions involved (socio-economic, cultural, civic etc.), the study focusses on the socio-economic dimension of integration, examining the different labour market integration measures for legally staying third-country nationals with the right to work in the EU.

This EMN study provides an overview of the changes to national strategies, approaches and measures in response to the unprecedented migratory movements to EU Member States and Norway between 2014 and 2016.

The study aims to explore the situation of unaccompanied minors who, following status determination, are entitled to a residence permit or issued a return decision, and the approaches put in place by the EU Member States plus Norway to ensure their integration or (voluntary) return.

This study aims at analysing the impact of EU rules on return – including the Return Directive and related case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – on Member States’ return policies and practices and hence on the effectiveness of return decisions issued across the EU.