Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Workshop on Researchers 8 November 2010 – Brussels Fiona KINSMAN Unit B1 Immigration and Integration DG Home European Commission THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY - RESEARCHERS

No support in the Council for the 2001 proposal for a general Directive on economic immigration – so individual Directives followed: Family reunification – Directive 2003/86 Long term residents – Directive 2003/109 Students – Directive 2004/114 Researchers – Directive 2005/71 Highly qualified employment – Directive 2009/50 (“Blue Card”) European Commission Living in an area of freedom, security and justice Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY

On illegal immigration: Returns – Directive 2008/115 Victims of trafficking – Directive 2004/81 Employers’ sanctions – Directive 2009/52 NB: - Member States are competent for the numbers of 3 rd country nationals they admit - Integration policy THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs

THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Researchers: combined residence & work permit for at least 1 year can do teaching family reunification equal treatment up to 3 months in another Member State

THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Researchers - conditions: hosting agreement with approved national research organisation full health insurance sufficient resources

THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY Living in an area of freedom, security and justice European CommissionDirectorate-General Justice and Home affairs Deadline for transposition of Dir. 2005/71 into national law- 12 October 2007 Does not apply to UK or Denmark 17 Member States were late – Commission launched legal action Study on implementation being prepared, will be ready end Legal action for incorrect transposition?