The network of the Immigration Liaison Officers – tasks and personal experiences Mr. Gergely Szabó Head of Administrative Department Regional Directorate of Budapest Office of Immigration and Nationality of Hungary

Illegal border crossing in numbers in Hungary

Number of asylum applications in Hungary

Immigration procedure Shared authority with the Police Importance of JROs and Return Agreements Some statistics (1 st of January, st of August, 2015) Number of return decisions issued by the Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN): 1417 Number of third country nationals taken into detention by the OIN: 684 Number of foreigners repatriated by the OIN: 347

Main migration routes in Hungary (2015) Main flow: From Serbia To Austria

…and in Europe

Network of the Immigration Officers Legal background: Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers network Regulation (EU) No 493/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers network

Immigration liaison officers shall collect information for use either at the operational level, or at a strategic level, or both. Such information shall in particular concern issues such as: flows of illegal immigrants originating from or transiting through the host country, routes followed by those flows of illegal immigrants in order to reach the territories of the Member States, their modus operandi, including the means of transport used, the involvement of intermediaries, etc., the existence and activities of criminal organisations involved in the smuggling of immigrants, incidents and events that may be or become the cause for new developments with respect to flows of illegal immigrants, methods used for counterfeiting or falsifying identity documents and travel documents, ways and means to assist the authorities in host countries in preventing illegal immigration flows originating from or transiting through their territories, ways and means to facilitate the return and repatriation of illegal immigrants to their countries of origin, legislation and legal practices relevant to the issues referred to above, information transmitted via the early warning system

Member States shall ensure that their immigration liaison officers posted to the same third countries or regions constitute local or regional cooperation networks among each other. Within the framework of such networks immigration liaison officers shall, in particular: meet regularly and whenever necessary, exchange information and practical experience, exchange information, where appropriate, on experience regarding asylum seekers’ access to protection, coordinate positions to be adopted in contacts with commercial carriers, when appropriate, attend joint specialised training courses, when appropriate, organise information sessions and training courses for members of the diplomatic and consular staff of the missions of the Member States in the host country, when appropriate, adopt common approaches as to methods of collecting and reporting strategically relevant information, including risk analyses, to the competent authorities of the sending Member States, contribute to the biannual reports of their common activities set up regular contacts with similar networks in the host country and in neighbouring third countries, as appropriate Share (in person, report, ICONet) obtain evaluate information

Beijing Cairo Moscow Kiev (recently closed) Hanoi Teheran Ankara (currently without personnel New-Delhi Islamabad Pristina(currently without personnel) Algír-ILO Nairobi-ILO Abuja Hungarian Immigration Officer and ILO positions

HUN OIN ILO Locations 2015 Co-financed by External Borders Fund since May 2009  EBF national project 2013 – partner NL, FI, CZ  1. Ankara, Turkey (since Jan 2011, prev. in Istanbul)  2. Hanoi, Vietnam (since Jan 2011, prev. in Abuja)  3. Cairo, Egypt (since May 2009)  (The project was finished on 30 June 2015)  EBF Community Actions 2012 – partner RO  4. Nairobi, Kenya (since Feb 2014)  5. Algiers, Algeria (since Feb 2014)  (The project will be completed on 31 December 2015)

Personal experiences Airport Entry Pass Airline Trainings Coopration with Airlines Visa and document advisory for the Embassy of Hungary Active participation in the local Schengen and Consular Cooperation Cooperation with the local authorities Regular meetings with other migration expets and ILO-s Frequent communication with the Hungarian Office and regular reports on migration issues Sharing information with local and regional partners

? Thank you for your attention! Mr. Gergely Szabó Office of Immigration and Nationality of Hungary Phone: