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

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 on EU 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 Inform prospective migrants, migrants already in the EU and other stakeholders (governments and NGOs) about a variety of topics related to immigration Demonstrate that 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 Currently around 18.000 visits/month

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

7. Visitors per month since launch

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

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):  Procedural guarantees (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 ensure it fosters economic growth and cultural exchanges, by facilitating the travel to the EU of legitimate travellers (including researchers)

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

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