Transcript Ms Fiona Kinsman

THE EU’S IMMIGRATION
POLICY - RESEARCHERS
Workshop on Researchers
8 November 2010 – Brussels
Fiona KINSMAN
Living in an Unit B1 Immigration and Integration
area of DG Home
freedom, European Commission
security
and justice
European Commission
Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs
THE EU’S IMMIGRATION
POLICY
Living in an
area of
freedom,
security
and justice
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
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
Living in an NB:
area of
- Member States are competent for the numbers
freedom,
of 3rd country nationals they admit
security
Integration
policy
and justice
European Commission
Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs
THE EU’S IMMIGRATION
POLICY
Researchers:
• combined residence & work permit
for at least 1 year
• can do teaching
• family reunification
Living in an
• equal treatment
area of
freedom, • up to 3 months in another Member
security State
and justice
European Commission
Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs
THE EU’S IMMIGRATION
POLICY
Researchers - conditions:
• hosting agreement with approved national
research organisation
• full health insurance
Living in an • sufficient resources
area of
freedom,
security
and justice
European Commission
Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs
THE EU’S IMMIGRATION
POLICY
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
Living in an launched legal action
area of
freedom, Study on implementation being prepared, will be
security ready end 2011. Legal action for incorrect
and justice transposition?
European Commission
Directorate-General Justice and Home affairs