How individuals’ migration decisions change over time and what mobility policies can do about it.
Key Findings
Non-EU nationals are categorised and framed in a hierarchical way in migration policies covering labour, family reunification, student mobility, investment-related mobility, tourism and free movement within the Schengen area.
This hierarchy determines the rights of non-EU nationals as well as the degree of institutional control that they are subjected to upon entry and during residence and/or circulation within the EU.
There are critical qualitative, quantitative and temporal gaps in the implementation of these policies.
Highlighted Publications and Tools
Policy Brief– insights into the EU’s regular migration system
Policy Brief – implementation gaps in EU and member state policies on migration from Asia