GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND BORDERS STRUCTURE AND

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND BORDERS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS

This presentation aims to show the organizative structure and the functions of the general commissariat of aliens and documentation. However, and for a better vision, we consider it suitable explaining in a superficial way the Spanish police system, where the general commissariat assumes with an exlclusive character the competences in terms of borders control , alienism, illegal immigration and both spanish and aliens documentation.

PUBLIC SECURITY IN SPAIN AUTONOMOUS POLICE SECURITTY STATE CORPS CIVIL GUARD CATALUÑA AND BASQUE COUNTRY MUNICIPAL POLICE NATIONAL POLICE CORPS STATE SCOPE MUNICIPALITIE S

STATE SECURITY CORPS MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SECRETARÍAT OF STATE FOR SECURITY GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE CIVIL GUARD GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF POLICE CIVIL GUARD CORPS NATIONAL POLICE CORPS

NATIONAL POLICE FORCE FUNCTIONS GENERICS SPECIFICS • Citizens security • Issuing Identity cards and Passports • Judicial Police • Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory • Information • Administrative Police TERRITORIAL SCOPE: PROVINCE CAPITALS AND BIG URBAN CITIES • Alienism Regime • Combating drug trafficking • Private Security control TERRITORY SCOPE: ALL THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

NATIONAL POLICE FORCE COMPOSITION • SUPERIOR SCALE • PRICIPAL COMMISSIONER • COMMISSIONER 65 383 • EXECUTIVE SCALE • CHIEF INSPECTOR • Inspector 2. 417 4. 063 • SUBINSPECTOR SCALE • Subinspector 4. 142 • BASIC SCALE • POLICE OFICIAL • POLICE TOTAL 5. 065 36. 805 53. 113 SUPPORT OFFICERS TOTAL 5. 358 58. 471

GENERAL POLICE DIRECTORATE GENERAL TECHNICAL OFFICE SUBDIRECTORATE GENERAL OPERATIVE SUBDIRECTORATE GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF INFORMATION GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF JUDICIAL POLICE GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF PUBLIC SECURITY GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTS GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF SCIENTIFIC POLICE GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURSES SUBDIRECTORATE PERSONNEL DIVISION PERIPHERIC ORGANIZATION 20 SUPERIOR POLICE HEAD QUEARTERS 52 PROVINCIAL TRAINING DIVISION POLICESTATIONS 137 LOCAL POLICESTATIONS TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL COORDINATION DIVISION 67 DISTRICT POLICESTATIONS 13 ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNITS 4 JOINT POLICESTATIONS 67 BORDER POSTS

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION FUNCTIONS ü Issuing National Identity Cards, Passport and Residencey Cards. ü Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory of spaniards and aliens. ü Illegal inmigration networks investigation. ü Alienism police regime, refugee , asylum and immigration.

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION FUNCTIONS WITH REGARDS TO ALIENISM AND IMMIGRATION ü Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory of spaniards and aliens. ü Issuing aliens Residence Card. ü Investigation of the illegal immigration nets. ü Procedure of return and expulsion files. ü Management direction regarding to Aliens Internment. ü Execution of expulsions and repratriations.

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRAL STRUCTURE GENERAL SECRETARIAT CENTRAL UNIT FOR SPANISH DOCUMENTATION ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORKS AND FALSE DOCUMENTS UNIT EXPULSION AND REPATRIATION CENTRAL UNIT BORDER CENTRAL UNIT BILATERAL COMMUNITARY RELATIONS UNIT TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE PROVINCIAL SQUADS LOCAL SQUADS JOINT ALIENISM AND POLICESTATIONS DOCUMENTATION UNIT BORDER POST

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION GENERAL SECRETARIAT FUNCTIONS ü Assistance and Commissioner support to the General ü Planning of the mejor objectives ü Personnel and resources management ü Data base control of the General Commisariat ü Management of documentation of the foreigners residing in Spain ü Management of the Central Police Archive

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION GENERAL STRUCTURE SECRETARIAT CENTRAL ARCHIVE ALIENS DOCUMENTATION SERVICE PLANIFICATION AND CONTROL SERVICE COORDINATION ROOM APPEALS

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION NETS AND FALSE DOCUMENTATIONS (U. C. R. I. F. ) FUNCTIONS ü Investigation of the human being trafficking nets ü Obtaining and analysis of important police information ü Investigation, analysis and study of document forgeries at the illegal inmmigration scope ü Territorial coordination of the U. C. R. I. F. ü Cooperation with Ministry of Work Inspection

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION NETS AND FALSE DOCUMENTATIONS (U. C. R. I. F. ) STRUCTURE INVESTIGATION SQUAD FOR FALSE DOCUEMNTS SQUAD FOR INVESTIGATION OF IMMIGRATION NETS FORGERIES INVESTIGATION AMERICA ASIA TECHNICAL SECTION EASTERN COUNTRIES INTELLIGENCE SECTION AFRICA

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION La Coruña UNIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION NETS AND FALSE DOCUMENTATIONS (U. C. R. I. F. ) Vigo Lérida Gerona Barcelona Tarragona TERRITORIAL DEPLOYMENT Madrid Valencia Palma Mallorca Alicante Murcia Sevilla Málaga Campo de Gibraltar - Algeciras Ceuta Almería Melilla Tenerife Las Palmas

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION BORDER CENTRAL UNIT FUNCTIONS ü Management and control of entry and departure from the national territory of spaniands and aliens ü Border posts coordination ü Management of police regime regarding asylum and refuge ü Operational cooperation at the European Union borders

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRAL BORDERS UNIT STRUCTURE BORDER POSTS COORDINATION ASYLUM AND REFUGE STATISTICAL CONTROL OPERATIONAL SERVICE NATIONAL BORDERS E. U. BORDERS

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT FOR THE SPANISH DOCUMENTATION FUNCTIONS ü Organization and management if issuance services of the national identification card and passaport ü Coordination and control of the issuance equipements ü Elaboration of studies and reports on the matter ü Coordination and control of the management of the F. N. M. T.

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT FOR THE SPANISH DOCUMENTATION STRUCTURE SPANISH DOCUMENTATION SERVICE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS GENERAL ISSUES VERIFICATION (FNMT) ISSUANCE

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRAL UNIT FOR EXPULSIONS AND REPATRIATIONS FUNCTIONS ü Direction, coordination, organization, control and executions of expulsions, devolutions and repatriations of minors. ü Management and obtaining of documentation of those people repatriation for expulsion, return or ü Control and coordination of Aliens Internment Centres (C. I. E. ) ü Any functions concerning borders, alienism and documentations

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRAL UNIT FOR EXPULSIONS AND REPATRIATIONS STRUCTURE EXPULSIONS SERVICE AND INTERNMENT CENTRES DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT EXPULSIONS AND RETURNS INTERNMENT CENTRES AND PENITENCIARY CENTRES

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT OF BILATERAL AND COMMUNITARY RELATIONS FUNCTIONS ü Canalization and following up of the execution of the international and communitary law respecting the General Commissariat matters ü Coordination of the participation of the General Commisariat in the working groups of the European Union ü Elaboration of studies and reports in relation with the participation of the General Commisariat at the international level

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION UNIT OF BILATERAL AND COMMUNITARY RELATIONS STRUCTURE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION COMMUNITARY COOPERATION BILATERAL COOPERATION

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION PPERSONNEL STAFF • SUPERIOR SCALE • PRINCIPAL COMMISSINER • COMMISSIONER 3 65 • EXECUTIVE SCALE • CHIEF INSPECTOR • Inspector 166 379 • SUBINSPECTOR SCALE • Subinspector 321 • BASIC SCALE • POLICE OFICIAL • POLICE TOTAL 341 2. 618 3. 846 SUPPORT OFFICERS TOTAL 1. 723 5. 941

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION PRINCIPAL FIGURES OF THE DEVELOPPED BORDER CONTROL AND REPATRIATIONS • RETURNS AND READMISSIONS: • EXPULSIONS Y DEVOLUCIONS: 67. 265 25. 468 NETWORKS INVESTIGATIONS • DESMANTLED NETS • ARRESTED 333 1. 469 REPATRIATIONS AND REMOVAL WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY • CHARTERED FLIGHTS • ABROAD: . WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY • REMOVED PEOPLE • ABROAD: • WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY 41 374 2. 862 12. 181

ESTRATEGICAL LINES OF ACTION

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENIMS AND DOCUMENTATION STRATEGICAL PLANS OS ACTION ü Efficient control at the borders ü Strengthening of the investigation respecting illegal immigration nets ü Improvement of means concerning internment and repatriations ü Promoting of a high international cooperation ü Implementation of electronic Identity Card (e. DNI)

EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENT OF BORDER CONTROLS q Increasing of the human resources at the main post borders and at the alienism units q q Main international airports E and D Units situated at the border with France q Setting up technical systems of Control q q q Document checking F. A. D. O. system Advanced Information System of Passengers (A. P. I. ) q More participations in international joint operations q External borders of the E. U. q Border programmes q q Work post plans in the Catalogue Training improvement

STRENGTHENING OF INVESTIGATION OF NETWORKS DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING q Increasing of information obtaining q At the internal and external level q Promoting a bigger information exchange q With specialised police of those countries being a point of starting trnasit or destination q Promoting the international operational colaboration q Joint operation of investigation q Adding to the investigation financial means q Implementing in an efficient way the investigation aspects q Priority of certian aspects of investigation q Organized forgery of travel documents

STRENGTHENIG OF THE INVESTIGATION OF NETWOKS DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING (II) q Strengthening of the central UCRIF structure q A new operational section with two Operational Groups q Starting of new UCRIF q q 1 phase: Girona, Lleida y Galicia 2 phase: Gradual extension to the rest of the national territory q Increasing of human and material resources of the territorial UCRIFS q q 1 phase: 2 phase: 10 % 20 % q Strengthening colaboration with Information and Judicial Police q Conections with organized delinquency and Islamist terrorism sphere q Increasing of the cooperation with Work

IMPROVEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE MEANS RESPECTING INTERNMENTS AND REPATRIATONS q Creation of the Central Unit for Expulsions and Repatriations q q Disign of the organizative Unit structure Action in the P. T. Catalogue and its functioning q Increasing of the numbers of cualified expulsions q Foreigners involved in delective activities q Promoting a bigger coordination with the Penitenciary Centres q Expulsion of illegal foreigners who serve Sentence q Extension and improvement of Internment Centres for Foreigners q Construction or Improvement of Internment Centres in Madrid, Barcelona, Murcia y Valencia

PROMOTING OF A BIGGER INTERNATIONAL COLABORATION q Promoting a general common policy of borders in the European Union q q Bilateral contacts European Border Agencies q Promoting bilateral contacts q Countries of preference: origin, transit or destination flows q Extension of the Officers liaison Nets q Subsaharan African Countries q Promoting readmission agreements signature q Countries of origin for the migratory flows q Strengthening Police and Customs Cooperation Centres

ELECTRONIC IDENTITY CARDS (e-DNI) q Advantages of the electronic identity card e -DNI q q Bigger reliability for the identification Possibility to add the electronic signature q Technical aspects of the proyect q q Hardware (card) Technical support (chip) q Organizative aspect q q q Territorial implementation plan Offices adaptation Trainig programme q Proyect starting q q Beginning : March of 2006 (Pilot project) Conclusion : Decembre of 2007

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