THE EUS IMMIGRATION POLICY RESEARCHERS Workshop on Researchers

THE EU’S IMMIGRATION POLICY - RESEARCHERS Workshop on Researchers 8 November 2010 – Brussels Fiona KINSMAN Living in an Unit B 1 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 3 rd 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 launched Living in an 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