Denmark and Rwanda have signed a memorandum on asylum and migration, setting out plans to shift asylum procedures outside of the EU. Thereby the signatories aim to change the current "unfair and unethical" asylum system.
A special law in Sweden gives young Afghans six months after they finish school to find a job – or return to their home country. The move is part of a tightening of asylum policy.
French politicians have been debating whether there is a link between terrorism and immigration, after a policewoman was killed by a Tunisian man in Paris on April 23. InfoMigrants reviews the current laws on immigration and legalizing...
The mayor of the southern Italian city of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, has called for the creation of a European civil service to rescue migrants at sea, following several deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.
Seven leading non-profit organizations have filed a complaint with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in a bid to secure an international investigation into France's management of unaccompanied minors. The activists accuse the...
Denmark and Rwanda have signed a memorandum on asylum and migration, setting out plans to shift asylum procedures outside of the EU. Thereby the signatories aim to change the current "unfair and unethical" asylum system.
The first European country to revoke asylum for Syrians, Denmark is pushing ahead with plans to reach its zero-asylum-seekers target. And Syrian women are bearing the brunt of the policy.
The town of Espelkamp in Germany has a long history of welcoming newcomers: Different generations of refugees and immigrants have come here over the years. We spoke with several of them, including two young brothers from Afghanistan who...
For years, hundreds of people with refugee protection in the EU who saw no future for themselves in their receiving member state found a second chance in Iceland. This is now changing.
Receiving refugee status does not mean the end of dealings with the French administration. From getting residence permits to housing and benefits, InfoMigrants takes you through the first bureaucratic steps as an officially-recognized...
What happens to migrants who are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea and then brought to shore in Italy? InfoMigrants explains the procedure of fingerprinting, compulsory health quarantine, and the steps that follow.
With Britain separating from the European Union, InfoMigrants takes a closer look at how migrants wishing to settle in the UK will be affected.
Migrant smuggling is a global crime that exposes migrants to life-threatening risks. The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum puts preventing and combating smuggling at the center of its comprehensive approach to migration.
As announced in the Pact on Migration and Asylum, this initiative aims to introduce a digital visa to replace the paper visa sticker currently used and to enable those planning to travel to the EU to submit their visa application online....
Proposed in September 2020, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum sets out the European Commission's new approach to migration in the bloc. It addresses border management and aims to integrate the internal and external dimensions of migration...