Between August 2019 and June 2020, Germany gave out almost 6,000 family reunification visas to family members of refugees and those with subsidiary protection in Germany. These numbers remain below the government limit -- partly due to the travel bans during the coronavirus pandemic.
ASGI, the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration, prepared a document to help foreign residents navigate the system and return to Italy after the coronavirus lockdown. Francesco Mason is one of a group of lawyers that worked on this paper. What’s written in law is one thing, he explains, but how things are working in practice is another and it could have dramatic consequences for foreign residents in Italy.
African migrants should be offered temporary work permits in exchange for a cash deposit, a German panel of experts has said. They say the measure would reduce illegal immigration and encourage migrants to return home.
In the 16 months since Germany resumed family reunifications for refugees with subsidiary protection, authorities approved close to 20,000 requests. The backlog, meanwhile, remains high.
The number of new stay permits issued to migrants and refugees in Italy decreased in 2018, according to the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT. The number of stay permits issued to asylum seekers went down over 40%.
Fifteen Afghan nationals recently won legal recourse and were granted French residency permits after having worked for the French armed forces in Afghanistan. Upon their arrival in France this summer they have been left to fend for themselves, without any social assistance.
The NGO Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux (FTDES) has lashed out at EU migration policies in the southern Mediterranean and especially in Tunisia, as well as the Schengen visa system, in its first report on migration.
Germany has allowed thousands of people related to refugees with asylum status to join them. The government agreed to change the rules on family reunification for some refugees last year.
The European Commission has reiterated that its position on migrant detention centers in Libya has remained unchanged and that the facilities must be closed.
Citizens from third countries that do not take back rejected asylum-seekers may find it more difficult to obtain visas for the EU. Conversely, full cooperation could reap extra rewards.
Two Italian NGOs have filed complaints against the Rome police headquarters. Police are reportedly not issuing stay permits to foreigners without a stable residence. The NGOs say that this is illegal.
There is a high demand for foreign healthcare professionals in Italy, but they are often paid less than collective contracts stipulate, according to the head of an association representing foreign doctors.