Changes in immigration status and purpose of stay: an overview of EU Member States’ approaches : Synthesis Report for the EMN Focussed Study 2015

The Study examined the different legal frameworks, procedures and practices in place in the Member States to enable third-country nationals to change migration status, as well as the conditions associated with such changes. It also looked at existing obstacles and good practices.

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Year of publication:	2016
Institutions:	European Migration Network ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Migration und Inneres (contributor)
Subject:	Best Practice \| best practice \| Drittländer \| third countries \| Einwanderung \| immigration \| EU \| Migration \| migration \| Recht \| law \| Rechtsanwendung \| legal usage \| Verwaltungsverfahren \| administrative procedure \| 2010 - 2015

Executive summary
Key points to note
1 Introduction
1.1 Study rationale and aims
1.2 Information on the scale
1.3 Structure of the report
2 EU legal framework and national migration systems in relation to status changes
2.1 The EU legal framework
2.2 General overview of national migration systems in relation to status changes
2.2.1 National migration systems
2.2.2 National debates on change of status
2.3 Main drivers/ reasons behind changes of status promoted by legislators
3 Legal possibilities for change of status while remaining in the Member States
3.1 Legal possibilities to change status from within the Member State
3.1.1 Family
3.1.2 Education
3.1.3 Remunerated activities
3.1.4 Protection purposes
3.1.5 Other
3.2 Alteration of rights
3.3 Stakeholders involved
3.4 Information on the possibilities to change status
4 Admission criteria and legal basis
4.1 Legal basis
4.2 Main admission criteria
4.3 Statuses where the admission criteria differ from the first time application
4.3.1 Changes from student or researcher
4.3.2 Changes from family
4.3.3 Changes from employment-related statuses
4.3.4 Changes from long-stay (D-type) visa
4.3.5 Changes from asylum seeker
4.3.6 Changes from other statuses
4.4 Quota limitations
4.5 Procedural facilitations
5 Effectiveness, impact and perception of national policies regarding changes of status
5.1 Effectiveness and impact of national policies
5.2 Perception of the change of status atnational level
5.3 Change of status and prevention of irregularity
6 Challenges, good practices and lessons learned in change of status
6.1 Challenges for national authorities and applicants
6.2 Good practices and lessons learned

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