The European Commission's Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) commissioned this study, with the aim of analysing the necessity and proportionality of including data on long-stay visas and residence documents in the VIS. As required by the necessity test, the study...

In line with recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Information Systems and Interoperability of May 2017, where an information gap at EU level concerning long-stay visas and residence documents was identified, this study aims to analyse the necessity and proportionality of including...

As a follow-up to the adoption of the European Agenda on Migration and the European Council Conclusions from June 20151, the European Commission is considering proposing changes to the Schengen Information System (SIS) with the purpose of enhancing its use for the return of irregular migrants....

This study analyses and describes a possible European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) that would gather information on visa-exempt third-country nationals (VE-TCNs) prior to their arrival at the Schengen border, for the purpose of a risk assessment. It also provides a first...

In February 2013, the European Commission (EC) tabled a package of legislative proposals on Smart Borders aimed at modernising the Schengen Area's external border management. On 6 April 2016, a revised legislative proposal for Smart Borders was adopted by the Commission, including a Regulation...

As a follow-up to the adoption of the European Agenda on Migration and the European Council Conclusions from June 20151, the European Commission is considering proposing changes to the Schengen Information System (SIS) with the purpose of enhancing its use for the return of irregular migrants....

This support study for the Impact assessment on the development of an EU Talent Pool, drafted for the DG of Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, firstly presents a problem definition, setting out the current issues linked to international recruitment to the EU. Thereafter, it...