International Agenda for Migration Management

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I
NTERNATIONAL
A
GENDA FOR
M
IGRATION
M
ANAGEMENT
Trilingual publication
in English, French and Spanish
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The Federal Office for Migration was established on 1 January 2005, as a
result of a merger between the Federal Office for Refugees (FOR) and the
Federal Office for Immigration, Integration and Emigration (IMES). It regulates
all matters arising under the laws concerning foreign nationals and asylum-
seekers in Switzerland: entry and residence, labour, protection against per-
secution, integration, naturalization, emigration, and returning abroad.
Federal Office for Migration (FOM)
Quellenweg 6
3003 Berne-Wabern
Switzerland
Tel: [phone]
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E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.bfm.admin.ch
IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration bene-
fits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental body, IOM acts with its
partners in the international community to: assist in meeting the operational
challenges of migration; advance understanding of migration issues; encour-
age social and economic development through migration; and uphold the
human dignity and well-being of migrants.
International Organization for Migration
17 route des Morillons
1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
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E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.iom.int
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International Agenda for
Migration Management
Common understandings and effective practices for a
planned,balanced,and comprehensive approach to the
management of migration
L’Agenda international pour
la gestion des migrations
Perceptions communes et pratiques efficaces
s’inscrivant dans une approche d’ensemble planifiée et
équilibrée de la gestion des migrations
Agenda Internacional para
la Gestión de la Migración
Identificación de los principios comunes y de las prácticas
efectivas para una perspectiva planificada,equilibrada
y global de la gestión de la migración interestatal
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International
Agenda for
Migration
Management
Common understandings and
effective practices for a planned,
balanced,and comprehensive approach
to the management of migration
Berne,16-17 December 2004
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The Berne Initiative process was launched by the Government of Switzerland
in 2001. In 2003, the Berne Initiative produced a study on international legal
norms and migration as well as a compilation of significant international
statements on migration. The International Agenda for Migration Management
is the next major product of the Berne Initiative and is designed to assist gov-
ernment migration practitioners in developing effective measures for the man-
agement of migration. It offers a non-binding yet comprehensive reference
system for dialogue, cooperation and capacity building at the national,
regional and global level.
The International Agenda for Migration Management represents views of
4 States throughout the world. Its main elements – common understandings and
effective practices – have been developed in a process of consultations among
States from all regions, fully respecting their sovereignty in the field, and with
other stakeholders in migration.
Further information and documentation on the Berne Initiative are available
in English, French and Spanish at the website of the Swiss Federal Office for
Migration www.bfm.admin.ch and at the website of the International
Organization for Migration (IOM) www.iom.int/berneinitiative.
IOM’s Migration Policy, Research and Communications Department (MPRC)
serves as Secretariat for the Berne Initiative.
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Table of Contents
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Foreword by Dr.Eduard Gnesa n
Director of the Federal Office for Migration,Switzerland . . . . . . . . .9 o
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Foreword by Brunson McKinley,Director General
of the International Organization for Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Chapter I
Introduction 15
1. Migration Realities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2. The Berne Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chapter II
Common Understandings for the Management
of International Migration 23
Chapter III
Effective Practices for a Planned,Balanced,and
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Comprehensive Approach to Management of Migration 27
1. International Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
a. Dialogue and Cooperation among States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
b. Partnerships in Managing Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
2. National Migration Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3. Entry and Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
a. Visa Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
b. Border Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
c. Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
4. Regular Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
a. Temporary Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
(1) Migration for Educational or Training Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
(2) Migration for Business and Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
(3) Family Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
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b. Permanent Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
(1) Immigration Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
(2) Family Reunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
(3) Humanitarian Resettlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5. Labour Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
6. Irregular Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
a. Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
b. Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
7. Human Rights of Migrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
a. Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
b. Principle of Non-Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
c. Principle of Non-Refoulement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
d. Statelessness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
e. Internal Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
8. Asylum and International Protection of Refugees . . . . . . . . . . .49
9. Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
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10. Naturalization and Nationality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
11. Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
a. Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
b. Assisted Voluntary Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
c. Mandatory Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
d. Temporary Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
e. Reintegration of Migrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
12. Capacity Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
13. Migration and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
a. Cooperation in Migration and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
b. Diaspora Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
c. “Brain Drain” or “Brain Gain” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
d. Remittances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
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14. Migration and Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
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15. Migration Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 n
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16. Migration and Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 n
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17. International and National Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 C
18. Public Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
19. Research and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
a. Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
b. Collection and Analysis of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
c. Exchange of Information and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
d. Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
20. Other Policy Linkages and Accompanying Measures . . . . . . . . .70
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