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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Family reunification requests from Afghan residents were treated with priority in 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Federal Council adopted its opinion on a report by the Political Institutions Committee of the Council of States concerning a parliamentary initiative on granting the same family reunification regimes to beneficiaries of international protection and persons with temporary admission. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The Act on the Acceleration of Asylum Court Proceedings and the Asylum Procedure abandoned the routine revision of the international protection status 3 years after the first final decision. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A draft amendment would allow persons with temporary admission to change their assigned canton if they follow a long-term vocational training or are employed in another canton |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
An amendment to the Immigration Law was presented to the parliament, which aimed to simplify the family reunification procedure in general and to extend the time limit for facilitated family reunification criteria for beneficiaries of international protection from 3 months to 6 months. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The parliament adopted a resolution for the implementation of an action plan for immigration issues for 2022-2025. Based on the resolution, a steering group was established to formulate a comprehensive integration strategy, with a focus on labour market integration. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The National Association of Employment Agencies and four trade unions signed an agreement to facilitate the labour market integration of beneficiaries of international protection and of national forms of protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government published the mid-term review of the Migrant Integration Strategy 2017-2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Culture in Latvia launched language clubs, co-funded by AMIF, in five cities. The Latvian Language Agency developed new e?learning material (e-Laipa) for A1 and A2 levels. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The scope of tolerated status related to education was extended and includes education and training for care services (Helfer- und Assistenzausbildungen) in occupations with shortages of employees. Tolerated persons receive a two-year residence permit if they directly continue to work upon completing their education. |
DE LEG 06 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The new Civic Integration Law entered into force on 1 January 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Amendments to the Swiss Federal Act on Foreigners and Integration were adopted, imposing a general travel ban on persons with temporary admission as of 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
A new policy was launched to naturalise approximately 8,000-10,000 persons who were regularised earlier, the so-called RANOV permit holders. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Swedish government decided to finance the extension of labour market integration programmes for 12 months to support people whose programme would finish in the midst of the pandemic |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Austria |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The number of withdrawals initiated by the BFA continued to increase. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Denmark |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Legislative amendments proposed to deport foreigners who are sentenced to an unconditional prison sentence, regardless of the duration of their stay in the country. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Portugal |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A provisional regularisation process was launched in Portugal, settling the situation of around 365,000 foreigners, including asylum applicants. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
An amendment from 2018 to the Asylum Act entered into force on 1 April 2020, which enables the State Secretariat for Migration to pronounce a general travel ban for a group of refugees from a certain country of origin (particularly to neighbouring countries of that country of origin), if there is a well-founded doubt that the travel ban to the country of origin is not respected. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Legislative Decree No 130/2020 opened labour market access to beneficiaries of national forms of protection based on medical reasons or due to natural disasters. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
A Ministerial Decision provided that the prescription of medicines, therapeutic operations and diagnostic examinations for patients without health insurance (many of them beneficiaries of international protection) is possible only by doctors of public hospitals and primary health care structures, not private doctors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Institutional |
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Content of protection |
The Federal Council approved financial support for integration measures, including contributions to cantonal programmes which promote employment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The method of issuing or extending residence permits for beneficiaries of international protection were simplified. The documents are no longer re-issued and a new expiration date is noted directly on the existing permit. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The Law on Social Inclusion Income (REVIS) entered into force on 1 January 2019. All beneficiaries of international protection and their family members aged 25 or older can benefit from the social inclusion income. |
LU LEG 04 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The amended law underlined that authorities are obliged to ensure that minors have access to education and care services in a federal state. |
DE LEG 05 2019 |
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Czech Republic |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Third-country nationals, including beneficiaries of international protection who would like to obtain a long-term permanent residence after 5 years of continuous residence in Czechia, must take a Czech language exam at A2 level instead of A1. Persons issued a long-term residence permit must complete within a year a 4-hour integration course on their rights and obligations, fundamental values, everyday life, culture and traditions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |