• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Study background and objectives
  • 1.2 European context
  • 1.3 Definitions
  • 1.4 Methodology
• 2. PRIOR SITUATION IN AUSTRIA
  • 2.1 Introduction: passports and visas
  • 2.2 Austria’s relations with the relevant third countries and their citizens
  • 2.3 Debate on visa liberalizations
  • 2.4 Responsible authorities and institutions
  • 2.5 Adaptation of Austrian legislation
• 3. DEVELOPMENTS RESULTING FROM VISA LIBERALIZATIONS
  • 3.1 Population
    • 3.1.1 Immigration of citizens of the relevant third countries
    • 3.1.2 Students of the relevant third countries
  • 3.2 Visa applications
  • 3.3 Irregular stays
  • 3.4 Applications for asylum
    • 3.4.1 Applications for asylum by citizens of the relevant Western Balkan third countries
    • 3.4.2 Applications for asylum by citizens of the relevant third countries of the Eastern Partnership
    • 3.4.3 Coping with asylum procedures
  • 3.5 Return decisions and voluntary return
    • 3.5.1 Return decisions
    • 3.5.2 Voluntary return in the context of visa liberalizations
  • 3.6 Cooperation with the relevant third countries
  • 3.7 Economy
    • 3.7.1 Trade in goods and foreign trade
    • 3.7.2 Tourism
    • 3.7.3 Entrepreneurship
  • 3.8 Labour market
    • 3.8.1 Regular activity in the labour market – residence titles issued for employment
    • 3.8.2 Irregular labour market activity – suspected cases of irregular employment
    • 3.8.3 Challenges and actions
  • 3.9 Crime and public security
    • 3.9.1 Changes relating to crime
    • 3.9.2 Smuggling of migrants
    • 3.9.3 Trafficking in human beings
    • 3.9.4 Challenges
  • 3.10 Misuse of visa-free regimes
• 4. CONCLUSIONS
  • 4.1 Evaluation of visa liberalizations
  • 4.2 Relevance of the study results
• ANNEXES
  • A.1 Statistical annex
  • A.2 List of translations and abbreviations
  • A.3 Bibliography
     

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