Original Language
English
Number of Pages
84
Reference Number
ENG0667
Year of Publication
2015
Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return within Austria: How to reach irregular Migrants not in contact with the Authorities
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The study analyses the question, of how irregular Migrants who are not in contact with the authorities can be reached to provide them with information on voluntary return. After a presentation of the relevant provisions of Austrian law, the study focuses on the relevant groups of irregular migrants and the actors involved in disseminating information on voluntary return. A specific focus is placed on the tools used to disseminate information and related challenges are also analysed. The study closes with a chapter on statistical data and estimates of irregular migration in Austria and a summary of the major findings.
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Definitions
- 1.2 EU legal and policy context
- 1.3 Methodology
- 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN AUSTRIA
- 2.1 National legal context
- 2.1.1 Information following a return decision
- 2.1.2 Return counselling and return assistance
- 2.1.3 Recent changes to the legal framework
- 2.2 Guidelines and policy papers
- 2.1 National legal context
- 3. GROUPS OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
- 3.1 Migrants entering the country irregularly
- 3.2 Migrants not complying with the obligation to depart
- 3.3 Migrants who forfeit their residence permit
- 3.4 Migrants not admissible or possible to be removed
- 4. ACTORS INVOLVED IN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION
- 4.1 State actors
- 4.2 Other actors
- 5. DISSEMINATED INFORMATION
- 5.1 Tools used for disseminating information on voluntary return
- 5.2 Content of the disseminated information
- 6. CHALLENGES
- 6.1 General challenges
- 6.2 Confidentiality considerations
- 6.3 Approaches to disseminating information
- 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
- 7.1 Monitoring methods
- 7.2 Evaluation methods
- 8. STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES
- 8.1 Statistics
- 8.2 Estimates
- 8.3 Conclusion
- 9. SUMMARY
- ANNEX
- A.1 List of translations and abbreviations
- A.2 Bibliography