Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: движение в рамките на ЕС
- CZ: mobilita v rámci EU
- DE: EU-Binnenmobilität
- EE: Euroopa Liidu sisene liikuvus
- EN: intra-EU mobility
- ES: movilidad intracomunitaria
- FI: EU:n sisäinen liikkuvuus
- FR: mobilité intra-UE
- GA: gluaisteacht san AE
- HU: EU-n belüli mobilitás
- IT: mobilità intra-UE
- LT: judumas ES viduje
- LV: ES iekšējā mobilitāte
- MT: Intramobbiltà fl-UE
- NL: mobiliteit binnen de EU
- NO: mobilitet mellom EUs medlemsland
- PL: mobilność wewnątrzunijna
- RO: mobilitate intra UE
- SE: EU-intern rörlighet
- SK: mobilita v rámci Európskej únie / mobilita v rámci EÚ
- SL: notranja mobilnost v EU
Definition
Action of persons (EU nationals or legally resident third-country nationals ) undertaking their right to free movement by moving from one EU Member State to another.
Synonyms
EU mobility, free movement, intra EU / EFTA-mobility, Inter-EU migration, Intra-EU migration, third-country national mobility
Broader
right to free movement
Comments
1. Free movement / intra-EU mobility is available under two different schemes. The first scheme is a very open one and applicable to EU citizens who benefit from full freedom of movement. The second scheme concerns migrant workers. Rules applicable here are less generous and limited to specific categories of third-country nationals, i.e. long-term residents, highly skilled workers, researchers and students.
2. Through separate agreements between the EU and IS, LI, NO and CH, the same rights to free movement apply to their citizens and their territories.
2. Through separate agreements between the EU and IS, LI, NO and CH, the same rights to free movement apply to their citizens and their territories.
Source
Derived by EMN from the definition of ‘right to free movement’ in the EMN Glossary
- BG: мигрант
- CZ: migrant
- DE: Migrant
- EE: sisserändaja
- EN: migrant
- ES: persona migrante
- FI: maahanmuuttaja / siirtolainen
- FR: migrant
- GA: imirceach
- GR: μετανάστης
- HU: migráns
- IT: migrante
- LT: migrantas
- LV: migrants
- MT: Migrant(a)
- NL: migrant
- NO: migrant
- PL: migrant
- PT: migrante
- RO: migrant
- SE: migrant
- SK: migrant
- SL: migrant
Definition
In the global context, a person who is outside the territory of the State of which they are nationals or citizens and who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.
In the EU/EFTA context, a person who either:
(i) establishes their usual residence in the territory of an EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another EU/EFTA Member State or a third country; or
(ii) having previously been usually resident in the territory of the EU/EFTA Member State, ceases to have their usual residence in the EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
In the EU/EFTA context, a person who either:
(i) establishes their usual residence in the territory of an EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another EU/EFTA Member State or a third country; or
(ii) having previously been usually resident in the territory of the EU/EFTA Member State, ceases to have their usual residence in the EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
Narrower
economic migrant, emigrant, long-term migrant, immigrant, forced migrant, short-term migrant
Related
migration
Comments
1. At international level, no universally accepted definition for 'migrant' exists, but the UN recommendations for statistics on international migration and on population censuses specifies at least one year as the criterion for change of country of usual residence to define this change as ‘migration’.
2. Under the UN definition, those travelling for shorter periods as tourists and business persons would not be considered migrants. However, common usage includes certain kinds of shorter-term migrants such as seasonal workers.
3. The term 'migrant' is usually understood to cover all cases where the decision to migrate is taken freely by the individual concerned for reasons of 'personal convenience' and without intervention of an external compelling factor; it therefore applies to persons, and family members, moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family.
4. This definition does not include intra-EU mobility of citizens or residents, even though national concepts of international migration may include mobility, as will national statistics on international migration.
2. Under the UN definition, those travelling for shorter periods as tourists and business persons would not be considered migrants. However, common usage includes certain kinds of shorter-term migrants such as seasonal workers.
3. The term 'migrant' is usually understood to cover all cases where the decision to migrate is taken freely by the individual concerned for reasons of 'personal convenience' and without intervention of an external compelling factor; it therefore applies to persons, and family members, moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family.
4. This definition does not include intra-EU mobility of citizens or residents, even though national concepts of international migration may include mobility, as will national statistics on international migration.