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: незаконно влизане
- CZ: neoprávněný vstup na území
- DE: irreguläre Einreise
- EE: ebaseaduslik (riiki) sisenemine
- EN: irregular entry
- ES: entrada irregular
- FI: laiton maahantulo
- FR: entrée irrégulière
- GA: iontráil aimhrialta
- GR: παράνομη είσοδος
- HU: szabálytalan határátlépés
- IT: ingresso irregolare
- LT: neteisėtas atvykimas
- LV: nelikumīga ieceļošana
- MT: Dħul irregolari
- NL: illegale binnenkomst
- NO: irregulær innreise
- PL: nieregularny wjazd
- PT: entrada irregular
- SE: olaglig inresa
- SK: nelegálny vstup / neoprávnený vstup
- SL: ilegalen vstop / nedovoljen vstop
In the Schengen context, the entry of a third-country national into a Schengen Member State who does not satisfy Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
2. Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) states that for stays not exceeding three months per six-month period, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following:
a) they are in possession of a valid travel document or documents authorising them to cross the border;
b) they are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (17), except where they hold a valid residence permit;
c) they justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully;
d) they are not persons for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry;
e) they are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the EU Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in EU Member States' national data bases for the purposes of refusing entry on the same grounds.
3. For more information, see Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
- BG: незаконна миграция
- CZ: nelegální migrace
- DE: irreguläre Migration
- EE: ebaseaduslik ränne
- EN: irregular migration
- ES: inmigración irregular
- FI: sääntöjen vastainen maahanmuutto
- FR: migration irrégulière
- GA: imirce aimhrialta
- HU: irreguláris migráció
- IT: migrazione irregolare
- LT: nelegali (neteisėta) migracija
- LV: nelikumīga migrācija
- MT: Migrazzjoni irregolari
- NL: irreguliere migratie (not currently used; more common is „illegale migratie”)
- NO: irregulær migrasjon
- PL: migracja nieregularna
- PT: migração irregula
- RO: migraţie ilegală
- SE: irreguljär migration
- SK: nelegálna migrácia
- SL: ilegana migracija / neregulirana migracija / nedovoljena migracija
Movement of persons to a new place of residence or transit that takes place outside the regulatory norms of the sending, transit and receiving countries.
2. Defining irregular migration has been the subject of considerable debate. Terms such as illegal, undocumented, non-documented, and unauthorised migration can have different connotations in national policy debates. Due to this and the assocation with criminality the term 'illegal migration" should be avoided, as most irregular migrants are not criminals. Being in a country without the required papers is, in most countries, not a criminal offence but an administrative infringement.
3. While the UN use the term 'irregular' or 'undocumented' migration, the European Commission favoured for a long time the term 'illegal immigration', but more recently refers to 'irregular migration' as well.
4. The Council of Europe differentiates between illegal migration and irregular migrant. Referring to Resolution 1509 (2006) of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, ‘illegal’ is preferred when referring to a status or process, whereas ‘irregular’ is preferred when referring to a person.
- BG: документ за пътуване
- CZ: cestovní doklad
- DE: Reisedokument
- EE: reisidokument
- EN: travel document
- ES: documento de viaje
- FI: matkustusasiakirja
- FR: document de voyage
- GA: doiciméad taistil
- HU: úti okmány
- IT: documento di viaggio
- LT: kelionės dokumentas
- LV: ceļošanas dokuments
- MT: Dokument tal-ivvjaġġar
- NL: reisdocument
- NO: reisedokument
- PL: dokument podróży
- RO: document de călătorie
- SE: resehandling
- SK: cestovný doklad
- SL: potna listina
A document issued by a government or international treaty organisation which is acceptable proof of identity for the purpose of entering another country.
2. Some States also accept certain identity cards or other documents, such as residence permits.
- BG: Мрежа за информация и координация на службите за управление на миграцията на държавите членки
- CZ: Informační a koordinační síť pro služby řízení migrace členských států (ICONet)
- DE: Informations- und Koordinierungsnetz für die Migrationsbehörden der Mitgliedstaaten
- EE: liikmesriikide migratsiooniteenistuste info-ja koordineerimisvõrgustik
- EN: Information and Coordination Network for Member States’ Migration Management Services
- ES: ICONet
- FI: tieto- ja koordinointiverkosto maahanmuuton hallinnasta vastaavia jäsenvaltioiden viranomaisia varten (ICONet)
- FR: Réseau d’information et de coordination sécurisé connecté à l’internet pour les services des États membres chargés de la gestion des flux migratoires (ICONet)
- GA: ICONet
- GR: Δίκτυο Άτυπων Επαγγελματικών Προσόντων
- HU: a tagállamok migrációkezelési szolgálatainak információs és koordinációs hálózata
- IT: Rete di Informazione e Coordinamento per i Servizi di Gestione dell’Immigrazione degli Stati Membri (ICONet)
- LT: Informacijos ir koordinavimo tinklas, skirtas valstybių narių migracijos valdymo tarnyboms
- LV: Informācijas un koordinācijas tīkls dalībvalstu migrācijas pārvaldes dienestiem
- MT: Netwerk ta’ Informazzjoni u Koordinazzjoni għas-Servizzi dwar Ġestjoni ta’ Migrazzjoni fl-Istati Membri (ICONet)
- NL: ICONet
- NO: ICONet
- PL: ICONet / dažniausiai vartojamo išversto termino nėra
- PT: ICONet
- RO: Reţeaua de informare şi coordonare a serviciilor de management al migraţiei din statele membre (ICONet)
- SE: ICONet
- SK: Informačná a koordinačná sieť pre služby riadenia migrácie členských štátov / ICONet
- SL: Informacijska in koordinacijska mreža služb držav članic za upravljanje migracije
A secure web-based information and coordination network for the rapid information exchange between EU Member States on irregular migration flows and phenomena, and the return of illegal residents.
2. The elements for information exchange shall include at least the following:
(a) early warning system on irregular immigration and facilitator networks;
(b) network of immigration liaison officers ;
(c) information on the use of visas, borders and travel documents in relation to illegal immigration; and
(d) return-related issues.
- BG: алтернатива на задържане
- CZ: alternativa k zajištění
- DE: Alternative zur Inhaftierung / Inhaftnahme, Haftalternative; Alternative zur Schubhaft / gelinderes Mittel (AT)
- EE: kinnipidamise alternatiivid
- EN: alternative to detention
- ES: alternativas al internamiento
- FI: säilöönotolle vaihtoehtoiset turvaamistoimet
- FR: alternative à la détention / rétention
- GA: malairt ar choinneáil (iolra: malairtí ar choinneáil)
- GR: τα μη στερητικά της ελευθερίας εναλλακτικά
- HU: a fogvatartás alternatívái
- IT: disposizione alternativa al trattenimento
- LT: alternatyvi sulaikymui priemonė
- LV: alternatīva aizturēšanai
- MT: Alternattiva għad-detenzjoni
- NL: alternatief voor bewaring
- NO: alternativ til forvaring
- PL: alternatywa wobec zatrzymania
- RO: alternativa la masura detentiei
- SE: alternativ till förvar
- SK: alternatíva k zaisteniu / alternatíva zaistenia
- SL: alternativa k pridržanju / alternativa k omejitvi gibanja
Non-custodial measures used to monitor and / or limit the movement of third-country nationals in advance of forced return or deciding on the individual’s right to remain in the Member State, such as regular reporting, the surrender of a financial guarantee or travel documents, electronic monitoring.
2. Reception facilities can be considered an alternative to detention only in cases where the individual concerned has to report regularly to the competent authorities, or if there are residency requirements.
3. For further information see EMN: Use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies, 2014.