Asylum and Migration Fund

The general objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an effective management of migration flows in the Union as part of the area of freedom, security and justice, in accordance with the common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and the common immigration policy. It draws on the capacity building process developed with the assistance of the European Refugee Fund, the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals and the European Return Fund and extends it to cover more comprehensively different aspects of the common Union asylum and immigration policy, including actions in or in relation to third countries addressing primarily EU interests and objectives in those policy areas, and takes into account new developments.

to strengthen and develop the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension;
to support legal migration to the Union in line with the economic and social needs of Member States and promote the effective integration of third-country nationals, including of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection;
to enhance fair and effective return strategies in the Member States with emphasis on sustainability of return and effective readmission in the countries of origin;
to enhance the solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows.

Focus

The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund will focus on people flows and the integrated management of migration. It will support actions addressing all aspects of migration, including asylum, legal migration, integration and the return of irregularly staying non-EU nationals.

Duration

2014-2020

Proposal Submission

Implementation

The global resources shall be implemented through the following means:

National programmes;
Union actions;
Emergency assistance;
European Migration Network;
Technical assistance.

Supported activities

I.COMMON EUROPEAN ASYLUM SYSTEM

Actions related to reception and asylum systems

material aid, education, training, support services, health and psychological care;
social assistance, information or help with administrative and/or judicial formalities and information or counselling on the possible outcomes of the asylum procedure, including on aspects such as voluntary return;
legal aid and language assistance;
Specific assistance for vulnerable persons;
Information for local communities as well as training for the staff of local authorities;

In specific Member States also:

establishment, development and improvement of accommodation infrastructure and services;
setting up of administrative structures, systems and training of staff.
Member States' capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies
actions enhancing the capacity of Member States to collect, analyse and disseminate data and statistics;
actions directly contributing to the evaluation of asylum policies, such as national impact assessments, surveys amongst target groups, the development of indicators and benchmarking.

Resettlement and relocation

national resettlement and relocation programmes;
establishment of appropriate infrastructure and services;
training;
pre-departure services;
information and assistance;

II.INTEGRATION OF THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS AND LEGAL MIGRATION

Immigration and pre-departure measures

information packages and awareness-raising campaigns
assessment of skills and qualifications
vocational training and other courses

Integration measures at local and regional level

setting up and developing integration strategies
advice ans assistance
education and training
capacity building of implementing organisations

Capacity building measures

reinforcing the capacity of Member States to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate their immigration strategies
promoting the exchange of experience and good practices, cooperation and networking;
building sustainable organisational structures

III.RETURN

Measures accompanying return procedures

establishment and improvement of accommodation infrastructure or services
setting up of administrative structures, systems and training
material aid, education, training, support services, health and psychological care;
social assistance;
legal aid and language assistance;
specific assistance for vulnerable persons;

Return measures

co-operation with consular authorities and immigration services
assisted return measures
facilities and services in third countries

Practical co-operation and capacity building measures

actions to promote and reinforce the operational cooperation between the return
services of Member States, including as regards co-operation with consular authorities and immigration services of third countries

The Fund supports the European Migration Network and provide financial assistance necessary for its activities and its future development (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/index_en.htm)

Terms And Conditions

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management.

Budget

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund shared management (national programmes) centralised management (Union actions, actions in and in relation to third-countries, emergency assistance, EMN, TA of the COM)	3,137 2,752 385

* Indicatively more than 80% of this amount (EUR 2,509 million) should be used for national programmes of Member States while EUR 628 million should be centrally managed by the Commission to fund Union actions, emergency assistance, European Migration Network, technical assistance and the implementation of specific operational tasks by Union Agencies.

Available Calls

Total Funding Amount

€ 3 137 million

Selection Criteria

Third-country nationals or stateless people are eligible if fulfilling specific asylum or immigration conditions. The actions will support family members of persons referred to above, where appropriate, and in so far as the same conditions apply. See detailed conditions in the regulation.

Open To

Notes

List of common Union resettlement priorities for 2014-2015
(1) The Regional Protection Programme in Eastern Europe (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine)
(2) The Regional Protection Programme in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Kenya, Yemen)
(3) The Regional Protection Programme in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia)
(4) Refugees in the region of Eastern Africa / Great Lakes
(5) Iraqi refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan
(6) Iraqi refugees in Turkey