EU immigration

EU immigration

This subtopic contains the following guidance on EU level rules relating to immigration:

Practice Note: EU immigration policy—Key immigration Directives provides a quick high level overview of the Common EU immigration policy, with a look at the key Directives enacted since the EU was given powers to legislate on this matter in the late 90s. This overview examines the scope

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