Secondary movements of asylum seekers in the EU Research Report ACVZ The Advisory Committee on Migration Affairs (Adviescommissie voor Vreemdelingenzaken, ACVZ) consists of ten experts. The ACVZ is an independent advisory body established by law. The Committee advises the government and the Parliament on migration issues. It examines policy and legislation and indicates possible areas of improvement. The ACVZ issues practical recommendations that are aimed at solving both existing and anticipated problems. Publication details Obermann, L., Vergeer, S., ‘Secondary movements of asylum seekers in the EU: Research Report’, submitted to the Minister for Migration. An ACVZ publication, The Hague 2020 Reference: 57 – 2020, January 2020 ISBN: 978-90-8521-086-3 Advisory Committee on Migration Affairs Turfmarkt 147 2511 DP The Hague Email:
[email protected] Website: www.acvz.org Tel.: +31 (0)70 3704300 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Request for advice: how do EU(+) Member States deal with secondary movements of asylum seekers? 8 1.2 What are secondary movements? 9 1.3 Research methods, scope and limitations 10 1.3.1 Research methods 10 1.3.2 Scope 11 1.3.3 Limitations 11 1.4 Guide to reading this research report 12 Chapter 2 The Dublin system 15 2.1 Dublin criteria 16 2.2 Take charge or take back requests and time limits 17 2.3 Termination of the obligations 18 2.4 Dublin IV? 19 2.4.1 Proposal by the European Commission 19 2.4.2 Opinion of the European Parliament 20 2.4.3 Division in the Council 21 Chapter 3 Extent and characteristics