Pre-departure Integration Strategies in the European Union: Integration or Immigration Policy?

Kees Groenendijk

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Academic publicationMigration and foreign nationals lawEuropean Union01 January 2011

Pre-departure Integration Strategies in the European Union: Integration or Immigration Policy?

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The article examines pre-departure integration strategies under which certain EU Member States condition family-reunification visas for immigrants from specified third countries on passing a language test or attending a language course. It analyzes the political rationale, the constraints imposed by EU and international law, and the effects identified by early evaluation studies.

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The compatibility with EU and international law of pre-departure language or integration requirements for third-country nationals seeking family-reunification visas

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migration and asylum academic research comparative law EU private international law family reunification human rights

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Kees Groenendijk

“Pre-departure Integration Strategies in the European Union: Integration or Immigration Policy?”

European Journal of Migration and Law · 2011

DOI 10.1163/157181611x558191

Content language: English
Type: Journal article

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Kees Groenendijk, “Pre-departure Integration Strategies in the European Union: Integration or Immigration Policy?”, European Journal of Migration and Law, 2011-01-01, 10.1163/157181611x558191. https://doi.org/10.1163/157181611x558191

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