Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

• (a) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement in the Union and through other legal avenues to protection in the Union;

• (b) supporting transfers from one Member State to another of applicants for international protection or beneficiaries of international protection;

• (c) supporting solidarity actions, in line with the scope of support set out in Annex III.

ANNEX III

SCOPE OF SUPPORT

• 1.Within the policy objective set out in Article 3(1), the Fund shall in particular support:

• (a) the establishment and development of national, regional and local strategies in relation to asylum, legal migration, integration, return and irregular migration in accordance with the relevant Union acquis;

• (b) the setting up of administrative structures, tools and systems, including ICT systems, and the training of staff, including the staff of local authorities and of other relevant stakeholders, in cooperation with relevant decentralised agencies, where appropriate;

• (c) the establishment of contact points at the national, regional and local levels to provide impartial guidance, practical information and assistance regarding all aspects of the Fund to potential beneficiaries and eligible entities;

• (d) the development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures, including the collection, exchange and analysis of information and data; the dissemination of qualitative and quantitative data and statistics on migration and international protection; and the development and application of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring progress and assessing policy developments;

• (e) the exchange of information, best practices and strategies; mutual learning, studies and research; the development and implementation of joint actions and operations; and the setting-up of transnational cooperation networks;

• (f) assistance and support services provided in a gender-sensitive manner that are consistent with the status and the needs of the person concerned, in particular vulnerable persons;

• (g) actions aimed at the effective protection of children in migration, including the implementation of assessments of the best interests of the child, the strengthening of guardianship systems, as well as the development, monitoring and evaluation of child safeguarding policies and procedures;

• (h) actions aimed at enhancing awareness among stakeholders and the general public of policies relating to asylum, integration, legal migration and return, with specific attention to vulnerable persons, including minors.

• 2.Within the specific objective set out in point (a) of Article 3(2), the Fund shall in particular support:

• (a) the provision of material aid, including assistance at the border;

• (b) the conducting of asylum procedures in accordance with the asylum acquis, including the provision of support services such as translation and interpretation, legal assistance, family tracing and other services which are consistent with the status of the person concerned;

• (c) the identification of applicants with special procedural or reception needs, including the early identification of victims of trafficking, with a view to their referral to specialised services such as psycho-social and rehabilitation services;

• (d) the provision of specialised services such as qualified psycho-social and rehabilitation services to applicants with special procedural or reception needs;

• (e) the establishment or improvement of reception accommodation infrastructure, such as small scale infrastructure addressing the needs of families with minors, including those provided by local and regional authorities and including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State;

• (f) the enhancement of the capacity of Member States to collect, analyse and share among their competent authorities country of origin information;

• (g) actions related to Union resettlement programmes or national resettlement and humanitarian admission schemes, including the conducting of procedures for their implementation;

• (h) the enhancement of the capacities of third countries to improve the protection of persons in need of protection, including through supporting the development of protection systems for children in migration;

• (i) the establishment, development and improvement of effective alternatives to detention, in particular in relation to unaccompanied minors and families, and including, where appropriate, non-institutionalised care integrated into national child protection systems.

• 3.Within the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 3(2), the Fund shall in particular support:

• (a) information packages and campaigns to raise awareness of legal migration channels to the Union, including on the Union legal migration acquis;

• (b) the development of mobility schemes to the Union, such as circular or temporary migration schemes, including training to enhance employability;

• (c) cooperation between third countries and the recruitment agencies, the employment services and the immigration services of Member States;

• (d) the assessment and recognition of skills and qualifications, including professional experience, acquired in a third country, as well as their transparency, and their equivalence with those of a Member State;

• (e) assistance in the context of applications for family reunification to ensure a harmonised implementation of Council Directive 2003/86/EC ([^E0012]);

• (f) assistance, including legal assistance and representation, in relation to a change of status for third-country nationals already legally residing in a Member State, in particular in relation to the acquisition of a legal residence status as defined at Union level;

• (g) assistance to third-country nationals seeking to exercise their rights, in particular related to mobility, under Union legal migration instruments;

• (h) integration measures, such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals, and integration programmes focusing on counselling, education, language and other training, such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance;

• (i) actions promoting equality in access to public and private services by third-country nationals and the provision of such services to third-country nationals, including access to education, healthcare and psycho-social support and adapting such services to the needs of the target group;

• (j) cooperation between governmental and non-governmental bodies in an integrated manner, including through coordinated integration-support centres, such as one-stop shops;

• (k) actions enabling and supporting the introduction of third-country nationals to, and their active participation in, the receiving society and actions promoting acceptance by the receiving society;

• (l) promoting exchanges and dialogue between third-country nationals, the receiving society and public authorities, including through consultation with third-country nationals, and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue;

• (m) building the capacity of integration services provided by local authorities and other relevant stakeholders.

• 4.Within the specific objective set out in point (c) of Article 3(2), the Fund shall in particular support:

• (a) the establishment or improvement of open reception or detention infrastructure, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State;

• (b) the introduction, development, implementation and improvement of effective alternative measures to detention, including community-based case management, in particular in relation to unaccompanied minors and families;

• (c) the introduction and reinforcement of independent and effective forced-return monitoring systems, as laid down in Article 8(6) of Directive 2008/115/EC;

• (d) the countering of incentives for irregular migration, including the employment of irregular migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregular migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, and information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC;

• (e) the preparation of returns, including measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third-country nationals, the issuing of travel documents and family tracing;

• (f) cooperation with the consular authorities and immigration services or other relevant authorities and services of third countries with a view to obtaining travel documents, facilitating returns and ensuring readmission, including through the deployment of third-country liaison officers;

• (g) return assistance, in particular assisted voluntary return and information about assisted voluntary return programmes, including by providing specific guidance for children in return procedures;

• (h) removal operations, including related measures, in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, with the exception of support for coercive equipment;

• (i) measures to support the returnee’s sustainable return and reintegration, including cash-incentives, training, placement and employment assistance and start-up support for economic activities;

• (j) facilities and support services in third countries to ensure appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival and, where appropriate, a fast transition to community-based accommodation;

• (k) cooperation with third countries regarding countering irregular migration and regarding effective return and readmission;

• (l) measures aimed at raising awareness of the appropriate legal channels for migration and the risks of irregular immigration;

• (m) assistance and actions in third countries which help to improve effective cooperation between third countries and the Union and its Member States regarding return and readmission and to support reintegration into the society of origin.

• 5.Within the specific objective set out in point (d) of Article 3(2), the Fund shall in particular support:

• (a) the implementation of voluntary transfers from one Member State to another of either applicants for international protection or beneficiaries of international protection;

• (b) operational support in terms of seconded staff or financial assistance provided by a Member State to another Member State affected by migration challenges, including support provided to EASO;

• (c) the voluntary implementation of national resettlement or humanitarian admission schemes;

• (d) support by a Member State to another Member State affected by migration challenges in terms of establishment or improvement of reception infrastructure.

ANNEX IV

ACTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR HIGHER CO-FINANCING RATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 15(3) AND 16(9)

• — Integration measures implemented by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations, including refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations;

• — Actions to develop and implement effective alternatives to detention;

• — Assisted voluntary return and reintegration programmes and related activities;

• — Measures targeting vulnerable persons and applicants for international protection with special reception or procedural needs, including measures to ensure effective protection of minors, in particular unaccompanied minors, including through alternative, non-institutionalised care systems.

ANNEX V

CORE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 33(1)

All indicators related to persons shall be reported by age brackets (< 18, 18-60, > 60) and by gender.

Specific objective set out in point (a) of Article 3(2)

• 1.Number of participants who consider the training useful for their work.

• 2.Number of participants who report three months after the training activity that they are using the skills and competences acquired during the training.

• 3.Number of persons placed in alternatives to detention, separately specifying:

• 3.1. the number of unaccompanied minors placed in alternatives to detention;

• 3.2. the number of families placed in alternatives to detention.

Specific objective set out in point (b) of article 3(2)

• 1.Number of participants in language courses who, upon leaving the language course, have improved their proficiency level in the host-country language by at least one level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or national equivalent.

• 2.Number of participants who report that the activity was helpful for their integration.

• 3.Number of participants who applied for the recognition or assessment of qualifications or skills acquired in a third country.

• 4.Number of participants who applied for a long-term residence status.

Specific objective set out in point (c) of Article 3(2)

• 1.Number of returnees voluntarily returned.

• 2.Number of returnees who were removed.

• 3.Number of returnees subject to alternatives to detention.

Specific objective set out in point (d) of Article 3(2)

• 1.Number of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection transferred from one Member State to another.

• 2.Number of persons resettled.

• 3.Number of persons admitted through humanitarian admission.

ANNEX VI

TYPES OF INTERVENTION

TABLE 1: CODES FOR THE INTERVENTION FIELD DIMENSION

I. Common European Asylum System	I. Common European Asylum System
001	Reception conditions
002	Asylum procedures
003	Implementation of the Union acquis
004	Children in migration
005	Persons with special reception and procedural needs
006	Union resettlement programmes or national resettlement and humanitarian admission schemes (Annex III, point 2(g))
007	Operating support
II.  Legal migration and integration	II.  Legal migration and integration
001	Development of integration strategies
002	Victims of trafficking in human beings
003	Integration measures – information and orientation, one-stop shops
004	Integration measures – language training
005	Integration measures – civics and other training
006	Integration measures – introduction, participation, exchanges host society
007	Integration measures – basic needs
008	Pre-departure measures
009	Mobility schemes
010	Acquisition of legal residence
011	Vulnerable persons, including unaccompanied minors
012	Operating support
III.  Return	III.  Return
001	Alternatives to detention
002	Reception/detention conditions
003	Return procedures
004	Assisted voluntary return
005	Reintegration assistance
006	Removal/Return operations
007	Forced-return monitoring system
008	Vulnerable persons, including unaccompanied minors
009	Measures addressing incentives for irregular migration
010	Operating support
IV.  Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility	IV.  Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility
001	Transfers to another Member State (‘relocation’)
002	Support by a Member State to another Member State, including support provided to EASO
003	Resettlement (Article 19)
004	Humanitarian admission (Article 19)
005	Support, in terms of reception infrastructure, to another Member State
006	Operating support
007	Solidarity Actions
V. Technical assistance	V. Technical assistance
001	Information and communication
002	Preparation, implementation, monitoring and control
003	Evaluation and studies, data collection
004	Capacity building

TABLE 2: CODES FOR THE TYPE OF ACTION DIMENSION

001	Development of national strategies
002	Capacity building
003	Education and training for third-country nationals
004	Development of statistical tools, methods and indicators
005	Exchange of information and best practices
006	Joint actions/operations between Member States
007	Campaigns and information
008	Exchange and secondment of experts
009	Studies, pilot projects, risk assessments
010	Preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities
011	Provision of assistance and support services to third-country nationals
012	Infrastructure
013	Equipment

TABLE 3: CODES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION DIMENSION

001	Actions covered by Article 15(1)
002	Specific actions
003	Actions listed in Annex IV
004	Operating support
005	Emergency assistance
006	Resettlement and humanitarian admissions
007	International protection (transfers in)
008	International protection (transfers out)
009	Solidarity Actions

TABLE 4: CODES FOR THE PARTICULAR THEMES DIMENSION

001	Cooperation with third countries
002	Actions in or in relation to third countries
003	None of the above

ANNEX VII

EXPENDITURE ELIGIBLE FOR OPERATING SUPPORT

Within all specific objectives set out in Article 3(2), operating support shall cover:

• — staff costs;

• — service costs, such as maintenance or replacement of equipment, including ICT systems;

• — service costs, such as maintenance and repair of infrastructure.

ANNEX VIII

OUTPUT AND RESULT INDICATORS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 33(3)

All indicators relating to persons shall be reported by age brackets (< 18, 18-60, > 60) and by gender.

Specific objective set out in point (a) of Article 3(2)

Output indicators

• 1.Number of participants supported, separately specifying:

• 1.1. the number of participants who received legal assistance;

• 1.2. the number of participants benefiting from types of support other than legal assistance, including information and assistance throughout the asylum procedure ([^E0013]);

• 1.3. the number of vulnerable participants assisted.

• 2.Number of participants in training activities.

• 3.Number of newly created places in reception infrastructure in accordance with Union acquis, separately specifying:

• 3.1. the number of newly created places for unaccompanied minors.

• 4.Number of renovated or refurbished places in reception infrastructure in accordance with Union acquis, separately specifying:

• 4.1. the number of renovated or refurbished places for unaccompanied minors.

Result indicators

• 5.Number of participants who consider the training useful for their work.

• 6.Number of participants who report three months after the training activity that they are using the skills and competences acquired during the training.

• 7.Number of persons placed in alternatives to detention, separately specifying:

• 7.1. the number of unaccompanied minors placed in alternatives to detention;

• 7.2. the number of families placed in alternatives to detention.

Specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 3(2)

Output indicators

• 1.Number of participants in pre-departure measures.

• 2.Number of local and regional authorities supported to implement integration measures.

• 3.Number of participants supported, separately specifying:

• 3.1. the number of participants in a language course;

• 3.2. the number of participants in a civic orientation course;

• 3.3. the number of participants who received personalised professional guidance.

• 4.Number of information packages and campaigns to raise awareness of legal migration channels to the Union.

• 5.Number of participants receiving information or assistance in applying for family reunification.

• 6.Number of participants benefitting from mobility schemes.

• 7.Number of integration projects where local and regional authorities are the beneficiary.

Result indicators

• 8.Number of participants in language courses who, upon leaving the language course, have improved their proficiency level in the host-country language by at least one level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or national equivalent.

• 9.Number of participants who report that the activity was helpful for their integration.

• 10.Number of participants who applied for their qualification or skills acquired in a third country to be recognised or assessed.

• 11.Number of participants who applied for a long-term residence status.

Specific objective set out in point (c) of Article 3(2)

Output indicators

• 1.Number of participants in training activities.

• 2.Number of items of equipment purchased, including number of ICT systems purchased or updated.

• 3.Number of returnees who received reintegration assistance.

• 4.Number of places in detention centres created.

• 5.Number of places in detention centres refurbished or renovated.

Result indicators

• 6.Number of returnees voluntarily returned.

• 7.Number of returnees who were removed.

• 8.Number of returnees subject to alternatives to detention.

Specific objective set out in point (d) of Article 3(2)

Output indicators

• 1.Number of staff trained.

• 2.Number of participants who received pre-departure support.

Result indicators

• 3.Number of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection transferred from one Member State to another.

• 4.Number of persons resettled.

• 5.Number of persons admitted through humanitarian admission.

[^E0001]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1160 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1351, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj).

[^E0002]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 (OJ L, 2024/1350, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1350/oj).

[^E0003]: Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1).

[^E0004]: Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1).

[^E0005]: Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12).

[^E0006]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1359 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 (OJ L, 2024/1359, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1359/oj).

[^E0007]: Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (see page 48 of this Official Journal).

[^E0008]: Data to be taken into account only in case of the activation of Directive 2001/55/EC.

[^E0009]: Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 12).

[^E0010]: Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).

[^E0011]: Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research (OJ L 289, 3.11.2005, p. 15).

[^E0012]: Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ L 251, 3.10.2003, p. 12).

[^E0013]: This indicator is generated automatically for reporting purposes by the system by subtracting the number of participants who received legal assistance from the number of participants supported. The data for this indicator is generated by SFC2021 for reporting purposes. Member States do not need to report data for this indicator, nor do they need to set milestones or targets.