Responses to long-term irregularly staying migrants: practices and challenges in the EU and Norway

The publication presents key insights from the EMN study on the situation of long-term irregular migrants in EMN Member and Observer Countries. It examines the pathways and obstacles to stability, explores how national policies and practices of regularization, return and integration shape outcomes, and highlights specific vulnerabilities such as limited rights, precarious employment and social exclusion. The briefing identifies promising practices and structural challenges, offering policymakers and practitioners accessible, actionable information to better address long-term irregular migration in a coherent and humane way.