Advisory Council on Migration

The Government is legally obliged to inform Parliament of its point of view on the advisory reports within three months. The Advisory Council on Migration reports also on proposals to amend the Dutch migration laws. Reports are presented to the Government and to Parliament and are made public on the Councils website.

English publications

The advisory council published the following reports (or summaries) also in English

2024

• Balanced labour migration. Targeted labour migration policy for general well-being (Summary)

• Third-class Citizens by posting practices (Summary of the Advisory report) 

• Labour Migration: Solution for Economy and Demographics? Exploratory Study (Summary of the Exploratory study)

2023

• Realism about numerical targets. Exploring immigration targets and quotas in Dutch policy

2022

• A carefully considered labour migration policy.  How long-term care can benefit from skilled migrants
• EU borders are common borders

2021

• Towards a well-being approach in labour migration policy
• Working on return together
• From asylum seeker to healthcare provider

2020

• Detriment of the doubt. Age assessment and age determination in EU member states of previous stay
• Information and Assessment. Advice on the use of country of origin information in the asylum procedure 
• Blog: Give knowledge migrants and international talent more security of residence during the corona crisis

2019

• Increasing onward migration of asylum seekers in the EU
• Legal channels for migrant workers
• The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the International Protection of (Asylum) Migrants
• Changing Parenthood and Migration

2018

• Peaks and Troughs
• Research design: Secondary Migration
• Search for safe(r) countries
• Balancing public order policy
• Onwards to 2030. Migration: futures study

2016

• Profiling and selecting
• Assessing credibility

2015

• Sharing responsibility
• External Processing
• Between ambition and reality

2014

• Reunited after the flight
• No country of one’s own
• Traces of the past

European Network of Migration Councils

The Dutch Advisory Council on Migration is a member of the European Network of Migration Councils (ENMC) – a network of independent councils that provide policy advice and publish research-based insights on migration, with the aim of improving the quality of migration policy and practice. Some ENMC have a legal mandate to advice their national parliament and government. As a European network, we address similar challenges, allowing us to inspire and learn from one another.

The network connects chairs, directors, and secretariat staff or researchers, who exchange knowledge and experiences depending on the topic. Members meet several times a year to share expertise and discuss key developments. The ENMC is a self-organised initiative run entirely by its members, operating without any form of external financial funding.

If you would like to learn more about the ENMC or contribute relevant expertise, please contact secretariaat@adviesraadmigratie.nl.

Members:

• Advisory Council on Migration (Adviesraad Migratie), Netherlands
• Delmi (Migration Studies Delegation), Sweden
• MAC (Migration Advisory Committee), United Kingdom
• SVR (The Expert Council on Integration and Migration), Germany
• CFM (Federal Commission on Migration), Switzerland
• MPI (Migration Policy Institute Europe), Brussels
• HEUNI (The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations), Finland