Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: законно влизане
- CZ: oprávněný vstup
- DE: legale Einreise
- EE: seaduslik (riiki) sisenemine
- EN: legal entry
- ES: entrada legal
- FI: laillinen maahantulo
- FR: entrée légale
- GA: iontráil dhleathach
- GR: νόμιμη είσοδος
- HU: legális beutazás / belépés
- IT: ingresso autorizzato
- LT: teisėtas atvykimas
- LV: likumīga ieceļošana
- MT: Dħul legali
- NL: legale binnenkomst
- NO: lovlig innreise (b) / lovleg innreise (n)
- PL: legalny wjazd
- PT: legalne przekroczenie granicy,
- RO: intrare legală
- SE: laglig inresa
- SK: oprávnený vstup (national law) / legálny vstup
- SL: zakonit vstop
Definition
In the global context, the entry of an alien into a foreign country in compliance with the necessary requirements for legal entry into the receiving State.
In the Schengen context, and for a stay not exceeding three months per six-month period, the entry of a third-country national into a Schengen Member State in compliance with Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
In the Schengen context, and for a stay not exceeding three months per six-month period, the entry of a third-country national into a Schengen Member State in compliance with Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
Narrower
admission onto the territory
Related
border control, external EU border, internal EU border, irregular entry, refusal of entry, Schengen Borders Code
Source
Global context: Derived by EMN from the definition of ‘entry’ in IOM Glossary on Migration, 2nd ed. 2011 and the definition of ‘illegal entry’ in the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols
Schengen context: Derived by EMN from Art. 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (Schengen Borders Code)
Schengen context: Derived by EMN from Art. 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (Schengen Borders Code)
- BG: незаконно влизане
- CZ: neoprávněný vstup na území
- DE: irreguläre Einreise
- EE: ebaseaduslik (riiki) sisenemine
- EN: irregular entry
- ES: entrada irregular
- FI: laiton maahantulo
- FR: entrée irrégulière
- GA: iontráil aimhrialta
- GR: παράνομη είσοδος
- HU: szabálytalan határátlépés
- IT: ingresso irregolare
- LT: neteisėtas atvykimas
- LV: nelikumīga ieceļošana
- MT: Dħul irregolari
- NL: illegale binnenkomst
- NO: irregulær innreise
- PL: nieregularny wjazd
- PT: entrada irregular
- SE: olaglig inresa
- SK: nelegálny vstup / neoprávnený vstup
- SL: ilegalen vstop / nedovoljen vstop
Definition
In the global context, crossing borders without complying with the necessary requirements for legal entry into the receiving State.
In the Schengen context, the entry of a third-country national into a Schengen Member State who does not satisfy Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
In the Schengen context, the entry of a third-country national into a Schengen Member State who does not satisfy Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
Synonyms
illegal entry
Broader
irregular migration
Comments
1. The European Commission favours nowadays the term ‘irregular entry’ (e.g. see: DG Home e-Library Glossary )
2. Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) states that for stays not exceeding three months per six-month period, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following:
a) they are in possession of a valid travel document or documents authorising them to cross the border;
b) they are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (17), except where they hold a valid residence permit;
c) they justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully;
d) they are not persons for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry;
e) they are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the EU Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in EU Member States' national data bases for the purposes of refusing entry on the same grounds.
3. For more information, see Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
2. Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) states that for stays not exceeding three months per six-month period, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following:
a) they are in possession of a valid travel document or documents authorising them to cross the border;
b) they are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (17), except where they hold a valid residence permit;
c) they justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully;
d) they are not persons for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry;
e) they are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the EU Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in EU Member States' national data bases for the purposes of refusing entry on the same grounds.
3. For more information, see Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code).
Source
Schengen context: Developed by EMN