Settling the status of Arabs and foreigners, who entered and resided illegally in Lebanon

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This announcement by the Lebanese General Security is to present and announce the procedures of regularization for the foreigners who entered and resided in Lebanon in an illegal manner.

Towards a Renewed Parternership between the French Republic and the Union of Comoros (Vers un Partenariat Renouvelé entre la République Française et l’Union des Comores)

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded

Through this partnership, the Union of Comoros and the French Republic intend to jointly initiate a new dynamic of partnership and to make reciprocal commitments in terms of the fight against uncontrolled population movements and the safeguard of human lives at sea, and in development.

Flexi-Permit Scheme

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded

The flexi-visa scheme enables regularization for migrants with irregular status working in “non-specialized occupations” through self-sponsorship, with the possibility to work for different employers in exchange for a fee. The purpose for introducing the Flexi-permit scheme was to combat irregular employment and that migrant workers benefiting from the scheme occupy jobs that are not sought by Bahrainis. In February 2019, the fee was increased as part of the National Employment Programme to promote the employment of Bahraini nationals, with a two-year permit costing BHD 1,469.

Morocco's National Strategy on Immigration and Asylum

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded

Morocco launched a four pronged, three-year strategy with a view to integrating regularized migrants, reviewing and adapting the legal, procedural and institutional framework in connection with migration, and basing migration management on human rights principles.