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Promotion of reciprocal tourism agreements between States.
Promotion of consultative and collaborative efforts among States to
develop tools to facilitate business migration for defined purposes,
such as multi-country business visitor visas.
Facilitation of bilateral and multilateral temporary worker agreements
to meet labour market and employment needs, and to enhance the
safety and predictability of travel, access and treatment abroad.
Promotion of regional economic integration schemes to facilitate intraregional
business mobility.
(3) Family Visits
Temporary family visits allow migrants to maintain links with family members
in their home countries and, thus, contribute to their well-being. This, in turn,
can have positive effects for host societies. Opportunities for regular and predictable
family visits may contribute to reducing the incidence of overstays or
irregular entry.
Effective practices with regard to family visits:
Facilitation of temporary family contacts and visits.
Establishment of adequate measures to avoid long delays in the entry
of close family members.
b. Permanent Migration
Facilitation of permanent migration is often considered in order to build or
replenish the population base, to enhance economic competitiveness, to
allow family reunion and to meet humanitarian objectives. Key challenges
focus on how to develop and implement a fair and transparent permanent
migration policy that can flexibly respond to economic, labour market, family
unity, humanitarian and demographic needs.
(1) Immigration Programmes
Immigration programmes can help to address the consequences of demographic
trends and labour market needs in a planned, balanced and predictable
way. Programmes may be supply based, where migrants are selected
according to pre-determined selection criteria, or demand based, where
migrants apply with a confirmed offer of employment.
Effective Practices