Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination

Almost 270 000 unaccompanied minors (without a parent or an adult responsible by law) came to the EU and Norway between 2014 and 2017.

Most of them came to seek asylum, however, a significant share also came for other reasons.

This Study explores the situation of unaccompanied minors who have been granted a residence permit or issued a return decision and gives the overview of international, EU and national legislation on unaccompanied minors.

Furthermore, the Synthesis Report of the Study describes care arrangements, education opportunities, integration measures, family reunification possibilities, access to healthcare, social welfare support, return policies and other aspects of a states’ approach to unaccompanied minors. The Report also covers the approaches to this group after persons turn 18... Finally, the Study gives an insight into the main challenges that the EMN members face in relation to unaccompanied minors following status determination.

Study report and accompanying Flash can be downloaded here:
Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination
Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination: Flash