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IOM VENEZUELAN MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS April 2018

IOM VENEZUELAN MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS April 2018. VENEZUELAN EMIGRATION 2005/2017. 1,622,109 Venezuelans abroad (2017). ESTIMATE VENEZUELANMIGRANTS 2015/2017. ROUTES OF VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS IN THE AMERICAS. HOST COUNTRIES’ RESPONSES. REGULARIZATION.

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IOM VENEZUELAN MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS April 2018

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  1. IOM • VENEZUELAN MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS • April 2018

  2. VENEZUELAN EMIGRATION 2005/2017 1,622,109 Venezuelansabroad(2017)

  3. ESTIMATE VENEZUELANMIGRANTS 2015/2017

  4. ROUTES OF VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS IN THE AMERICAS

  5. HOST COUNTRIES’ RESPONSES REGULARIZATION Between 2015 and 2017, more than 400,000 (temporary and permanent) residence permits were issued to Venezuelan nationals by ordinary and extraordinary migration normative tools. Venezuelans have benefited by the approval of specific and general legislation in the following countries of the region: Applies MERCOSUR Residence Agreement (Law No. 25.871/2004). ARGENTINA Grants a 2-year Temporary Residence to foreigners from bordering countries for whom the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement is not effective (CNIg Resolution No. 126/2017). Around 10,000 Temporary Residences have been issued. BRAZIL CHILE Launched a Extraordinary Regularization Process (all nationalities) (April 23 2018) Grants a 2-year Special Permit of Permanence (PEP) (Resolution No. 5797/2017, 1272/2017 and 0740/2018). Approx. 177,000 applications to PEP have been reported. COLOMBIA Through the Migration Statute (2011, only for Venezuelans) and UNASUR visa (2017), the nationals of the block can have access to a two-year temporary residence ECUADOR PANAMA Applied a Extraordinary Regularization Process (all nationalities) (2016/2017) Grants one-year Temporary Permit of Permanence (PTP in Spanish) (Supreme Decree No. 002-2017, No. 023-2017 and No. 001-2018). As of April approx. 30,000 PTP have been issued. After PTP they are allowed to get a Permanent Resident (January 31 2018) PERU Grants Permanent Residence to nationals of the member states of MERCOSUR (Law No. 19,254/2014). URUGUAY

  6. HOST COUNTRIES’ RESPONSES BORDER MOBILITY Border Mobility Card (TMF in Spanish). This document was created to facilitate mobility in border areas in February 2017. The TMF had been approved for 1,624,915 Venezuelans up until its suspension in 2018. COLOMBIA REGISTRY AND SURVEYS Implementation of the Administrative Registry of Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia (Decree 21 March 2018). COLOMBIA Second National Immigrant Survey, 2017: Venezuelan immigration increased from 3,434 in 2012 to 25,872 in 2017; 71% arrived in the last 2 years; 15% are children (0-14 years old) DOM.REP VISA REQUIREMENTS The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been included in the list of countries that require a stamped visa to enter Panamanian territory (Oct. 2017) PANAMA Venezuelan citizens will need a Consulted Visa as an entry requirement (Effective as of November 19, 2017). HONDURAS BASIC SERVICES COLOMBIA The Venezuelan citizens who have the PEP have the right to affiliate to the health system. National Ministry of Education decided to simplify the procedure to validate university studies from Venezuelan institutions. ARGENTINA

  7. DISPLACEMENT TRACKING MATRIX DATA IS COLLECTED ON… The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is a system to capture and monitor displacement and population movements. It was designed to capture, process and disseminate information regularly and systematically to provide a better understanding of the movements and evolving needs of mobile populations in places of displacement or transit. Population Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Returnees Migrants • Needs and Vulnerabilities • Inter sectorial needs • GBV/protection indicators Flows Spontaneous and Organized Internal and Cross-Border Displacement and Returns or Resettlements Location Displacement Sites and Camps Transit Points, Place of Origin Place of Return or Resettlement • Conditions • Infrastructure • Livelihoods

  8. 2016 2017 2018 Migration Venezuela. Rounds 2 - 3 Migration Venezuela. Round 1 Migration Venezuela. Round 4 DTM OPERATIONS Migration Venezuela. Round 2 and 3 Niño Costero Rounds 1-3 Migration Venezuela. Round 1 TheEarthquake Rounds 1 - 6 Migration Venezuela Round 1 TheEarthquake Round 7 Migration Venezuela. Round 1

  9. DTM RESULTS PERU

  10. DTM RESULTS PERU 87 % indicated not having direct family which places them in a situation with no systems support around them (practical nor emotional bonds). 90% were working in informal jobs 25 % declared to have been discriminated, mainly in public spaces 5.3% of those surveyed declared to have had an insecure journey (8% of them due to sexual harassment).

  11. DTM RESULTS BRAZIL Roraima: January – March 2018

  12. Otheractivities BRAZIL ‘Interiorização’ FirstRelocation: 4/6 April 2018 265 Venezuelannationalsfrom Boa Vista to Sao Paulo and Cuiaba IOM supports the pre-departure and identification process, monitors the movement and assists the migrants upon arrival at their destination. SecondRelocation: Expected 4 May 2018

  13. PROPOSED RESPONSE 2. 1. Adjust operational capacity of Governments and their partners to manage large scale Venezuelan migration flows according to international standards Increase access to relevant data on Venezuelan migration flows as basis to design preparedness and response measures • Expanding DTM operations • Identifying vulnerable Venezuelan migrants including men, women, girls and boys • Comprehensive migration management capacity assessment available in different areas • First line public officials and service delivery partners equipped to apply SOPs and related humanitarian instruments • Regional and inter-governmental coordination mechanisms supported in data sharing, joined planning, operational partnerships. OBJECTIVE: Contribute to a regionally coordinated response to large migration of Venezuelan nationals 4. 3. Provide timely assistance to support the differentiated humanitarian needs of Venezuelan women, men, girls and boys taking part in large scale migration Equip Governments and their partners with new policy and operational tools for socio-economic & cultural integration of Venezuelan migrants in receiving communities • Government, CSO and Private Sector income generation and inclusive business programmes supported to facilitate access for Venezuelan men and women • Health sector in impacted countries assisted in the design and roll out of public health campaigns addressing specific risks linked to large scale migration • Awareness campaigns against xenophobia, discrimination and exploitation • Migrant Support Centers in destination and transit countries fully operational to provide reception, referral and basic services • Venezuelan migrant women, men, girls and boys in most vulnerable situations receive timely assistance in line with protection and humanitarian principles.

  14. Coordination with UNHCR • At all levels: HQ, regional and national • Joint and coordination activities at national level: • Colombia – DTM and joint presentations to partners; • Peru – joint information at border areas and joint support to the Scalabrinianos; • Brazil – on relocation; • Ecuador joint assessments and role distribution coordination; • Guyana - joint assessments and field visits. UNHCR staff in IOM offices; • DR – Joint visits to Venezuelan associations; • T&T – Joint CERF proposal prepared; • Panama – Joint study on Venezuelan migration • Regional Directors meeting and establishment of a Coordination Committee • Joint Regional CERF

  15. IOM’s RESPONSE BRAZIL COLOMBIA • DTM assessment in the cities of Boa Vista and Pacaraima in the state of Roraima • Training in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) • Research studies on the legal status of migrant indigenous population and on their integration and access to public policies • Support to Prevention of Xenophobia Campaigns (UNFPA) • Direct assistance • Training and income generating activities • Referral Centres • Relocalization • Four rounds of the DTM assessments in ten cities since 2016 • Support to the establishment of Border Transit Centres (CAT in Spanish) • Assistance in Temporary Shelters • Transportation aid (relocalization) • Provision of Food • IOM leads the coordination of the UN Border Inter-Agency Group. It also works with UNHCR, WFP and the Resident Coordinator on several activities PERU • DTM assessment implemented in three locations: Border Control Posts (BCP) with Ecuador and Chile, and in Metropolitan Lima; • Technical support to the government

  16. IOM’s RESPONSE GUYANA COSTA RICA • Emergency assistance to migrants in the border posts with Nicaragua and Panama. • IOM staff is working at the Centers for Temporary Support to Migrants (CATEMS in Spanish) • DTM round assessment to monitor the influx of Venezuelans entering the country. • Technical support for the enhancement of migration management in Guyana IOM REGIONAL OFFICES: BUENOS AIRES, SAN JOSE • Have been monitoring Venezuelan migration flows through periodic reports on migration trends.

  17. IOM Installed Capacity

  18. Gracias! Thankyou! http://robuenosaires.iom.int/

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