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Collaborative Policy-Making in Immigration: The Case of Estonia and Web 2.0 Technologies

This document explores the participatory immigration policy-making and harmonization in Estonia, utilizing collaborative Web 2.0 technologies. It examines the historical context of labor immigration, current restrictive policies, and key legislation such as the Aliens Act and Citizenship Act. The report highlights the need for improved access to information and communication channels for migrants in Estonia, emphasizing the importance of electronic platforms for participation in the policy-making process. It provides insights into statistical trends and the experiences of immigrants navigating labor market opportunities in Estonia.

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Collaborative Policy-Making in Immigration: The Case of Estonia and Web 2.0 Technologies

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  1. Participatory Immigration Policy Making and Harmonization based on Collaborative Web2.0 Technologies Example of labourimmigrationat nationallevel: Estonia Ede Teinbas IF ICT PSP call identifier: ICT-PSP/2009-3bis ICT PSP Theme/objective identifier: 3.5 Grant agreement no.: 256209

  2. Migrationto Estonia • MostlyduringtheSovietUnion era • Citizensofthe SU republics • 30 % ofthepopulation • Nowadaysrestrictiveimmigrationpolicy • FromFinland, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Latvia, Great Britain • Bigshareisre-migration • Family migration, foreign agreements, employment and education reasons

  3. Migrationlegislation • Aliens Act, which regulates arrival to, stay, living and working in Estonia of citizens of third countries; • Granting Aliens International Protection Act, which regulates the bases for granting international protection to aliens and the legal status of aliens; • Obligation to Leave and Prohibition on Entry Act, which provides for the bases and procedure for expulsion of aliens from Estonia and establishing the prohibition on entry; • Citizenship Act, which establishes the procedures for obtaining, restoring and releasing from Estonian citizenship; • Citizen of the European Union Act, which regulates the conditions for the stay and living in Estonia of citizens of the EU and his family members; • Long-term supra-ministry integrationstrategies

  4. Legal grounds for entry and stay in Estonia • travel visa of the Republic of Estoniaoranother Schengen memberstate; • temporary or long-term residence permit of Estonia oranother Schengen country; • temporary or permanent right of residence of EU citizens and their family members; • the rightorobigation to stay in Estonia arising from an international agreement, resolutionofthegovernment, law, a court decision or an administrative act; • diplomatic or service card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  5. Labourmigration • Subjectto a migration quota (0,1 % ofpopulation) • Residence permit for employment is tied to a concrete contract • Simplifiedconditionsforskilled workers • Salarycriteria (1.24) • No special projects or programs, butin 2008 the labour migration policy was changed to facilitate the foreign skilled workers to enter Estonia

  6. Right of a foreigner to work in Estonia • Everyonewhohas a residencepermitor a rightofresidence • Forentrytowork: • Temproraryworkingforuptosixmonths • onlycertainproffessions • toberegistered in the Police and Border Guard Board by an employer • salarycriterioninsomeproffessions • Temporaryresidencepermitforwork • consent of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, • public competition • fulfilling the salary criterion

  7. Statistics • Labour force by level of skills and nationality on 2009

  8. Statistics • Residencepermitsforemployment: • 2005 - 412 • 2007 - 733 • 2009 – 1063 • PermitsofUnemploymentInsuranceFundin 2004-2009: • mainlyfromUkraine-2781Russia- 211, India- 82, China- 59 and Nepal- 32

  9. Permitsof UIF in2004-2009

  10. Statistics • Temporary employment in Estonia: • 2006 - 644 • 2007 - 658 • 2008 - 559 • 2009 - 220 • Mostlyskilled workers, experts/consultants and artists/scientists • FromUkraine, Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Belorussia

  11. Resultsoftheimmigrants’ questionnaires • Highlyeducated, but poor computer and languageskills • Occupiedinemployment and entrepreneurship • Littleinformationaboutmigration and labour market possibilities • Main problem: language • Usetraditionalchannelsinlabour market affairs, but are interestedinnew

  12. Resultsofthestakeholders’ questionnaires • No labourmigrationprojects • Not a priorityinpolitical agenda • International cooperationinimportant, bothelectronic and traditionaltools are used • Problem: statistics/data and comparability • Informationinwebavailable (partlyalsoinEnglish and Russian), butonlineservices are poor

  13. General conclusions • ImmensemigrationflowsinSoviettimeinfluenceEstonianmigrationpolicy’srestrictiveness: onlyhighlyskilledand/ortemporarymigrationisfavoured • No migrationprograms and projectsexist and labourmigrationisnot a politicalpriority • Migrationto Estonia isscant and highlyskilled • Migrantsdon’thavesufficientaccesstoinformation and don’tknowhowtoparticipateinpolicy-making • Useofelectronicchannelsforinformation and communicationisdesiredbothbymigrants and officials

  14. Participatory Immigration Policy Making and Harmonization based on Collaborative Web2.0 Technologies Thank you! For more information, please contact: Ede Teinbas Ede.teinbas@meis.ee +372 58 085 407 ICT PSP call identifier: ICT-PSP/2009-3bis ICT PSP Theme/objective identifier: 3.5 Grant agreement no.: 256209

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