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Family Reunification of Unaccompanied Foreign Children (UFC)

This report explores current practices and challenges in family reunification of unaccompanied foreign children (UFC) in select European countries, including Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, and The Netherlands. It highlights the role of statutory services and NGOs such as Save the Children and IOM. Key themes include effective tracing procedures, the realities faced by children, and the importance of cooperation among NGOs, social services, and justice systems. It addresses the variations in practice based on the child's background, emphasizing the need for enhanced criteria harmonization and effective monitoring.

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Family Reunification of Unaccompanied Foreign Children (UFC)

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  1. Family Reunification of Unaccompanied Foreign Children (UFC) Existing Practice, Good Practice Representation of Group n. 3:Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands,Statutory Services and NGOs Save The Children, IOM, La Voix De L’Enfant, Trafficked Persons

  2. Existing Practice: Tracing • Outlined “Ideal” and “Reality” for Tracing • Identified Good Practice: Cooperation between NGOs, Social Services and Justice within our countries and countries of origin“Easy Countries” – cooperation happens“Hard Countries” – significant challenge

  3. Existing Practice: Voice of Child Consultation with child and/or impartial representative Reality: • not whether child wants to stay or go but has to prove risk in country of origin • too young and/or too scared for this to work • significant variations depending on reason for being in our country such as: Trafficking, Political or Economic reasons

  4. General Good Practice • Harmonisation of Criteria for • Tracing of families in country of origin • Reunification prerequisites • Monitoring Requirements • European Network • NGOs and statutory for efficiencies • Common Service Level Agreements including funding • Birth Registration independent of Citizenship

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