Return policy

DIRECTIVE 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third country nationals

[Return Directive: Directive 2008/115/EC in German]

Joint flights for removal

(Council Decision of 29 April 2004 on the organization of joint flights for removals of third country nationals who are subjects of individual removal orders, from the territory of two or more Member States (2004/573/EC))

Common organization of joint flights for removals of third country nationals

[Decision in German]

Transit Directive

(Council Directive 2003/110/EC of 25 November 2003 on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air)

The deadline for implementation: December 6, 2005

[Directive in German]

Directive unauthorized entry, transit

Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorized entry, transit and residence (OJ EC No. L 328, p. 17)

Date of implementation: December 5, 2004

[Directive in German]

Biometrics

(Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States)

[Regulation in German]