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1 SIS/SIRENE SCHENGEN EVALUATION MIGRATION 1

2 STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MoI) MINISTER INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONAL COOPERATION SIRENE Bureau SECRETARY GENERAL MIGRATION BULGARIAN IDENTITY DOCUMENTS NATIONAL SYSTEM 112 CHIEF COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME CHIEF CRIMINAL POLICE CHIEF PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY POLICE CHIEF BORDER POLICE CHIEF FIRE SECURITY AND CIV IL PROTECTION 28 REGIONAL STRUCTURES MIGRATION 28 REGIONAL S OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 7 REGIONAL S OF BORDER POLICE 184 REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS 2

3 COMPETENCIES LEGAL BACKGROUND Law on the Ministry of Interior (Art. 52g) Law for entering, residing and leaving the Republic of Bulgaria by European Union citizens and their family members Law for the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Regulations for Implementing the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Internal acts National specialized structure of the MoI Regulation and control of the migration processes of foreign citizens residing in Bulgaria Administrative servicing of EU citizens, of citizens of the European Economic Area Members States, of citizens of the Swiss Confederation and of their family members 3

4 MIGRATION STRUCTURE DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT LEGAL MIGRATION AND BULGARIAN CITIZENSHIP VISAS, RESIDENCE PERMITS AND INTEGRATION OF FOREIGNERS COORDINATION, INVITATIONS AND BULGARIAN CITIZENSHIP DEPARTMENT CLOSED CENTERS FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION OF FOREIGNERS (CCTAF) CCTAF SOFIA CCTAF LIUBIMETZ LOGISTICS OF CCTAF COUNTERACTION TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION PLANNING, INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND SECRETARIAT INFORMATION PROVISION INFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS AND PLANING SECRETARIAT SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM OPERATIONAL DUTY CENTER INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LEGAL SERVICE HUMAN RESOURCES Regional structures Migration are set and function under the authority of SMDI and RDMoIs 4

5 TASKS OF THE MIGRATION Issuance, denial and revocation of long stay residence permits; Control of the terms and conditions of residence of foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria; Implementation of imposed administrative measures to foreigners; Construction and management of Closed Centers for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners (CCTAF) with imposed administrative measures; Cooperation and information exchange with other bodies of the MoI, government institutions, NGOs and international organizations when managing the migration processes. 5

6 STATISTICS ON BULGARIAN LONG STAY RESIDENCE PERMITS OTHER 35% FYROM 9% ARMENIA 2% TURKEY 35% RUSSIA 19% 6

7 STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL MIGRATION IMPOSED COMPULSORY MEASURES TO FOREIGNERS

8 CLOSED CENTERS FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION OF FOREIGNERS (CCTAF) CCTAF SOFIA CCTAF - LIUBIMETS 8

9 STAFF TRAINING Schengen related training Train the Trainers (off-the-job training) 5 officers theoretical 12- module training at the Academy of the MoI N.SIS theoretical and practical training at the International Operational Cooperation Directorate and at the Computer Technologies Institute 15 E-LEARNING Web-based Self-training CEPOL Brochures Posters 9

10 CREATING/UPDATING/DELETING ART. 96 ALERT GROUNDS CREATION Decisions from: - An Administrative Authority (only) Migration Directorate MoI Incompatibility or priority Communication Creation in SIS DELETION Migration Directorate & SIRENE Bureau SIRENE

11 APPLYING FOR A VISA IN BULGARIAN CONSULAR POSTS The check in SIS is made automatically through the National Visa Information System Additional verification of the alert is made by the Directorate Migration HIT under Art. 96 the visa is NOT issued to the applicant HIT under Art. 95, 97, 98, 99, 100 of CISA - a visa IS issued The Directorate Migration informs SIRENE Bureau

12 HIT UNDER ART. 96 AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURE HIT abroad SIRENE MS G form SIRENE BG Directorate Migration H form Initiated consultation procedure SIRENE BG Consultation with Directorate Migration HIT in BG End user national hit form 96 Consultation procedure SIRENE BG SIRENE MS SIRENE MS G form SIRENE MS H form Initiates consultation Procedure Directorate Migration 12

13 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! 13

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