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This initiative is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Swiss Federal Office for Migration, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, the Government of Liechtenstein and the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Italian Cooperation.

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The network of Migrant Service Centres provides information, advice and referral services to migrants and potential migrants in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR No 1244, Montenegro and Serbia.

You can find information about work and study opportunities abroad as well as procedures for obtaining visas, work and residence permits, access to health care and education abroad and other useful information when considering moving abroad. The information is provided in the form of Destination Guides, which you can download from our website or get directly from our Information Assistants in the Centres.

If you are considering returning from abroad to one of the countries mentioned above or simply are looking at your options, our Information Assistants can also provide you with information about local services, such as vocational training, language and IT courses, small business assistance and reintegration assistance tailored to your individual needs.

The Migrant Service Centres also organise training courses and counselling sessions on specific topics of interest – for more information check the Training Opportunities section of our website. For the contact details of each Centre click here.

Migrant Service Centres are a part of the project managed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and funded by the European Union, the Swiss Federal Office for Migration, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, the Government of Liechtenstein and the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Italian Cooperation.

As of 31 January 2010, the project is formally closing and the service provided by the Migrant Service Centres will be fully taken over by the National Employment Services in the participating countries. The addresses and contact details of each Migrant Service Centre will remain the same.

To download a copy of the research report "Labour Migration Patterns, Policies and Migration Propensity in the Western Balkans", click here.

To download a copy of a report analysis data collected by the Migrant Service Centres between June 2008 and February 2009, click here.

For a full description of the project download the Project Information Sheet or contact info@migrantservicecentres.org.

What's new?

22 Jan 2010: Croatia and Serbia eligible for H-2A and H-2B non immigrant visa programs in the US

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano this week designated 11 new countries as eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B non immigrant visa programs, which allow U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary or seasonal jobs for which U.S. workers are not available.

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7th Jan 2010: Report on migration trends in the Western Balkans

Research Report “Labour Migration Patterns, Policies and Migration Propensity in the Western Balkans” has now been published.

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30/11/2009 Visa free travel for citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia before Christmas

The EU decided today that the citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia will be able to travel without visa to the Schengen area as of 19 December 2009.

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9 - 13 Nov 2009 - Final labour migration training course in Albania in progress

The final national-level training course on labour migration policy and practice, organised by IOM in cooperation with ILO, is being held in Tirana from 9 to 13 Nov 2009, with participation from policy makers, social partners and practitioners.

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2-6 Nov 2009 - Labour Migration training in Kosovo under UNSCR 1244

The training course on labour migration policy and practice, organised by IOM, was held in Prishtina from 2 to 6 Nov 2009, with participation from policy makers, social partners and practitioners.

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Labour migration training course in Bosnia & Herzegovina

The national-level training course on labour migration policy and practice, organised by IOM in cooperation with ILO, was held in Sarajevo from 26 to 30 October 2009, with participation from policy makers, social partners and practitioners.

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