Abstract

This publication contains a general view of the legal situation of international migration statistics in the Mediterranean countries. It contains a brief overview for each Med country of interest in migration studies, existing legislation, classification and definitions, administration bodies dealing with migration, condition for entry and stay of aliens, prohibited immigrants, registration of aliens, rules on departure and other particular features and further research.

These reports is a product of the MED MIGR project under the MEDSTAT programme. The objective of the project is to improve the production and collection of international migration statistics in the Mediterranean region, as defined by the country coverage in these reports.