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Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI)

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Summary

The Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) is part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), together with the Custom Control Equipment Instrument (CCEI).

IBMF is set up for the period 2021-2027 with a total of €7.37 billion. The allocation reserved to BMVI corresponds to €6.38 billion for the same period.

BMVI’s mission is to ensure a strong and effective European integrated border management at the Union’s external borders, ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union while safeguarding the free movement of persons within it.

Programme Description

BMVI will contribute to the achievement of two specific objectives:

  • to support an effective European integrated border management at the external borders, implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard as a shared responsibility with the national authorities responsible for border management, to facilitate legitimate border crossings, to prevent and detect illegal immigration and cross-border crime and to effectively manage migratory movements
  • to support the common visa policy, to ensure a harmonised approach with regard to the issuance of visas and to facilitate legitimate travel, while helping to prevent migratory and security risks

Funded actions under BMVI – Actions funded through BMVI can include a wide range of initiatives, such as:

  • improving border controls, in line with the European Agenda on Migration and in compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, enhancing the cooperation at EU level for tasks carried out at borders
  • funding efficient services to visa applicants, while maintaining the security and integrity of visa procedures
  • investing in common large-scale IT systems in the area of borders management and visa policy, including in their interoperability
  • investing in infrastructure and equipment, systems and services, training, exchange of experts, deployment of immigration liaison officers, innovative solutions and new technologies, studies
  • providing operating support for the implementation of the European integrated border management and of the common visa policy

Total Budget

€ 6.38 billion

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Justice - Security
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • Central Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • International Organisations
  • Legal Entities
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises

Call Opening Date

01/01/2021

Call Closing Date

31/12/2027

EU Contact Point

DG HOME
Migration and Home Affairs
Email: HOME-BMVI-UNION-ACTIONS@ec.europa.eu

Website

https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/funding/borders-and-visa-funds/integrated-border-management-fund-border-management-and-visa-instrument-2021-27_en
Programme/Sub-programme/Plan Calls

  • Supporting the cooperation between national component of the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG)

    Closed

    Code: 25562 | Identifier Code: BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG-1 | Programme name: Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) | Start submission calls: 01/12/2022 | End submission calls: 16/03/2023

    The first topic of this call aims at supporting Member States in developing and fostering bilateral, regional or multilateral cooperation in the field of border management in order to complement Frontex’s activities with regard to EIBM.

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  • Implementation of the EBCG Fundamental Rights Strategy

    Closed

    Code: 25559 | Identifier Code: BMVI-2022-TF1-AG-EBCG-2 | Programme name: Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) | Start submission calls: 01/12/2022 | End submission calls: 16/03/2023

    Τhe second topic of this call aims to provide additional incentive and support towards a streamlined implementation of the fundamental rights strategy at national level, in the form of joint projects and undertakings involving international organisations and/or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with expertise in the field of fundamental rights related to border management, including in cooperation with the competent national authorities of Member States.

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  • Support to pilot for the development and launch of national quality assurance mechanisms

    Closed

    Code: 22632 | Identifier Code: BMVI-2021-TF1-AG-NQAM | Programme name: Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) | Start submission calls: 17/05/2022 | End submission calls: 17/08/2022

    Pilot for the development and launch of national quality assurance mechanisms with the aim to ensure the implementation of Union law in the area of external border management.

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