Regulating Movement of the Very Mobile: Selected Legal and Policy Aspects of Ukrainian Migration to EU Countries

Abstract

The chapter addresses the legal aspects of Ukrainian nationals’ migration to countries of the European Union, and the ways in which legality and policy frameworks impact both migration from Ukraine and individual experiences of migrants. It reviews selected migration regulations and examines studies that include policies and their implementation in the area of admissions and response to irregular migration in the context of Ukrainians’ mobility. It also refers to various forms of irregularity and semi-compliance as a quite common legal position for Ukrainians in the EU countries and economies, as identified in other research.