European Migration Network Glossary


The EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary is an online resource of terms related to migration and asylum in Europe.

The Glossary aims to improve comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The definitions and terms included in the Glossary draw on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis.

The definitions and terms are available in the majority of the EMN Member States' languages.

Go to the EMN Glossary & Thesaurus (external website).

Glossary in Norwegian (Excel) (excel, 395 kB)

Glossary with Norwegian terms and notes (Excel) (excel, 315 kB)

Forord og beskrivelse av ordboken (only in Norwegian) (pdf, 244 kB)

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