The organization attached great importance to the decision on October 27, 2022, to join the European Migration Network (EMN) as an observer. The organization cooperates with EU Member States and competent authorities active in the fields of migration and asylum, with the aim of supporting the development of migration and asylum-related policies within the European Union. According to the EMN Council Decision of 2008, the organization’s objective is to meet the information needs of migration and asylum institutions and the authorities of Member States, and to provide impartial, reliable, up-to-date, and comparable information․

Armenia is a member state of the Prague Process․ The latter is a targeted migration dialogue and policy initiative aimed at fostering migration partnerships among the European Union, the Schengen area, the Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, the Central Asian countries, as well as Turkey. According to the Joint Declaration of the Prague Process, the participating states have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of migration management, to explore and develop mutually agreed principles and elements for closer migration partnerships among their countries, following a comprehensive, balanced, practical, and action-oriented approach, while respecting the rights and human dignity of migrants, their families, and refugees. The staff of the Migration and Citizenship Service has repeatedly taken part in the conferences, meetings, and discussions of the Process. As a result, dynamic changes have been implemented in migration legislation, legal systems, and national practices, which constitutes one of the core objectives of the Prague Process.

The Budapest Process is an interregional dialogue on migration, spanning from Europe to the Silk Roads region, also encompassing Europe’s Eastern neighbors, the Western Balkans, and Central Asia, including the Republic of Armenia. The Dialogue provides a platform for more than 50 governments and 10 international organizations to engage in dialogue and practical cooperation on migration and mobility. Throughout its 30 years of activity, the Budapest Process has built an extensive network among its participating states and has addressed a wide range of thematic areas. Participating states hold annual meetings at the level of senior officials to discuss developments in the region and to provide strategic direction to the dialogue and its priorities. States are also invited to take part in thematic working groups, which bring together expert officials from national administrations and institutions to examine and discuss issues related to specific thematic areas of migration management, as well as to exchange information and best practices.

In 2014, the Readmission Agreement was signed and entered into force in 2015, establishing a bilateral obligation between the Republic of Armenia and a number of EU member states to return citizens who violate migration laws to their country of origin. Armenia has concluded readmission agreements with 13 countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway, the Federal Council of Switzerland, the Benelux countries, the Russian Federation, and the Federal Republic of Germany. The European Union has signed 17 readmission agreements with former Soviet Union countries. Articles 14 and 15 of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Armenia and the European Union refer to migration and the movement of persons. Readmission agreements pursue several objectives: to facilitate the return of persons who have no legal grounds to stay in the territory of a state to their country of origin or last residence, to address the challenges faced by states in the return process, to organize an effective return procedure, and to prevent the emergence of related problems in this field. New readmission agreements are planned with Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, and Iran. Under the framework of readmission agreements, one state returns persons staying irregularly on its territory, while the reception of its own citizens by the other state is defined as readmission.

In recent years, the Republic of Armenia has been actively cooperating with the European Union and its Member States. As a result, in September 2024, negotiations on the liberalization of entry visas between Armenia and the EU were launched, and by the end of the year, the operational phase was initiated. This decision, among other sectoral work, is also the result of reforms implemented in the field of migration management. In particular, the establishment of the Migration and Citizenship Service within the Ministry of Internal Affairs in January 2023 was a key reform aimed at organizing an effective management chain in the sector. In the context of launching the dialogue, it is important to note that the full and effective implementation of the action plan to be developed will enable Armenian citizens to travel to European Union countries visa-free. The agenda of the negotiations will include the development of reform strategies and the planning of corresponding measures related to migration management, border management, public security, and human rights.