Introduction
Since many years the Belgian Immigration Office is confronted with imprisoned foreign national offenders with third country nationality having a residence permit in another EU Member or a European Economic Area state (EEA). These persons can only receive an entry ban limited to Belgium since their right to freedom of movement having a permit in the other member states. As there are no border controls within Schengen, such a national entry ban can easily be circumvented. Click download to view the article.
Geert Verbauwhede