The National Programme for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) was approved based on the decision C (2015) 5134 on the 29th of July, 2015.
The projects of the AMIF mainly aim to support the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), strengthen the accommodation capacity of asylum seekers, provide of all necessary services related to asylum procedures, facilitate the integration of third country nationals in the local community with the help of local authorities / NGO’s / public bodies / other social partners, increase assisted voluntary returns, increase cooperation with other member states, as well as support the administrative capacity of Cyprus to manage successfully all sectors related to migration.