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Application form Information to be filled out by the Commission Fund/Instrument Specific Objective Specific Action Reference of the call AMIF 2 Protecting third-country workers’ rights while fighting against illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals AMIF / 2026 / SA / 2.4.1. N.B. This application form is composed of a non-exhaustive list of information required by the Commission services to assess an application. Please note that : for the assessment, additional information may be requested if needed. I n the absence of a specific indication of the aspects in the application that you consider sensitive, the information provided will not be handled , in principle, as “sensitive non-classified information” in the meaning of Article 9(5)(b) of Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 of 13 March 2015 on Security in the Commission . A ny document held by the Commission, including documents containing sensitive information, may be subject to a request for public access to documents and must be assessed pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents in light of the factual and legal circumstances that apply at the time of the adoption of the decision on access. Part. 1 - Administrative information General information Member State National Specific Action (Indicate your Member State) Transnational Specific Action (Indicate the participating Member States) Title of the proposal ( please do not include any information that you consider not suitable for release to the public ) Participants and contacts Identity of the Managing Authority Full legal name of the Managing Authority (in English) Legal representative of the Managing Authority Title/First Name/Last Name: Position: Contact details of the person(s) responsible for the specific action within the Managing Authority Title/First Name/Last Name : Position: Direct telephone + country code number: E-mail: Project Beneficiaries List all the project beneficiaries Lead project beneficiary: Other project beneficiaries: Exchange of information between the Managing Authority and the project beneficiaries Any proposal selected will have to be implemented in accordance with the EU and national rules, and the national , management and control system of the Member State concerned. Has the Managing Authority exchanged information with the project beneficiaries about the conditions under the Member State’s Programme to ensure compliance with these rules? ☐ Yes ☐ No Comments (any outstanding issues or issues to be addressed after selection, if applicable): Do all partners agree on all the legal and financial obligations in implementing this proposal ? ☐ Yes ☐ No Comments: Part 2. Presentation of the proposal Project description Provide a short summary of the proposal (max ½ page) that presents clearly and briefly what you will do, why and what you expect to be the concrete results once the project is finalised : (p lease do not include any information in this short summary that you consider not suitable for release to the public ) Provide a description of the proposal including (max 3 pages) : a) the general objectives of the proposal ; b) the actors and Member States involved; c) the activities carried out under the proposal ; d) the challenges addressed and e) the expected (quantified) results Relevance of the p roposal Definition of the national situation and needs Present the baseline situation and the challenges faced at national level . Justify with supporting information including (but not limited to) data and qualitative information of the extent of undeclared work, employment of third country nationals in specific risk sectors, including posted third country nationals. Adequacy of the actions to address the national challenges Explain how the proposal is adequately addressing the national challenges listed above . Clarity and consistency of the proposal with the objectives of the call Explain how this proposal addresses the objectives of the call , namely: B et ter protecting the rights of third-country national (TCN) workers; fighting against the illegal employment of irregularly staying TCNs . Coherence with the national policy framework Justify how the proposed intervention aligns with : the Member States’ national plan/strategy to protect migrant workers’ rights, combat labour exploitation and illegal employment , including in relation to countering trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. Explain how your strategy involves inter-agency cooperation and local and regional authorities, civil society and socio-economic partners. the National Asylum and Migration Strategies , including stepping up the enforcement of the Directive 2009/52/EC and Directive 2014/36/EU . Quality of the p roposal 1. 1 Organisation and management of the pro posal Briefly d escribe the following key points: P roject design ; P lan for implementing the proposed activities ; Sound operational and financial management approach ; O rganisation of work and project management structure ; Monitoring and evaluation plan ; 1.2. Involvement of relevant entities Please describe how the relevant actors (project beneficiaries, relevant national and local authorities , civil society – including soci o-economic partners) were involved in the preparation of the application . 1 . 3. Risk Management Potential risks and measures to mitigate them Monitoring strategy 1. 4 . Indicative Timetable Indicate and justify the envisaged duration of the p roposal and its activities (to be aligned with the budget form ) . 2 . Complementarity of the proposal with the Member State’s AMIF programme , other EU funding instruments and national funding Describe how the proposal complemen t s the actions carried out under: the Member State’s (or participating Member States’) programme(s ) ; other relevant EU funding instruments ; n ational funding . Indicate how the proposal ensures synergies with ongoing and future projects , if relevant . 3 . 1 Information on the budget (to be aligned with the budget form) T otal eligible cost of the p roposal (and per Member State in case of transnational p roposal ) EUR Total eligible cost of the p roposal EUR : Requested co-financing rate Requested co-financing rate %: Total EU contribution + 6% Technical Assistance Total EU contribution EUR: 6% Technical Assistance EUR: Total amount to be earmarked to the Member State’s programme Total EUR: Statement from the Managing Authority Declaration indicating that the project proposal, including the information on the budget, has been prepared in accordance with EU and national eligibility rules and can therefore be included into the Member State's programme. If not yet the case, a statement from the Managing Authority shall be provided, indicating that the review process will be conducted after the selection . 3 . 2 Cost -effectiveness of the proposal Describe how the proposal ensures cost-effectiveness . 4. Compliance with EU acquis , standards and guidances Explain how your proposal complies with the EU acquis, standards , guidance and good practices established by the EU, as indicated in section 3.2.4 of the call. Impact of the p roposal Multi-stakeholder approach Des c ribe how national and local authorities, civil society – including social partners (unions, employers ’ associations) would be involved in the project implementation . 2 . 1. Result of the proposal Describe the expected result of your proposal in terms of scope and size in line with section 3. 4 of the call. Also i ndicate the specific EU added value of your project . 2 .2. Link with the indicators of the Member State ’s programme (Annex VIII to the Fund-specific Regulations) Indicate the changes to the programme’s output and results indicators . 3 . Dissemination and Communication Describe how t he results are planned t o be disseminate d and scaled up, if relevant . Sustainability of the p roposal Describe how the achievements of the proposal would be further supported and maintained over the long term. 5. Participation in DG HOME ’s Monitoring Activities Confirm your participation in the monitoring activities described in section 3.2.4 of the call. Date Signature Legal Notice: In case the proposal is successful, the EU contribution for the project under the specific action will be included in the Member State’s and/or the participating Member States’ AMIF programmes in its initial form or by means of a programme amendment approved by the Commission and implemented in accordance with the provisions of the AMIF Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (Common Provisions Regulation). The financial and reporting obligations for any beneficiary of the specific action are the same as those that apply to the Member States’ programmes . As Managing Authority, I agree to include the successful project in the programme and ensure that the project will be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the AMIF Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (Common Provisions Re gulation ) . Legal representative of the Managing Authority: EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR MIGRATION AND HOME AFFAIRS Directorate E – Borders, Migration and Security in Member States I The Director (acting) Brussels HOME.E.2/JG NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS FUNDS Ref.: HOME-Funds/2026/22 Subject: Launch of the call for expression of interest under the Specific Action “Protecting third-country workers’ rights while fighting against illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals” under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) – Reference AMIF/2026/SA/2.4.1. 1. INTRODUCTION Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund provides that Member States may receive funding for specific actions in addition to their initial allocations in their respective programmes. Specific actions aim to fund transnational or national projects that bring Union added value in accordance with the objectives of the Fund for which one, several or all Member States may receive an additional allocation to their programmes. They will be implemented as one of the components of the Thematic Facility in line with Art. 11 AMIF of the above-mentioned Regulation and in accordance with the relevant financing decisions and work programmes for the Fund (1). By the present note, the Commission launches a call for expression of interest for Specific Action “Protecting third-country workers’ rights while fighting against illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals”, in line with the actions listed in the above-mentioned Commission’s financing decision and work programme. (1) Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2021-2027) (europa.eu). Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111 Office: LX46 05/006 - Tel. direct line +32 229-59293 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES Specific actions will be implemented by one or more Member States participating in the Fund via funding received in addition to the allocation under their Fund programmes. Funding for specific actions is added to the Member States’ programme by means of a programme amendment. That additional funding is earmarked for the specific action concerned and shall not be used for other actions in the Member State’s programme, except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Commission through the amendment of the programme. Whereas the regular EU co-financing rate under the Member States’ programmes will not exceed 75% of total eligible expenditure, projects implemented under specific actions may benefit from an increased co-financing rate of up to 90% of total eligible expenditure. The specific action must be implemented by the Member States in accordance with the AMIF (2) Regulation and the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) (3). This includes compliance with fundamental rights. As regard the value added tax (“VAT”) eligibility regime, Article 64 (1)(c) of the CPR provides that VAT is not eligible, except: (i) “for operations the total cost of which is below EUR 5 000 000 (including VAT); (ii) for operations the total cost of which is at least EUR 5 000 000 (including VAT) where it is non-recoverable under national VAT legislation”. 3. CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 3.1. Indicative Budget available The indicative amount envisaged for this call AMIF/2026/SA/2.4.1. is EUR 10 million. The requested amount (i.e., the Union contribution to the Member State’s AMIF programme under the Specific Action): • should not be lower than EUR 1 000 000.00 per application. • should not be higher than EUR 2 500 000.00 per application. (2) Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. (3) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy. 2  3.2. Background for the specific action The EU economy faces labour shortages and relies significantly on third-country national (TCN) workers in certain sectors. Legally residing and irregular TCNs are disproportionately represented in high-risk sectors across Member States. They are more frequently affected by exploitation, trafficking in human beings, labour law infringements, undeclared work and breaches of occupational, health and safety (OSH) rules than nationals. Seasonal third-country workers and TCNs staying irregularly are the most exposed to situations of vulnerability. Preventing such situations of vulnerability is essential for the well-functioning of legal pathways, to ensure the integration of third- country nationals residing in the EU and to fight against irregular migration, which are all essential components of a comprehensive approach to migration. 3.2.1. EU legal and policy framework The European Commission’s political guidelines 2024-2029 set the priorities to boost the EU’s competitiveness and manage migration effectively and fairly under the comprehensive framework created by the Pact on Migration and Asylum. The guidelines underline the need to “act to ensure that migrants are not exploited in the EU labour market and have good working conditions”. The Quality Jobs Roadmap focuses on strengthening the enforcement of labour rights of all workers, amongst other objectives. The European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy stresses the need to step up the fight against illegal employment and abuse of third-country workers in the EU underlining that illegal employment is among the main drivers of illegal migration and needs to be tackled more effectively, particularly in the sectors more exposed to those risks. The Commission is launching this call together with implementation reports of the Employers Sanction Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive. The Employers Sanction Directive (4) aims to prevent and respond to illegal employment of irregularly staying migrants, by sanctioning their employers and establishing safeguards to protect their rights, including through mechanisms to claim outstanding wages, facilitate complaints and the possibility to issue temporary residence permits to victims of particularly exploitative working conditions and minors. The Seasonal Workers Directive (5) aims to provide easily accessible pathways for seasonal work through fair and transparent rules for the admission of third-country nationals to the EU to meet labour demand legally and thus reduce irregular migration. It also aims to ensure decent working and living conditions by providing equal treatment rights, a right to adequate accommodation, enforcement mechanisms, and safeguards to better protect third-country seasonal workers from exploitation. (4) Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/52/oj/eng (5) Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0036 3 The two Directives form part of a set of measures taken by the EU to effectively tackle irregular migration and illegal employment of TCNs and enhance the protection of legally employed third-country workers. Other measures include enhanced cooperation with third countries, integrated management of operational borders, an effective return policy and reinforced legislation (6) and strategy to combat trafficking in human beings (7). 3.2.2. Current challenges and gaps It is essential for the EU to prevent labour law infringements, illegal employment, trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation and particularly exploitative working conditions, not only to protect TCN workers, regardless of their status, but also to ensure a level-playing field in the European labour market and among business operators. Ensuring adequate working conditions for legally residing TCN workers is also essential to present legal migration as a credible tool to improve the EU’s competitiveness, to foster cooperation with partner countries on migration management and pave the way for the successful integration of third-country nationals into EU societies. TCNs rarely use complaints and legal redress mechanisms to enforce their rights. Despite intensified inspections by national authorities, protection efforts remain insufficient for TCN workers. This is particularly evident in certain labour-intensive sectors where risks of labour law infringements and exploitation, undeclared work and trafficking in human beings remain high, such as seasonal agriculture, domestic and care work, construction and hospitality. More specifically, the report on the implementation of the Employers Sanctions Directive found that in 2021-2024, while Member States have strengthened risk assessment methodologies in inspections planning, leading to more targeted inspections in high-risk sectors, and a higher number of proceedings opened against infringing employers compared to previous reporting periods, there are discrepancies on how the legislation is applied across the concerned Member States, including on the application of sanctions. Moreover, the findings indicate persisting data gaps, notably concerning the number of claims introduced by migrant workers, the issuance of temporary residence permits and the number of actual back-payments obtained. Vulnerable irregular migrants are often insufficiently informed of their rights, whilst effective access to and use of complaint mechanisms remains limited. The report on the implementation of the Seasonal Workers Directive (8) found that while overall, Member States have stepped up their efforts to ensure employers’ compliance, the provision of information on rights, obligations and access to complaint procedures for seasonal workers still needs improvement, especially (6) Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (OJ L, 2024/1712, 24.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1712/oj). (7) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions o the EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings 2021- 2025 (COM/2021/171 final) and the new EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human beings planned for adopted 2026 (Q3). (8) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Directive 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers. 4 in employer-driven admission procedures where authorities are not in direct contact with the worker. Complaint and legal redress mechanisms are not sufficiently used by seasonal workers in case of abuses. Monitoring, inspections and sanction mechanisms often remain insufficient. Strengthening the capacities of labour inspectorates and the cooperation among labour market actors, including economic and social partners, employers, employment services, and labour inspectorates, is essential to ensure adequate protection of migrant workers’ rights and to prevent trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation and particularly exploitative working conditions of both legally residing and irregular TCNs. Civil society organisations, including migrant associations, play an important complementary role in outreach, awareness-raising and helping migrants accessing their rights. 3.2.3. Complementarity and sustainability The actions to be financed under this call should be complementary to any actions that Member States may finance under the AMIF 2021-2027 Programmes or other EU funding instruments, such as the ESF+. The proposals should describe how the sustainability of the measure will be ensured after the finalisation of the project and how the project would complement other sources of funding, if relevant. Moreover, with reference to the investments on staffing/services, the proposals should refer to the measures to be put in place to ensure the sustainability of the foreseen interventions at national level after the end of the action. To this end, proposals will need to outline the cooperation and active participation of all the national administrations and/or institutions benefitting from it, from the preparation to the implementation phase. 3.2.4. Minimum requirements for the proposals The call invites Member States that face challenges in protecting migrant workers’ rights, including seasonal workers, while fighting illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals, to launch initiatives improving their national situation. The proposals should be aligned with any existing national plan and strategy in relation to the protection of migrant workers’ rights, particularly exploitative working conditions, illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals and countering trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. They should be embedded in a whole-of-government approach that includes inter-agency cooperation and the involvement of local and regional authorities, civil society and social and economic partners. In particular, Member States should refer to their National Asylum and Migration Strategies and to include existing or planned measures to counter illegal employment and step up the enforcement of the Directives 2009/52/EC and 2014/36/EU. They should also outline their plans to counter particularly exploitative working conditions, including measures addressing trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. The application should describe the baseline situation, the national plans and strategies concerned and the expected results. The challenges described need to be justified with supporting information, including (but not limited to) data (including estimates) and 5 qualitative information of the extent of undeclared work, legal and illegal employment of third country nationals in specific risk sectors, including posted third country nationals. The proposals should include a description about steps to be taken to ensure sustainability after the end of the project. The Commission encourages the preparation of applications in a multi-stakeholder approach, namely with the involvement of national and local authorities, civil society and social partners (trade unions, employers’ associations). The proposals should consider the existing EU legislative framework, guidance and manuals (e.g. from the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) (9), the European Labour Authority (ELA) (10), and the EU Anti-Trafficking Hub (11) concerning actions to support the protection of TCN workers and fight against illegal employment, and build on good practices in other Member States, if appropriate, including those mentioned in the implementation reports of Directives 2009/52/EC and 2014/36/EU. For proposals selected, Member States are expected to participate in monitoring and dissemination activities, such as: - Collection of information and data on project activities (participation of project beneficiaries in questionnaires, information and awareness-raising campaigns, studies). - Workshops where Member States’ specific actions would be presented and discussed with the aim of disseminating best practices in the Member States, including in specific high-risk sectors. - Report on the implementation of the action and discuss the outputs in the Irregular Migration Expert group on the Employers Sanctions Directive, the Contact Group on Legal Migration, the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work and/or other relevant EU fora (such as the Labour Migration Platform). 3.3. Scope and purpose of the specific action The objective of this specific action is to: (1) better protect the rights of third-country national workers in the EU, including seasonal third-country workers; (2) fight against the illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals. This call targets in particular Member States where TCN workers are employed in sectors where risks of labour law infringements, particularly exploitative working conditions and (9) https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2024/workplace-inspectors-training-manual (10) https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/news/new-guide-empowers-workplace-inspectors-combat-labour- exploitation-eu (11) EU Anti-trafficking Hub Study on the concept of trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation 6 undeclared work remain high, such as seasonal work, as well as agriculture, domestic and care work, construction, transport and hospitality. The activities described below are meant to be consistent with the findings of the reports on the implementation of the Employers Sanctions Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive. The activities financed under this call can include, but are not restricted to, the following: − Information provision and awareness-raising for TCN workers and employers in high-risk sectors: o Develop and disseminate multilingual information materials and channels (e.g. mobile apps, digital portals, hotlines, “rights vans” and peer mediators) to ensure TCN workers are informed of their employment and residence-related rights, complaint mechanisms, and access to justice. o Conduct targeted awareness-raising campaigns for employers and workers. o Support trade unions, equality bodies and civil society organisations to provide tailored legal advice and representation to TCN workers. − Legal aid and psychosocial support to TCN workers in high-risk sectors: o Provide open legal advice and psychosocial support near seasonal work clusters, including trauma-informed counselling and interpretation services. o Support the development of training curricula for lawyers, trade union representatives, mediators and inspectors on cultural mediation, trauma- informed interviewing, and equal-treatment obligations. o Pilot initiatives to facilitate the inclusion of TCN workers into trade unions and social dialogue structures. − Targeted inspections and enforcement: o Capacity building measures to enhance national labour inspectorates’ risk- based and rights-focused inspections in sectors and regions at risk of illegal employment and labour exploitation. o Specialised training for labour inspectors and law enforcement authorities on detecting cases of illegal employment, severe exploitation, and trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation, as well as on the rights of TCNs in irregular situations. o Establish or reinforce multi-agency cooperation frameworks among inspectorates, law enforcement, migration authorities, equality bodies, social partners, and prosecutors, including regional or cross-border coordination mechanisms, to further improve a risk-management-based enforcement of the relevant EU acquis. o Enhance the use of joint and concerted inspections (i.e. involving authorities of at least two Member States). o Support national labour inspectorates through training or capacity building, and provision of expertise, including interpretation/cultural mediation. o Promote the use of the training manual aimed at labour inspectorates prepared by FRA in 2024, also taking advantage as appropriate of the 7  practical exercises on the manual prepared by FRA in 2025 (12), through seminars and training sessions, as well as its translation. − Improving access to complaint and redress mechanisms: o Develop or upgrade safe and accessible complaint channels including by implementing firewalls, anonymous and digital options with case-tracking and multilingual support, which ensures that reporting labour law breaches does not automatically trigger immigration enforcement, in line with national law. o Facilitate simplified and remote administrative procedures for wage recovery and legal representation, including for returned workers. − Strengthening data collection, monitoring and coordination: o Support Member States in improving systematic, disaggregated data collection on inspections, complaints, sanctions and temporary residence permits. o Develop or upgrade digital tools (e.g. national reporting portals) for automated reporting, visualisation, and analysis. o Reinforce inter-ministerial coordination mechanisms, establish a function of national coordinator focusing on the employment of irregularly staying third country nationals or designate national contact points for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the relevant legislation (e.g. Employers Sanctions Directive, Seasonal Workers’ Directive). o Facilitate outreach and information exchange through cooperation with consulates, visa centres, recruitment agencies and seasonal work hubs. 3.4. Expected results following the call The aim of the specific action is to finance four to ten proposals aimed at protecting third-country workers’ rights, including of seasonal workers, while fighting against illegal employment of irregularly staying TCNs. The proposals are expected to lead to tangible, and when feasible, quantified improvements in the protection of TCN workers’ rights in the EU, regardless of their status, including: (1) Increased awareness among workers and employers of legal employment conditions and complaint mechanisms; (2) Stronger and better-coordinated inspection and enforcement systems, thereby reducing the incidence of labour law infringements, particularly exploitative working conditions of third-country nationals and illegal employment of irregularly staying TCNs; (3) Improved access to justice and redress for TCN workers affected by labour law infringements and particularly exploitative working conditions. (12) How workplace inspectors can protect third-country workers' rights - Training manual | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 8 The proposals should provide figures and, if appropriate, qualitative indications, including in the form of targets, for: • the number and nature of information and awareness-raising campaigns; • the number and content of trainings/seminars carried out; • the number of TCN workers reached during the project’s activities, including, when appropriate, per sector; • the number of officials/labour inspectors and third-party organisations (civil society, social partners) involved; • improvements in the quantity or quality of complaints mechanisms. The proposals should also indicate how these activities are expected to affect the overall national capacity to counter labour law infringements, particularly exploitative working conditions and illegal employment of TCNs and to improve their access to information. Overall, the action should contribute to reducing protection and enforcement gaps by enabling Member States to take targeted measures in line with their specific situations. Considering the approaching end of the 2021-2027 financial period and the nature of the projects involving partnerships and potentially public procurement procedures, we draw the attention of the Managing Authorities to the need to ensure close supervision of the activities by the beneficiaries so that the timeline in the applications is respected, in line with the eligibility rules, and the selected projects will be concluded before 31 December 2029. 4. PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION 4.1. Admissibility and assessment aspects All EU Member States participating in the AMIF are eligible. Each Member State may submit one application only. DG HOME will assess the proposals submitted by the Member States. To be considered admissible, a proposal must: 1. be submitted within the deadline below to the AMIF specific actions functional mailbox [email protected] ; 2. consist of the official AMIF/2026/SA/2.4.1. Application Form attached to this note together with its annexes, which must be readable and complete (all fields necessary for assessment are filled in); 3. be submitted and signed by the Managing Authority on behalf of the entity in the Member State responsible for the implementation of the specific action; 4. contain a written confirmation by the Member State to participate in the monitoring activities organised by the Commission, in case of selection. 5. identify a project beneficiary (an entity) responsible for the implementation of the specific action in the Member State (in the lead for the action) without excluding the possibility for other entities to be involved in the implementation of the specific action as co-beneficiaries. DG HOME will assess admissible proposals based on the following criteria: 9  A. Relevance and content (40 points –minimum score 20 points): 1. Definition of the national situation and degree to which the Member State concerned has specific needs in line with the requirements of the call (section 3.2.4) 2. Adequacy of the activities in the proposal in relation to the national challenges (section 3.2.4) 3. Clarity and consistency of the objectives and scope of the proposal against the objectives identified in this call (section 3.3) 4. Alignment of the actions with existing national strategies related to fighting illegal employment and protecting the rights of TCN workers (section 3.2.4) B. Quality (30 points – if appropriate: minimum score 20 points): 1. Maturity of the proposal: clarity and adequacy of the project design and implementation plan (timetable); involvement of relevant entities for the design of the call; robustness of the work organisation and project management structure, including sound operational and financial management; effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation; and identification of key risks with appropriate mitigation measures 2. Complementarity of the action with past, current or future use of national budget or other EU funding instruments: degree to which the proposal ensures synergies with ongoing and potentially future projects (section 3.2.3) 3. Cost-effectiveness: reasonability and feasibility of the estimated costs, and the methodology for the calculation of the costs. 4. Compliance with the EU acquis, recommendations, guidance and good practices established in the EU (in particular but not exclusive to 3.2.1). C. Impact (30 points – if appropriate: minimum score 15 points): 1. Multi-stakeholder approach in the implementation of the action (section 3.2.4.) 2. Impact or effect of the proposal vis à vis the objective of the call (Union added value) (section 3.4) 3. Efforts planned to share and scale (up) the results of the proposal in the Member State concerned 4. Sustainability of the results achieved with the funded action (section 3.2.3). Member States must ensure respect for the horizontal principles described in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, including respect for fundamental rights and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Moreover, Member States must ensure that the envisaged actions are not affected by a reasoned opinion delivered by the Commission in respect of infringement proceedings under Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) that put in doubt the legality and regularity of expenditure or the performance of the actions (Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147). 4.2. Application procedure Deadline for the application: Member States are invited to submit their proposals on 28/08/2026 at the latest, using the official AMIF/2026/SA/2.4.1. Application Form attached to this Note, together with its annexes. The applicant can submit an application in any official EU language (project summary should however always be in English). For reasons of efficiency, it is strongly advised to use English for the entire application. 10 In line with the Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (13), any document held by the Commission, including documents containing sensitive information, may be subject to a request for public access. Therefore, if relevant, the Managing Authorities should submit each application in a separate email. Likewise, clarifications where needed/required per application should be sent in separate emails. To ensure equal and fair treatment of the proposals and allow the Commission to allocate at the same date all the available funding, DG HOME will assess all proposals simultaneously. Therefore, proposals submitted after the deadline will not be admissible. The Members of the Committee for the Home Affairs Funds will be informed at the latest 10 working days before the deadline for the submission of the proposals in case the deadline for the submission of proposals is extended. E-mail address for the application: The proposals should be submitted to the AMIF specific actions functional mailbox HOME-AMIF-SPECIFIC- [email protected] Member States may submit additional documentation if necessary. No modification to the application is allowed once the deadline for submission has elapsed. However, if there is a need to clarify certain aspects or to correct clerical mistakes, the Commission may contact the applicant during the evaluation process. A reply should be provided by the Member State within 3 working days from the request date. Any requests for clarification of the Member States on this call for the expression of interest may be sent by 26/06/2026 at the latest, to HOME-AMIF-SPECIFIC- [email protected]. Requests should only be sent by the Managing authority. It is the Managing Authority’s role to explain potential beneficiaries the applicable rules and specificities of the programmes in general and of a specific action in particular and to help prepare applications for a specific action. The Managing Authority is the contact point and takes the responsibility to review questions from potential beneficiaries and, only where necessary, raise questions to or request clarifications from the Commission services. As projects under specific actions are managed at national level, according to national rules, specific questions on eligibility of costs need to be addressed first to the Managing Authority. To respect the equal treatment and transparency, replies to written requests for clarification will be sent to all Member States, via HOME-AFFAIRS-FUNDS- [email protected]. DG HOME will inform Member States of the outcome of the assessment of the proposals towards November 2026. (13) Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents 11  5. AMENDMENT OF THE AMIF PROGRAMME AND ELIGIBILITY OF EXPENDITURE After having been informed of the outcome of the call for expression of interest, each successful Member State shall submit to the Commission a request to amend its AMIF programme via SFC. The amended programme should include a short description of the specific action, adjusted output and result indicators, and include the costs and codes (14) linked to this specific action (respectively in the description and under tables 1, 2 and 3 of the relevant specific objective, and table 6 of the programme). Yours faithfully, Silvia MICHELINI (14) Expenditure which becomes eligible as a result of a programme amendment is only eligible from the date of the submission of the corresponding request to the Commission (Art. 63(7) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060). 12 Electronically signed on 26/03/2026 13:24 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Saatja: "Justiits- ja Digiministeerium" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Justiits- ja Digiministeerium" <[email protected]> Teema: FW: Euroopa Komisjon avas uue erimeetme taotlusvooru (AMIF) Kuupäev: 2026-05-14 06:06 From: Piret Loorand <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 6:12 PM To: Joosep Kaasik <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Janek Mägi <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Krista Aas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Marina Kadak <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Lii Mahlberg <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Jana Laane <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Eva Lillemäe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Ele Russak <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Külvi Noor - JUSTDIGI <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Annika Leevand - JUSTDIGI <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Annika Sepp - MKM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Triin Raag - SOM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Ade Brecher <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Margit Ratnik <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Alla Voinova <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Kristi Maajärv <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Tairi Pallas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Ave Osman <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Martin Eber <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Ülle Leht <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Heidi Maiberg <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Euroopa Komisjon avas uue erimeetme taotlusvooru (AMIF) Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Tere Annan teada, et DG HOME kuulutas 8. mail välja Euroopa Varjupaiga-, Rände- ja Integratsioonifondi (AMIF) erimeetme taotlusvooru nr AMIF/2026/SA/2.4.1 „Protecting third-country workers’ rights while fighting against illegal employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals“. Vooru eesmärgiks on paremini kaitsta kolmandate riikide kodanike (sh hooajatööliste) õigusi ELis ning samal ajal võidelda illegaalse töötamisega. Toetust saab küsida näiteks teadlikkuse tõstmiseks, õigusabi ja psühhosotsiaalse toe pakkumiseks, kontrollisüsteemide tõhustamiseks, kaebuste esitamise lihtsustamiseks, andmekogumise ja seire arendamiseks. Palun tutvuge täpsemalt lisatud taotlusvooru kutsega. Vooru tingimustest: * Taotlusvooru eelarve kõikide liikmesriikide peale on 10 mln eurot. * Iga liikmesriik saab küsida projektile 1-2,5 mln eurot EL toetust. Toetusele tuleb lisada 10% kaasfinantseeringut. * Kokku rahastatakse 4-10 projekti. * EL toetus sisaldab tehnilist abi siseministeeriumile rahastu administreerimiseks. * Projektidele kehtivad samad reeglid, mis teistele AMIF projektidele: tuleb arvestada põhiõigustega ja horisontaalsete eeltingimustega; peab olema seos riigisiseste ja EL arengukavadega. Ajakava taotluse esitamiseks on järgmine: 26.06.2026 Viimane võimalus küsida EK-lt kirjalikult lisainfot Küsimused lähevad Euroopa Komisjonile SiMi kaudu (saata inglise keeles aadressile <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) 22.07.2026 Lõplik taotlus SiM VVOle: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], koopia <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Palume täidetult saata kõik vajalikud vormid. Lisaks EK vormidele peab taotlus sisaldama ka horisontaalsete eeltingimuste täitmise kirjeldust (manuses) 28.08.2026 Taotluse esitamine EK-le Taotluse esitab Siseministeerium kui AMIFi korraldusasutus Nov 2026 Liikmesriike teavitatakse vooru tulemustest Täidetud taotlusvorm tuleb esitada SiM välisvahendite osakonnale (VVO) enne EK taotlusvooru kutses toodud tähtaega, hiljemalt 22. juuliks 2026, sest tulenevalt EL määrusest saab taotluse EK-le esitada üksnes korraldusasutus, so SiM. SiM VVO peab enne taotluse esitamist EK-le hindama selle vastavust nõuetele. PS Enne taotlusvormi täitmist palume projektiidee arutamiseks leppida meiega (SiM VVO) kokku lühike aruteluaeg, et oleksime kursis teie plaanidega ning saaksime algusest peale ka nõuga toeks olla. Piret Loorand nõunik Siseministeerium <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] +372 5828 2423 <https://www.siseministeerium.ee/> <http://www.facebook.com/siseministeerium> <https://open.spotify.com/show/1LO39xEFNzMh1Hd5ExumMi?si=9c67417b19184c53> LISA 2 VARJUPAIGA-, RÄNDE- JA INTEGRATSIOONIFONDI , PIIRIHALDUSE JA VIISAPOLIITIKA RAHASTU NING SISEJULGEOLEKUFONDI ERI M EETME JA ERAKORRALISE ABI TOETUSE TAOTLEMISE LISA VORM (vastavalt Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määruse (EL) 2021/1060 , millega kehtestatakse ühissätted Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fondi, Euroopa Sotsiaalfond+, Ühtekuuluvusfondi, Õiglase Ülemineku Fondi ja Euroopa Merendus-, Kalandus- ja Vesiviljelusfondi kohta ning nende ja Varjupaiga-, Rände- ja Integratsioonifondi, Sisejulgeolekufondi ning piirihalduse ja viisapoliitika rahastu suhtes kohaldatavad finantsreeglid , artiklile 73 ) Taotleja Projekti pealkiri Erimeetme /erakorralise a bi taotlusvooru nimetus Tähelepanu! Taotlusvormi esitamisega kinnitab toetuse taotleja, et on põhjalikult tutvunud järgmiste dokumentidega : Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määrus (EL) 2021/1147, millega luuakse Varjupaiga-, Rände- ja Integratsioonifond ehk AMIF määrus (kui tegu on AMIF erimeetme või erakorralise abiga) ; Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määrus (EL) 2021/1149, millega luuakse Sisejulgeolekufond ehk ISF määrus (kui tegu on ISF erimeetme või erakorralise abiga); Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määrus (EL) 2021/1148, millega luuakse Integreeritud Piirihalduse Fondi osana piirihalduse ja viisapoliitika rahastu ehk BMVI määrus (kui tegu on BMVI erimeetme või erakorralise abiga); Perioodi 2021-2027 Euroopa Liidu ühtekuuluvus- ja siseturvalisuspoliitika fondide rakendamise seadus ; Vabariigi Valituse 12.05.2022 a määrus nr 55 „Perioodi 2021–2027 Euroopa Liidu ühtekuuluvus - ja siseturvalisuspoliitika fondide rakenduskavade vahendite andmise ja kasutamise tingimuse d“; Vabariigi Valituse 12.05.2022 a määrus nr 5 4 „Perioodi 2021–2027 ühtekuuluvus- ja siseturvalisuspoliitika fondide vahendite andmisest avalikkuse teavitamine "; muud veebiaadressil https://www.siseministeerium.ee/tegevusvaldkonnad/rahvusvaheline-koostoo/euroopa-liidu-toetused ning https://www.siseministeerium.ee/seirekomisjon asuvad perioodi 2021-2027 AMIFit / BMVId / ISF i puudutavad dokumendid. Taotlusvormi peab esitama elektrooniliselt trükitult . Käsitsi täidetud vorme ei arvestata. Esitatavas taotluses peavad kõik väljad olema täidetud . K ui osa küsitud teabest on esitamata, on Siseministeeriumi l (SiM) õigus taotlus tagasi lükata . Küsimuste tekkimisel palume ühendust võtta SiM välisvahendite osakonnaga kui fondi (AMIF /ISF/BMVI ) rakendamise korraldusasutusega . I TEAVE TAOTLEJA KOHTA Taotleja andmed Juriidiline nimi Õiguslik staatus Registrikood Taotleja organisatsiooni esindajad Juriidiline esindaja (toetuslepingu ja toetuse taotluse allkirjastamine) Nimi: Ametikoht organisatsioonis: Telefoninumber: E-posti aadress: Projekti eest vastutav isik/projektijuht Nimi: Ametikoht organisatsioonis: Telefoninumber: E-posti aadress: II PROJEKT Selgitage, kuidas p rojekt vastab fondi poliitika eesmär gile ja erieesmärgile vt AMIF/ISF /BMVI määrus e art 3 projekt i kooskõla pikaajalise arengustrateegia „Eesti 2035 “ aluspõhimõtete ja sihtidega kuidas projekt vastab „ Siseturvalisuse Arengukava 2020-2030 “ ( AMIFi puhul vajadusel ka „ Sidusa Eesti arengukava 2021-2030 “ ) eesmärkidele kuidas kaetakse tegevus- ja hoolduskulud, kui projekti tegevused hõlmavad taristuinvesteeringut või tootlikku investeeringut, et tagada nende finantskestlikkus (kui kohaldub) kuidas tagatakse EL põhiõiguste harta täitmi ne ja välista takse igasugune diskrimineerimine soo, rassi või etnilise päritolu, usutunnistuse või veendumuse, puude, vanuse või seksuaalse sättumuse põhjal. Selgitada tuleb ka puuetega inimeste juurdepääsu võimalust. Iga tegevuse puhul analüüsida, kas on võimalik aidata kaasa võrdsete võimaluste edendamisele või kuidas on välistatud diskrimineerimine . Kindlasti tule b seda teha koolituste puhul. Osadel tegevustel (nt tehnika soetamine ja paigaldamine ) võib puududa otsene mõju võrdsete võimaluste edendamisele. Seos võrdsete võimaluste tagamisega tekib l äbi eesmärgi, milleks seadmeid kasutatakse ja nende seadmete abil saadud andmete töötlemise. S eadmete soetamise ja kasutamise puhul peab taotleja kinnitama nende kasutamist kooskõlas EL põhiõiguste hartaga. Üldine põhimõte , mida peaks järgima on, et ühtegi inimest (inimeste gruppi) ei tohiks kohelda teisest halvemini tema soo, vanuse, nahavärvi, etnilise päritolu, puude, usutunnistuse või veendumuste, seksuaalse sättumuse tõttu. k uidas tagatakse tegevuste vastavus ELi keskkonnaalastele õigusaktidele ning kuidas rakendatakse "ei kahjusta oluliselt" põhimõtet Kuidas täidetakse määruse (EL) 2020/852 "ei kahjusta oluliselt" põhimõtet (st p rojekti elluviimisel tagatakse, et määruse artiklis 17 nimetatud olulist kahju ei tekitata ühelegi artiklis 9 sätestatud keskkonnaeesmärgile). kuidas on tagatud, et Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu direktiivi 2011/92/EL kohaldamisalasse kuuluvate valitud tegevuste suhtes kohaldatakse keskkonnamõju hindamist või sõelumismenetlust ning et on piisavalt arvesse võetud alternatiivsete lahenduste hindamist, võttes aluseks nõuded, mis on sätestatud kõnealuses direktiivis (kui kohaldub) ; Vt ka Keskkonnamõju hindamise ja keskkonnajuhtimissüsteemi seadus kuidas on tagatud selliste taristuinvesteeringute kliimakindlus, mille eeldatav kestvus on vähemalt 5 aastat (kui kohaldub) Komisjoni teatis – Taristu kliimakindluse tagamiseks tehnilised suunised aastateks 2021-2027 C/2021/5430 IV TAOTLUSE KINNITAMINE Taotluse allkirjastamisega kinnitan, et: p rojekti viiakse ellu kooskõlas EL i põhiõigust e hartaga ; p rojekti viiakse ellu võttes arvesse ja edendades soolist võrdõiguslikkust, soolise aspekti arvestamist ning sooküsimuste lõimimist ; p rojekti viiakse ellu tagades diskrimineerimise vältimine ja ligipääsetavus ning vastavus EL i keskkonnaalastele õigusaktidele; p rojekti viiakse ellu "ei kahjusta oluliselt" põhimõtte kohaselt ; taotluses ning selle lisades esitatud andmed on õiged; tegevustega ei ole alustatud enne projektit aotluse korraldusasutusele esitamist; tagan toetuse eesmärgipärase kasutamise kooskõlas sõlmitava toetuslepingu, Eesti Vabariigi ja Euroopa Liidu õigusaktide ning juhenditega ja toetuse kasutamise nähtavuse; tagan projekti mittetulundusliku iseloomu; taotluses toodud tegevusi ja kulusid ei rahastata teistest allikatest (sh teistest EL-i fondidest või programmidest); olen teadlik, et taotluse heakskiitmisel avalikustatakse toetuse saaja ja projekti nimi, projekti eesmärk ning eraldatud avaliku sektori ja Euroopa Liidu toetuse suurus ; olen teadlik, et k äibemaks on abikõlbmatu, kui Eesti taotleja/toetuse saaja projekti planeeritud kulud ületavad 5 mln eurot ning käibemaksuseaduse järgi on käibemaks tagasi nõutav (vastavalt Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määruse (EL) 2021/1060 art 2 lg 4 p a ja art 64 lg 1 p c alapunktid i ja ii). Taotleja organisatsiooni allkirjaõigusliku isiku allkiri: Taotleja võtab endale taotlust allkirjastades kohustuse positiivse rahastamise otsuse korral projekt vastavalt seatud tingimustele ellu viia. Ees- ja perekonnanimi Ametikoht Allkiri Kuupäev