Onward migration: An introduction

ABSTRACT

Based on a qualitative research project that longitudinally followed African trajectories inside Europe, Schapendonk's article provides analytical space to discuss African mobilities in Europe that deviate from the conventional notion of "onward migration" from the peripheries of Europe to the self-declared core of western Europe. Unless Mukul and his family apply for settled status before the deadline set by the government, their status of EU citizens may no longer be enough and they will be turned into EU migrants, with the risk of having to make their stay regular through a resident permit. These include transit migration, secondary migration, stepwise international migration, multiple and serial migration, and posted migration. EU citizenship is one of the key achievements in terms of intra-EU mobility since the Maastricht Treaty and maintains that all people holding nationality of any of the 28 EU member states are also EU citizens with extra rights and responsibilities (Geddes et al., 2020), including the possibility of intra-EU mobility. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of International Migration is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)