Goal:  Strengthen national immigration border processes to support international security and domestic social and economic development.

This SFA focuses on strengthening border security while simultaneously streamlining processes to facilitate international travel to support economic growth particularly related to labour mobility.

Proposed Outcomes:

• Improved border enforcement and regional collaboration;
• Increased economic activity through migration;
• Improved information sharing between Members; and
• COVID-19 and pandemic responsive measures implemented for reopening of borders.

Proposed Approaches:

1. Strengthen border enforcement and information sharing – Strengthen enforcement activities, immigration intelligence analysis and information sharing through the PIDC MoA using formal and informal networks.
2. Strengthen Data Collection and Analysis – Strengthen PIDC national and regional data collection, research, analysis and risk / trend forecasting.
3. Streamline visa processing – Support Members to develop streamlined one-stop-shop immigration processes for visa applications.
4. Support regional labour mobility activities – Support the effective management of labour mobility policies and processes to support sustainable economic growth.