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Restricting Turkish marriage migration? National policy, couples’ coping strategies and international obligations
Restricting Turkish marriage migration? National policy, couples’ coping strategies and international obligations

Author(s): Işık Kulu-Glasgow, Arjen LEERKES
Subject(s): Family and social welfare, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Marriage migration; migration policy; coping strategies; The Netherlands; Turkish migrants;

Summary/Abstract: Marriage migration has become the most common form of immigration from Turkey to the Netherlands. The Dutch government increasingly pursues restrictive admission poli-cies for the immigration of partners from non-EU countries. This article shows that the tightened income and age restrictions were to some extent successful in limiting Turkish marriage migration. It is also demonstrated, however, that the power of the state to con-trol this migration flow is constrained by two main factors: coping strategies of Turkish couples and international obligations, including the Association Agreement.

  • Issue Year: 10/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 369-382
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English