Abstract:
The European Union is attracting more and more Sri Lankan nationals seeking employment. Many of these are said to be undocumented migrants. Readmission agreements were created as a means of mitigating this problem. These agreements regulate the return and readmission of persons between two or more countries, and are used primarily by the EU, being unique to it. The main purpose of such agreements is to enable the return of non nationals who do not have the necessary permission to remain in the country, and to facilitate the return to their own country.