MigApp

Irregular and unsafe migration often is a result of lack of awareness about the risks and the preparation of the travel: ill-informed knowledge of visa, health risks, and the interaction with legitimate service providers.

MigApp is IOMs response to migrants by providing a one-stop-shop platform of relevant and up-to-date information. The MigApp enables migrants to make informed decisions throughout their migration process. The MigApp is IOM’s downloadable app which serves as a one-stop-shop platform where migrants can access current, reliable and practical information and IOM services.
 

Migrant Needs

1. A trusted souce of reliable information
2. Assistance to migrate safely
3. Low-cost money transfer
4. Information on:
   • Migration risks
   • Visa regulations
   • Health guidelines
   • Migrants rights
   • Governments’ migration policies
5. Access to migration services and programmes
6. A secure space to communicate and tell their story

MigApp as a Solution

1. Migrants have accurate and comprehensive migration-related information at their fingertips
2. Migrants will have access to IOM programmes and services
3. IOM will use big data to feed into programming for more proactive response
4. Beneficiaries of selected programmes will engage with IOM
5. Governments will have a platform to directly inform migrants
6. Migrants will have access to verified, accurate information

The Benefits

1. Analysing anonymized registration data
2. Government messages and notifications reach more migrant communities
3. Reducing the transfer cost of remittance
4. Assisting governments to understand migration trends
5. Countering human trafficking
6. Assisting in bringing families together

Contact information

International Organization for Migration
migapp@iom.int
Tel: +41 22 717 91 118
Fax: +41 22 798 6150
17 Route des Morillons
P.O. Box 17, 1211 Geneva
19, Switzerland