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Country visits provide an opportunity for the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants to better understand the human rights situation of migrants in that country through a direct dialogue with the Government concerned, representatives of civil society and migrants themselves.

Discussions conducted during such visits enable the Special Rapporteur to enhance his/her understanding of national legislation, policies and practices affecting migrants, with a view to issuing specific recommendations to promote and protect the human rights of migrants, taking into account the social, political and historical context in each country.

Visits are undertaken only at the invitation of a Government. However, the Special Rapporteur may solicit an invitation, based on factors such as the scope and gravity of the allegations received, and the potential impact that the mission may have on the human rights of migrants. Learn more about the country visits of Special Procedures.

Visit the Special Procedures country visit database with searches available for past visits, upcoming visits and requested visits by mandate and by country.

Completed visits

YearCountryEnd of visit statement / press releaseReport on the visitComments from concerned State
2026 (16-27 March)Brazil

Statement
English

Press release
English | Portuguese 

Upcoming in June 2027 
2025 (2-12 September)Mauritania

Statement
English

Press release
English | French | Arabic

Upcoming in June 2026 
2025
(6 to 19 February)
Colombia and Panama (the situation at the border between Colombia and Panama)

Statement

Colombia (English)
Panama (English)

Colombia (Spanish)
Panama (Spanish)

Press release
English | Spanish

A/HRC/59/49/Add.1 (Colombia)

A/HRC/59/49/Add.2 (Panama)

A/HRC/59/49/Add.3 (Colombia)

A/HRC/59/49/Add.4 (Panama)

2023
(20 to 31 January)
BangladeshStatement
Press release
A/HRC/53/26/ADD.3 
2022
(12 to 25 July)
Poland and Belarus (the situation at the border between Poland and Belarus)Statement
English | русский | Polish polski

Press release
A/HRC/53/26/ADD.1
A/HRC/53/26/ADD.2
A/HRC/53/26/ADD.4
A/HRC/53/26/ADD.5
2019
(24 September to 1 October)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaStatement
Press release
A/HRC/44/42/Add.2A/HRC/44/42/Add.3
2019
(10 to 17 July)
HungaryStatement
Press release
A/HRC/44/42/Add.1A/HRC/44/42/Add.4
2018
(1 to 8 October)
NigerStatement
Press release
A/HRC/41/38/Add.1 
2018
(29 January to 5 February)
NepalStatement
Press release
A/HRC/38/41/Add.1 
2016
(3 to 10 May)
Angola A/HRC/35/25/Add.1A/HRC/35/25/Add.5
(Spanish only)
2016
(12 to 16 May)
Greece A/HRC/35/25/Add.2 
2016
(1 to 18 November)
Australia and the regional processing centres in Nauru A/HRC/35/25/Add.3A/HRC/35/25/Add.4
(English only)
2014
(6 to 10 December)
Malta A/HRC/29/36/Add.3 
2014
(2 to 6 December)
Italy (follow-up visit) A/HRC/29/36/Add.2 
2014
(19 to 26 May)
Sri Lanka A/HRC/29/36/Add.1 
2013
(3 to 10 November)
Qatar A/HRC/26/35/Add.1 
2012
(25 November - 3 December)
Greece A/HRC/23/46/Add.4 
2012
(30 September to 8 October)
Italy A/HRC/23/46/Add.3 
2012
(25 to 30 June)
Turkey A/HRC/23/46/Add.2 
2012
(3 to 8 June)
Tunisia A/HRC/23/46/Add.1 
2012
(7 to 9 May)
European Union (Brussels)   
2011
(5 to 13 December)
Albania A/HRC/20/24/Add.1 
2011
(24 January to 1 February)
South Africa A/HRC/17/33/Add.4 
2010
(23 to 31 March)
Japan A/HRC/17/33/Add.3 
2009
(17 to 21 August)
Senegal A/HRC/17/33/Add.2 
2009
(21 to 26 June)
The United Kingdom A/HRC/14/30/Add.3 
2009
(15 to 20 June)
Romania A/HRC/14/30/Add.2 
2008
(24 to 28 March)
Guatemala A/HRC/11/7/Add.3 
2008
(9 to 15 March)
Mexico A/HRC/11/7/Add.2 
2007
(30 April to 18 May)
The United States of America A/HRC/7/12/Add.2 
2006 (December)Indonesia A/HRC/4/24/Add.3 
2006 (December)The Republic of Korea A/HRC/4/24/Add.2 
2005
(February)
Burkina Faso E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2 
2004
(September)
Peru E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.4 
2004
(June)
Italy E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.3 
2004
(February)
Iran E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.2 
2003
(October)
Morocco E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.3 
2003 (September)Spain E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.2 
2002
(May)
Philippines E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.4 
2002
(March)
Border between Mexico and the United States of America E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.3/Corr.1 
2002
(February)
Mexico E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.2 
2001
(November)
Ecuador E/CN.4/2002/94/Add.1 
2000
(September)
Canada E/CN.4/2001/83/Add.1 

Visits requested

The table below, in alphabetical order by country, provides details on outstanding requests for country visits.

CountryProposed visit dateVisit StatusComment
Algeria2019ReminderReminder sent in February 2019
Colombia2022ReminderReminder sent in September 2022
Côte d'Ivoire2019RequestedRequest sent in February 2019
El Salvador2021RequestedRequest sent in March 2020
Gambia2022RequestedRequest sent in November 2021
Kazakhstan2019Requested 
Kuwait2019Postponed by the State 
Libya2019Accepted 
Malaysia2019ReminderReminder sent in February 2019
Mexico2022Postponed by the State 
Morocco2019RequestedRequest sent in February 2019
Qatar2022Requested 
Saudi Arabia2019ReminderReminder sent in February 2019
Singapore2022ReminderReminder sent in May 2022
South Africa2018ReminderReminder sent in December 2018
United Republic of Tanzania2017Postponed by the mandate holder 
United States of America2022ReminderReminder sent in November 2021