The INSTITUTE FOR MIGRATION ISSUES is a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) which is active in improving the situation of Migrants nationally and internationally. I'MI is also involved in organizing activities for youth from all over the world. The target group of I'MI is mainly composed of foreign workers and students, asylum seekers, refugees, displaced persons, transients and people from former Dutch colonies. I'MI aims at obtaining global recognition and acknowledgement of the contribution of migrants to their so-called 'Adoption-Societies'. Emancipation and respect are the most important factors to achieve good relationships, positive mutual influence and a more liveable future between and in communities.

In 1985, I’MI became operational
The main focus of I’MI’s work is established in three providers: Women's Work, Youth Work and Seniors Work. These operate within seven sections: Major cities, (political) Participation, Media, Employment and Vocational Training, Training Courses for Executives, Art and International Relations. I'MI has over 500 members in the youth-work provider and about 2000 registered sympathising members. More than 80% of the I'MI board and the membership file is composed of migrants and refugees from different countries, cultures, religions, ideologies and social and political backgrounds. I'MI is a transnational organisation. Members represent themselves as such and not their nationality or religion.

The members represent I'MI in other organisations as well, such as:
Nationale Jeugdraad (the umbrella organisation for Dutch youth organisations),
European Refugee Network,
A.M.A. 's (National Refugees Youngsters Platform),
EXMIWO (Exclusion Migrant Women),
FOET (Foreign Observers Elections Transfer point),
International Dialogue Foundation, etc.

Nowadays I'MI is active or has its 'I'MI Transferpoints ' in almost every country of the European Union and some Eastern European countries, the Maghreb countries, Latin- America, Turkey and the Middle East. Furthermore, I'MI has numerous institutional contacts in politics, universities and other educational institutes, NGO's, trade unions, youth organisations and Women for Europe. During the last few years I'MI has become very active on the institutional level; it prepares and implements European and transnational congresses, projects, seminars and workshops within each of its seven sections. This has resulted in a very wide network of formal and informal contacts.