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Andreia Florina Ghimis
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- French
- Romanian
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Andreia is a Manager in Fragomen’s Brussels office, where she leads the Fragomen Consulting team which specializes in building European immigration solutions to clients who have operations in multiple EU countries. Andreia has significant experience advising on mobility strategies for intra-company transfers, remote work policies, the impact of Brexit on UK citizens’ mobility and work rights in the EU, and Schengen compliance requirements.
Andreia joined Fragomen in 2016 and during that time has been involved in several Government Strategies initiatives led by Fragomen Brussels. Andreia has worked on different research projects focused on EU legal migration policy, the free provision of services and the free movement of people. She contributed to the European Commission’s Legal Migration Fitness Check by comparing the different legal migration Directives, identifying gaps and inconsistencies and suggesting policy solutions to improve the conference and efficiency of the legal migration acquis.
Andreia has also worked very closely with the Mission of Canada to the EU, for whom she prepared reports on the implementation of CETA provisions on the Temporary Entry chapter for several European countries.
Before joining Fragomen, Andreia worked as a policy analyst in a leading Brussels based think tank.
Andreia speaks English, French and Romanian.
Education
- Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Master in European Studies, 2009
- Free University Brussels, Complementary Master Degree in European Law, 2011
More from Andreia Florina
Publications and Lectures
Speaker, “The Implementation of EES and ETIAS: when automation meets immigration complexity.” Fragomen, Webinar, 23 September 2025.
Author, “How HR can prepare for the ETIAS rollout.” People Management, 23 June 2025.
Co-author, “The Immigration Hurdles Facing UK Orchestras in Europe.” Classical Music, 22 May 2025.
Speaker, “Schengen insights: Preparing for changes in Business travel and border management.” Fragomen, Webinar, 5 March 2025.
Quoted, “The Migration Crisis is Killing Off Europe’s Border-Free Travel Dream.” The Telegraph, 25 February 2025.
Co-author, “Ukrainian Citizens in the EU: Work Readiness and Long-term Planning.” Fragomen, August 2022.
Guest lecturer, “EU Labour Migration: Practitioner’s View.” University of Ghent, April 2022.
Co-author, “Business Travel Compliance in Europe: Unique Challenges.” Labour Law Magazine, March 2022.
Contributor, “Study on the Implementation of Trade Related Mobility Rights.” Radboud University, 13 December 2021.
Contributor, “Study on the Implementation of the Directive 2014/54/UE on the Free Movement of Workers within the EU.” MYRIA Federal Migration Center, 10 December 2021.
Co-author, “What it Takes to Have a Successful New Blue Card Scheme: The Practitioner's Viewpoint.” European Law Journal, 28 April 2021.
Speaker, “UK Citizens’ Rights in Belgium: Residence and Work Formalities.” Brussels Commissioner for Europe, Brussels, February 2021.
Speaker, “The Immigration Conversation. Beyond the Transition Period – Last Call to Action for UK nationals in the EU.” Fragomen, Brussels, December 2020.
Speaker, “Brexit: Questions and Answers.” Bright Expats, Brussels, June 2019.
Author, “Brexit: What if There is No Deal?” Fragomen, September 2018.
Author, “USCIS to Pursue Deportation for Denied Work Permits.” Namely, 16 July 2018.
Speaker, “Intra-Corporate Transferee Directive – Revolutionary Scheme or a Burden for Multinational Companies?” Academy of European Law, Brussels, May 2018.
Author, “Leaves of Absence: An Immigration Perspective.” Bloomberg BNA, 16 March 2018.
Co-author, “The Intra-Corporate Transfer Permit and Mobility in the European Union: The Business Perspective.” The Intra Corporate Transferee Directive: Central Themes, Problem Issues and Implementation in Selected Member States, 2018.
Speaker, “Staying Current: US Immigration for Corporate HR.” Virginia State SHRM, McLean, VA, October 2017.
Andreia Florina’s insights
September 23, 2025 | Meeting
August 12, 2025 | Blog post
July 14, 2025 | Blog post
