 Safe pathways for regular migration play a vital role in preventing and addressing risks and vulnerabilities in migration. Across the globe, people migrate for myriad reasons. Climate change, family separation, and a lack of access to human rights are some of the reasons compelling people to migrate. Meet Nina, an eight-year-old left behind while her parents migrated to provide for her. Her elderly grandparents can no longer care for her. Unable to get a visa, she embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with her family. After a hurricane destroyed Rolando's farm, he took a risky journey to find a stable job in a different country. Tragically, he is abducted and tortured during his journey, traumatized. He needs psychosocial treatment but is turned away from hospitals because he is on documented. Sarish moved to her husband's home country and opened a grocery store. After her marriage ended, she lost her residency and risks deportation. She needs life-saving medical treatment that isn't available in her own country. Nina, Rolando, and Sarish all need migration pathways that uphold their human rights. Migration pathways are legal, policy, and administrative mechanisms that states it up to make it safer for people to migrate by obtaining a visa before arrival, obtaining a residence or work permit on arrival, or undergoing a regularization process for undocumented migrants already in the country. Imagine if there were pathways that allowed Nina to reunite with her parents without putting her life at risk. With a family visa, she is able to go to school like other children. Rolando gets a humanitarian visa for people affected by disasters and climate change, along with the rehabilitation services needed to recover from trauma. In recognition of her ties to the country and critical health needs, Sarish benefits from a path to regularization, ensuring she receives vital medical treatment. Here are key recommendations to guide states and stakeholders to open and expand pathways for safe and regular migration, which should be people-centered and firmly grounded on human rights, establish clear, transparent, and rights-based criteria, address challenges of accessibility, including language barriers and information gaps. Ensure that fees are affordable and the issuance of documentation is free of charge. Establish clear procedures and robust procedural safeguards for fairness, transparency, and access. Uphold individual decision-making processes based on clear and transparent criteria. Ensure that final documentation confirms identity before all government officials. Allow people who have a temporary residency to transition to a permanent or more secure status. Guarantee access to rights and services after an individual is granted regular residence. Enhance cooperation and incorporate a whole of government and whole of society approach in their design, implementation, monitoring, and review. By creating safe migration pathways, we can protect human rights and build inclusive communities where everyone can thrive.