Canada experts will visit CR over Canada visas

Prague, 22nd January: Canadian experts will be arriving in the Czech Republic this month in order to see whether Canada visa restrictions can be lifted on the Czech citizens.

The experts from Canada will meet official representative of the CR (Czech Republic) and will study how the CR authorities assist the integration of minorities and provide protection.

According to an official spokeswoman for the Canadian Embassy, Petra Sedinova, the visit is aimed to get information to be used in possible review of Canada visas in the coming times. The officials of Canada immigration will be in CR between 31st January and 4th February 2011.

Canadian Ambassador Valerie Raymond said that Canada immigration experts will be studying several factors responsible behind the huge immigration of people from the
CR to Canada apart from the socio-economic area of the nation.

In addition, they will study strategies and action plans of the CR government aimed to help in controlling high levels of migration.

The main aim of this visit by experts in Canada is concerned with the efforts of the CR for lifting of the requirement of Canada visas. Requirement of Canada visas was reintroduced by the Canada government following a significant increase in the number of Czech asylum claimants, majority of whom belonged to Roma community.

CR (Prague) has reacted strongly to the introduction of the Canada visas for CR citizens and has sought help from the EU-27 in getting relaxation in the new norms.

However, much has not been achieved in this regard despite the fact that the EU has threatened to take counteractive steps while reiterating its support for the CR.

It may be worth noted that Roma community members have sought asylum claims in Canada whenever the Canada immigration had lifted the requirement of Canada visas for Czech citizens earlier.

Hence, the Canada immigration had no option left but to reintroduce requirement of Canada visas for all Czech citizens wanting to move to Canada.

Asylum system of Canada has been the subject of severe criticism for being open to misuse.

It’s not yet known as to when will the Canada government lift requirement of Canada visas for Czech nationals. But, it’s likely to be done towards the end of this year after the nation puts into effect a new asylum system.