Ariunaa (30 years old) came from the Northwest of Mongolia to seek a job in the Czech Republic in 2007. The interview illustrates the situation at the Czech Embassy in Ulaanbaatar at the time when Ariunaa was leaving Mongolia (2007), and focuses on the role of the agencies providing assistance with obtaining a visa and finding work. Ariunaa has a 10-year old daughter in Mongolia, and although she ... >>

The interview describes the commencement of the Voluntary Returns Project for Illegal Immigrants. The project draws on an already operating Project of Voluntary Returns. Apart from giving insight into the project’s conditions and its way of operation, the interview also provides an idea about the approach of the Ministry of the Interior towards migrants without residence permits. >>

An interview with Hien Tran Thu (a Vietnamese economics student living in Prague) about the Vietnamese students’ initiative, the relationship of the Vietnamese community with the state administration and the Czech media, the impact of the economic crisis and the Vietnamese community’s coexistence with Czech society. >>

Ariunjurgal Dashnyam comes from Mongolia. She set up the Czech-Mongolian Society in Pilsen, a city in West Bohemia, four years ago. Among other things, the association provides legal and general advice. The interview addresses the current problems of the Mongolian community at a time of large-scale dismissals of agency employees; the activities of the Czech-Mongolian Society and the role of non-pr... >>

The interview deals with Berlin’s attitude towards the integration of immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s. From 1981 to 2003, Barbara John was the first Commissioner for Integration and Migration in Berlin. She draws from her extensive experience when speaking about the importance of integration, problems she had to tackle at the beginning of her career and about the change in the attitude towards f... >>

The scope of the Czech visa practice in Ukraine will soon be defined by the recently signed agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, as well as by the Schengen regulations. Jaroslav Bašta, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, comments on the ensuing changes. He also talks about inadequate staffing of the consular offices, the increasing number of visa applications... >>