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In all, 1138 people mainly from eastern European countries have joined the programme and 226 of them can stay in the Czech Republic permanently. "The project will continue as a parallel one to the green cards project. The goals of the two projects are different. I support the continuation of the project with certain modifications," Necas said. However, he did not say what changes will be made. The government will probably discuss the new form of the project in September. Necas said the green card which is a special work permit that allows foreign workers to work for a specific employer is to bring the lacking workforce to the Czech Republic. As of next year, the green cards will be issued for foreigners who will occupy vacancies that cannot be filled in by Czechs and people from European Union countries. The extended five-year project will focus on the educated specialists from abroad whom the ministry wants to attract to the Czech Republic. The applicants should be at least secondary school graduates. They have to find a job in the Czech Republic by themselves. Before the residence permit is issued, the applicants' practice, qualification and language knowledge is assessed and their family is also checked. According to the Labour Ministry, 226 foreigners have obtained permanent residence permits until July 1 thanks to the projects. Their spouses and children have also received residence permits. Most of the 1138 participants in the programme came from Ukraine - 310, followed by 176 people from Russia, 133 from Belarus, 56 from Moldova, 32 from India and 9 from Canada. Ninety-two participants graduated from Czech universities and 5 finished secondary schools in the Czech Republic. The rest of the applicants are people from other east European countries. The project in which the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has participated tested the possibilities of the future Czech migration policy. Highly-qualified foreign specialists who will work in their branches could obtain a permanent residence permit after a mere one year and a half stay in the country while other participants acquire it in two and a half years. The law sets a five-year deadline. According to the assessment report, fewer people than expected joined the project. Up to 5000 people could participate in it for five years which means that less than a quarter of the capacity was filled. Critics also pointed to the fact that foreigners who had lived in the Czech Republic before the project was launched joined it. However, Jan Schroth from the IOM told CTK previously that it is mainly university graduates who came directly from abroad who have recently joined the project. The IOM recommended to use the experience of the project for drafting the Czech migration policy. According to the organisation, the number of countries from which immigrants can arrive should considerably increase.
(Ceske Noviny)
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