Czech Republic

The main migration policy instruments in the Czech Republic:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• National policies and legislation:
• Migration Policy Strategy of the Czech Republic, Policy for the Integration of Foreign Nationals in the Territory of the Czech Republic and State Integration Programme
• Consult recent publications of the European Migration Network.
• EU legislation:
• Consult the adopted EU legislation on Migration and Home Affairs
• Ratified international treaties:
• 1993: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 2013: ratification of the 2000 Protocol on Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2014: ratification of the 2000 Protocol on Trafficking in Persons.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in the Czech Republic:  

• Ministry of the Interior: Together with its subordinate authorities it is the main body dealing with migration affairs, including immigration (entry, residence); border management and irregular migration; the reception of asylum seekers and the asylum procedure; socio-economic integration; return and readmission.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: responsible for visa issuance and consular affairs; in charge of returns; coordinates development cooperation with countries of origin and transit of migration.
• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: labour migration (sets out labour market access criteria for foreign nationals); social services. 

Sources:

• EMN Annual Policy Report on Asylum and Migration 2017 (Czech Republic) http://www.emncz.eu/files/books/202.pdf
• Czech Republic (2018): Organogram : https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/docs/pages/06a_czech_organogram_2018.pdf
• European Migration Network (2017): Country Fact Sheet 2017 (Czech Republic) http://www.emncz.eu/files/books/193.pdf
• All EMN publications : http://www.emncz.eu/cinnost-a-publikace-emn/
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles – Common Set of Indicators https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last update: December 2018