Czech Republic Offers To Pay Nigerians, Others Money To Leave Country

The Czech Republic has decided to pay Nigerians and other migrants to encourage them to leave the central European country.

The
offer is under a programme that focuses particularly on migrants from
Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Mongolia, Russia, and Vietnam.

According
to a report published on RemixNews, a Czech Republic-based newspaper,
the Czech government would pay any migrants who would voluntarily leave
the country and other EU countries 4,000 EUR.

The programme
tagged ”Returns” established by the Czech Interior Ministry would assist
immigrants with transportation costs and integration in their country
of origin, including accommodation, household equipment or domestic
animal expenses.

”Anyone who voluntarily leaves the country and
promises not to return not only to the Czech Republic but to the EU will
be eligible for the money,” the report said.

”Allocation for the
program amounts to 60 million CZK, 75 percent is to be covered from the
European Asylum, migration and integration fund. Each individual could
get funds ranging between 40,000 and 100,000 CZK. First funded returns
should be processed in the third quarter of 2019.”