The Czech Republic has offered Nigerians living in their country €4,000 to leave their country and never return.
The migrant’s program called ‘Returns’ will be established by the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Interior. Apart from Nigeria, the policy will affect citizens of countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Mongolia, Russia and Vietnam.
According to reports, to be eligible for the money a migrant must vow never to return to the Czech Republic and any EU country.
The Interior Ministry further said that all categories of migrants, including legal, illegals and asylum seekers, are covered by the program.
WuzupNaija gathered that the €4,000 is supposed to help those who embrace Returns to fund transportation costs and integration in their country of origin including accommodation, household equipment or domestic animal expenses.
Allocation for the program amounts to 60 million CZK, 75 per cent 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.
Similar programs are already underway in other European states and they aim to encourage migrants, who are unwanted in the respective country and would not be granted asylum to leave. Many migrants who weren’t granted asylum nor temporary protection avoid deportation.
Statistically, only 40 per cent of rejected asylum seekers are deported from the EU.
And while the allocation will be a burden for the taxpayers, the cost is by far less than deportation would.
The Ministry noted that especially detention of illegals is extremely costly, which goes hand-in-hand with administrative procedures and healthcare expenses.
