The Public Order and Internal Security Situation in the Regions of the Czech Republic in 2000

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  1. By 31 December 2000 47,253 (-7.6% / compared with long-term stay) foreigners were registered for temporary stay for visa above 90 days. In the territory of the Capital City of Prague the number of 12,825 (+352) foreigners registered for permanent stay. These numbers represent more than quarter of all foreigners registered in the Czech Republic. Registered foreigners represent over 5% of the total population of Prague.

  2. Compared to 1999 the situation in the field of legal migration did not change. In total more than 17.4 million persons and more than 5.2 million cars were served at the borders. In 2000, the Immigration police received 541 applications for permanent residence, which is an increase of 8%. In addition, 7,958 applications were received for the issue of a visa for more than 90 days, which is a decrease of 27.8 %. 9,623 foreigners lived in South Bohemia on 31 December 2000, including 2,678 (+50) foreigners with permitted permanent residence. The highest number of foreigners live in the district of České Budějovice (3,199) and the district of Český Krumlov (1,615), the least number of foreigners live in the district of Písek (608).

  3. The number of foreigners legally living in the territory of West Bohemia in 2000 was approximately the same as in 1999. By 31 December 2000, 20,901 (-304) foreigners who had permitted residence were registered. 12,216 visa permits were issued, 7,851 permits for permanent residence, 780 permits for long-stay residence and 54 permits for refugees. In 2000 the Immigration police in West Bohemia issued 867 decisions about administrative deportation (Sec. 119 of Act No. 326/1999 Coll.). In the area of cross-border operations there was a slight increase in the number of serviced persons and the number of serviced cars compared to the same period of 1999. The number of persons serviced by the Immigration police Department at border crossings was 74,915,563 (+2 %) in 2000, and the means of transport was 24,119,069 (+1.7 %).

  4. During 2000 more than 43 million persons and almost 14 million cars passed through the national borders. The numbers of persons increased by 5.6 % and cars by 11.1 %. During inspections on border crossings defects in travel documents were ascertained in more than 13.5 thousand cases (-5,9 %). By the end of 2000 in this region there were more than 11 thousand foreigners with permitted permanent residence (the number of permitted permanent residences decreased by 26.9 %) and more than 13 thousand persons with a residence visa for more than 90 days.

  5. In 2000, a total of 20,333,555 persons used the road, railway and airport borrder crossings in the East Bohemian region. 4,744,713 were citizens of the Czech Republic and 11,837,776 were citizens of neighbouring countries. The number of visas issued was 590.

  6. On 24 border crossings of the region employees of 20 customs offices cleared 65 million persons, a slight decrease (of 3.1%) compared to 1999. At the same time about 13.2 million cars were cleared, an increase of 7.7 %. The most heavily used border crossings were Chotěbuz, Bohumín and Český Těšín in the direction of Poland, Mosty u Jablunkova and Horní Bečva (now Bílá-Bumbálka) to the Slovak Republic. 16,031 persons (+1.5 %) were returned from the border crossing for defects in their travel documents. RCP Police investigated 7,348 offences (-21%) and 73 crimes (+35,2 %). On the border crossings 315 persons were arrested and 66 cars were ascertained (-34 %). At the end of 2000 the Immigration Police recorded 14,283 foreigners with long-term residence and 12,826 foreigners with a permanent residence permit. They mainly include inhabitants from Slovakia, Poland, Vietnam and Ukraine. This number includes 70 foreigners permanently living in the region without indication of state citizenship. The number of persons illegally living in the North Moravian region is estimated to be several times higher than registered. In total, SCPP employees issued 64 more decisions about administrative deportation, i.e. 854. 50 applications for permanent residence were accepted by the foreign offices of the Czech Republic and 619 applications submitted in the Czech Republic. 647 applications were approved and 67 applications were rejected. In 799 cases the validity of a stay permit had expired and in 124 cases a permit was cancelled and in 1,113 cases the validity of a residence permit was prolonged for foreigners with permanent residence. 1,368 applications for a stay visa of more than 90 days were received which were submitted outside the Czech Republic and 525 applications were submitted in the Czech Republic. 1,999 applications were satisfied and in 159 cases a visa was not issued. In 5,333 cases a residence for a stay of more than 90 days was prolonged, in 15 cases this prolongation was rejected and in 259 cases this visa was cancelled. In total, 956 exit visas were issued at the request of foreigners and 841 entrance visas were officially issued. The Immigration police investigated 1,704 offences, including 1,307 which were cleared up. Foreigners committed 66 crimes in relation to foreign matters. There is continuous serious situation at the border crossing in Chotěbuz, which lasts 6 years! Insufficient performance of the Border Police created great problems on our side with abnormal critical impact on the assurance of execution of the service of the Traffic Police in the district of Karviná.

  7. In 2000 RCP Police dealt with 55,025,943 persons (+1,107,005) at the national borders and 17,397,906 means of transport (+557,370). In the area of legal migration, there was an increase in the legal employment of Slovak

 


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