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Hundreds of Roma seek refuge in Canada
Canada says it has no immediate plans to reinstate visa requirements for Hungarian tourists despite reports of a surge in the number of Hungarian Roma flying in and claiming asylum. "Canada is aware of an increase in refugee claims from Hungary and is monitoring the situation closely," Canadian Citizenship and Immigration office spokeswoman Kelli Fraser told The Budapest Times last Thursday: "However, Canada has no plans to reimpose a visa requirement at this time."
In the first three months of this year, 172 Hungarian citizens applied for refugee status in Canada. By the end of June that figure had risen to 750 and the backlog of claims had risen to 940, said Charles Hawkins, senior communications advisor for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Only 288 applications were made in the whole of 2008. However, the number has steadily grown since March last year, when citizens of Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia were granted the right to visit Canada for up to three months without a visa, provided they were not going there to work.
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In the first three months of this year, 172 Hungarian citizens applied for refugee status in Canada. By the end of June that figure had risen to 750 and the backlog of claims had risen to 940, said Charles Hawkins, senior communications advisor for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Only 288 applications were made in the whole of 2008. However, the number has steadily grown since March last year, when citizens of Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia were granted the right to visit Canada for up to three months without a visa, provided they were not going there to work.
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Mike, you are a fool.
Those are not Hungarians, but Gipsies - they are the same nation as the ones in Bulgaria - the nation of Roma. It's about time that the West grasp that concept and grant the poor people the right of identity, instead of lumping them with the identity of the majority in various countries...
Country of birth is irrelevant - this is Europe, not the New World.
Nationality and citizenship are not one and the same.
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"right to visit Canada for up to three months without a visa"
That is misinformation Visa Free Travellers to Canada can stay in Canada for up to 6 months without a Visa. I hold a US and Canadian Passport so I know.