Czechoslovakia: Information on freedom of movement within Czechoslovakia, specifically, whether a person must report to local authorities when changing his/her place of residence
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CSK8458 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Czechoslovakia: Information on freedom of movement within Czechoslovakia, specifically, whether a person must report to local authorities when changing his/her place of residence, 1 May 1991, CSK8458, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca91b.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to the U.S. Department of State, the government of Czechoslovakia "does not impede domestic or foreign travel" (U.S. Department of State 1 February 1991). A Professor of Law with Carleton University corroborates that there are no restrictions on movement within Czechoslovakia, or on persons wishing to travel abroad unless a person is subject to a court ordered restriction in cases such as arrest on criminal charges (3 May 1991). The source stated further that a person no longer has to register with the authorities for temporary moves, such as vacations or overnight stays in places other than that where he/she resides. However, as is customary in most European countries, if a person changes his/her place of permanent residence, registration with the appropriate authorities is necessary (Ibid.). In Czechoslovakia, a person registers with the Office for Registration of Inhabitants of the local police (Ibid.). The source noted that not registering one's place of residence is an administrative offence, rather than a criminal one, for which a person may be subject to a fine (Ibid.).
There is no further information currently available to the IRBDC on this topic.
Bibliography
Professor of Law, Carleton University. 3 May 1991. Telephone Interview, Ottawa.
U.S. Department of State Dispatch. 1 February 1991. "1990 Human Rights Report: Czechoslovakia." (NEXIS)
