Ariddia
08-09-2007, 14:54
Ariddian Prime Secretary Nuriyah Khadhim (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Nuriyah_bint_Rashad_Khadhim), Secretary for Education Juliet Mdluli and Secretary for External Affairs Ulo Ho today announced an innovative new policy, aiming both at increasing the PDSRA's relations with foreign countries, exchanges with foreign cultures, and at providing quality education to the peoples of the world.
"We are creating a new visa category," Comrade Khadhim told assembled representatives of the international media. "Families with children between the ages of 2 and 18 will be able to apply. A visa will be granted almost automatically to every applicant. It will enable you to stay for an entire school year, and will be renewable indefinitely for as long as you have children of school-going age. After that, of course, or at any time before that, you can apply for permanent residency."
Successful applicants will receive housing in Ariddia, and their children will benefit from Ariddia's free education system.
"Ariddian education is recognised internationally as being of very high quality," Comrade Mdluli said. "We want to give children of any country the opportunity to benefit from it."
Applicants who stay for more than six months will benefit from all the essential social rights of Ariddians, including comprehensive health care. "In exchange," Khadhim explained, "every parent who stays in Ariddia with this visa will be asked to work, and contribute to society. You'll be helped to find work. Workers in our country have extremely good working conditions by international standards."
The main focus of this policy, of course, is the benefit to children.
"Children who enter Ariddia through this programme will attend Ariddian schools, for as long as their parents like," Comrade Ho said. "They'll also receive free healthcare, and of course healthy school meals if they eat at school."
Children who do not speak one of Ariddia's three national languages -French, English or Wymgani- will receive special courses so that they can attend classes where courses are taught in one of those languages.
What if you can't afford to come to Ariddia?
"We do expect people to pay their own way into the country," Comrade Khadhim said, "but if you really can't, you have two possibilities. If you provide proof that you really are too poor, you'll receive financial assistance. Or, you can stay at home and send your children to classes in the nearest Ariddian cultural centre."
For this is the second aspect of the policy: education will be provided around the world in Ariddian embassies and cultural centres.
"There are Ariddian cultural centres in a great many countries," Comrade Ho explained. "Wherever there's an Ariddian embassy, you can be sure to find at least one Ariddian cultural centre. Some have even been set up in countries where we have no embassy. From now on, each of these centres will also operate as a school for local children. The education provided there will be entirely free - although if you want to donate a small sum, we're always grateful for funds. These schools will be small, so if you're interested, get in touch with your local Ariddian cultural centre now."
Ariddian expatriates (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Arixpat.org) have, for the most part, welcomed the news.
This policy is in line with Ariddia's general foreign policy - which includes inviting foreign students to the Third World University (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Third_World_Open_University) in Cité-Belle (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Cit%C3%A9-Belle), welcoming migrants, and providing humanitarian assistance to countries in need (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ariddian_Red_Star).
"We are creating a new visa category," Comrade Khadhim told assembled representatives of the international media. "Families with children between the ages of 2 and 18 will be able to apply. A visa will be granted almost automatically to every applicant. It will enable you to stay for an entire school year, and will be renewable indefinitely for as long as you have children of school-going age. After that, of course, or at any time before that, you can apply for permanent residency."
Successful applicants will receive housing in Ariddia, and their children will benefit from Ariddia's free education system.
"Ariddian education is recognised internationally as being of very high quality," Comrade Mdluli said. "We want to give children of any country the opportunity to benefit from it."
Applicants who stay for more than six months will benefit from all the essential social rights of Ariddians, including comprehensive health care. "In exchange," Khadhim explained, "every parent who stays in Ariddia with this visa will be asked to work, and contribute to society. You'll be helped to find work. Workers in our country have extremely good working conditions by international standards."
The main focus of this policy, of course, is the benefit to children.
"Children who enter Ariddia through this programme will attend Ariddian schools, for as long as their parents like," Comrade Ho said. "They'll also receive free healthcare, and of course healthy school meals if they eat at school."
Children who do not speak one of Ariddia's three national languages -French, English or Wymgani- will receive special courses so that they can attend classes where courses are taught in one of those languages.
What if you can't afford to come to Ariddia?
"We do expect people to pay their own way into the country," Comrade Khadhim said, "but if you really can't, you have two possibilities. If you provide proof that you really are too poor, you'll receive financial assistance. Or, you can stay at home and send your children to classes in the nearest Ariddian cultural centre."
For this is the second aspect of the policy: education will be provided around the world in Ariddian embassies and cultural centres.
"There are Ariddian cultural centres in a great many countries," Comrade Ho explained. "Wherever there's an Ariddian embassy, you can be sure to find at least one Ariddian cultural centre. Some have even been set up in countries where we have no embassy. From now on, each of these centres will also operate as a school for local children. The education provided there will be entirely free - although if you want to donate a small sum, we're always grateful for funds. These schools will be small, so if you're interested, get in touch with your local Ariddian cultural centre now."
Ariddian expatriates (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Arixpat.org) have, for the most part, welcomed the news.
This policy is in line with Ariddia's general foreign policy - which includes inviting foreign students to the Third World University (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Third_World_Open_University) in Cité-Belle (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Cit%C3%A9-Belle), welcoming migrants, and providing humanitarian assistance to countries in need (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ariddian_Red_Star).