Number of Czechs moving to Britain to work in decline

The number of Czechs traveling to the United Kingdom in order to find work is falling, suggest statistics released by the British Home Office on Tuesday. In 2007, the number of Czechs to register at the Czech Embassy in London totaled 7,380, down from nearly 8,400 the previous year. At its peak, in 2005, over 10,000 Czechs traveled to Britain in search of employment. Unofficial estimates from the British employment register suggest that around 35,000 Czechs are currently living and working in the British Isles. It is thought that many are returning back to their homeland because of the strengthening of the Czech crown against the British pound, and the rise in living standards in the Czech Republic.