diff --git a/client/src/app/core/repositories/users/user-repository.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/repositories/users/user-repository.service.ts
index c0df75b8b..35f74ed29 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/repositories/users/user-repository.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/repositories/users/user-repository.service.ts
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ export class UserRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewUser, User, UserTi
      *
      * @param newEntries
      */
-    public async bulkCreate(newEntries: NewEntry<ViewUser>[]): Promise<number[]> {
+    public async bulkCreate(newEntries: NewEntry<User>[]): Promise<number[]> {
         const data = newEntries.map(entry => {
-            return { ...entry.newEntry.user, importTrackId: entry.importTrackId };
+            return { ...entry.newEntry, importTrackId: entry.importTrackId };
         });
         const response = (await this.httpService.post(`/rest/users/user/mass_import/`, { users: data })) as {
             detail: string;
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-import.service.ts
index c0884f32e..af2c875ce 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-import.service.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Papa, ParseConfig } from 'ngx-papaparse';
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { BaseViewModel } from 'app/site/base/base-view-model';
+import { BaseModel } from 'app/shared/models/base/base-model';
 
 /**
  * Interface for value- Label combinations.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type CsvImportStatus = 'new' | 'error' | 'done';
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
-export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
+export abstract class BaseImportService<M extends BaseModel> {
     /**
      * List of possible errors and their verbose explanation
      */
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
     /**
      * the list of parsed models that have been extracted from the opened file
      */
-    private _entries: NewEntry<V>[] = [];
+    private _entries: NewEntry<M>[] = [];
 
     /**
      * BehaviorSubject for displaying a preview for the currently selected entries
      */
-    public newEntries = new BehaviorSubject<NewEntry<V>[]>([]);
+    public newEntries = new BehaviorSubject<NewEntry<M>[]>([]);
 
     /**
      * Emits an error string to display if a file import cannot be done
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      * Returns the current entries. For internal use in extending classes, as it
      * might not be filled with data at all times (see {@link newEntries} for a BehaviorSubject)
      */
-    protected get entries(): NewEntry<V>[] {
+    protected get entries(): NewEntry<M>[] {
         return this._entries;
     }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      *
      * @param entries: an array of prepared newEntry objects
      */
-    public setParsedEntries(entries: NewEntry<V>[]): void {
+    public setParsedEntries(entries: NewEntry<M>[]): void {
         this.clearData();
         this.clearPreview();
         if (!entries) {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      * returning a new entry object
      * @param line a line extracted by the CSV (not including the header)
      */
-    public abstract mapData(line: string): NewEntry<V>;
+    public abstract mapData(line: string): NewEntry<M>;
 
     /**
      * Trigger for executing the import.
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      *
      * @returns an observable BehaviorSubject
      */
-    public getNewEntries(): Observable<NewEntry<V>[]> {
+    public getNewEntries(): Observable<NewEntry<M>[]> {
         return this.newEntries.asObservable();
     }
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
     /**
      * set a list of short names for error, indicating which column failed
      */
-    public setError(entry: NewEntry<V>, error: string): void {
+    public setError(entry: NewEntry<M>, error: string): void {
         if (this.errorList.hasOwnProperty(error)) {
             if (!entry.errors) {
                 entry.errors = [error];
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      * @param error The error to check for
      * @returns true if the error is present
      */
-    public hasError(entry: NewEntry<V>, error: string): boolean {
+    public hasError(entry: NewEntry<M>, error: string): boolean {
         return entry.errors.includes(error);
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda-routing.module.ts b/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda-routing.module.ts
index b368c248e..b2ad36c3a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda-routing.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
 
-import { AgendaImportListComponent } from './components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component';
 import { AgendaListComponent } from './components/agenda-list/agenda-list.component';
 import { AgendaSortComponent } from './components/agenda-sort/agenda-sort.component';
 import { WatchForChangesGuard } from 'app/shared/utils/watch-for-changes.guard';
+import { TopicImportListComponent } from 'app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component';
 import { ListOfSpeakersComponent } from './components/list-of-speakers/list-of-speakers.component';
 
 const routes: Routes = [
     { path: '', component: AgendaListComponent, pathMatch: 'full' },
-    { path: 'import', component: AgendaImportListComponent, data: { basePerm: 'agenda.can_manage' } },
+    { path: 'import', component: TopicImportListComponent, data: { basePerm: 'agenda.can_manage' } },
     {
         path: 'sort-agenda',
         component: AgendaSortComponent,
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda.module.ts b/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda.module.ts
index aaaa04468..7f46ef30f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/agenda/agenda.module.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { AgendaImportListComponent } from './components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component';
 import { AgendaListComponent } from './components/agenda-list/agenda-list.component';
 import { AgendaRoutingModule } from './agenda-routing.module';
 import { AgendaSortComponent } from './components/agenda-sort/agenda-sort.component';
+import { TopicImportListComponent } from 'app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component';
 import { ItemInfoDialogComponent } from './components/item-info-dialog/item-info-dialog.component';
 import { ListOfSpeakersComponent } from './components/list-of-speakers/list-of-speakers.component';
 import { SharedModule } from '../../shared/shared.module';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { SharedModule } from '../../shared/shared.module';
     declarations: [
         AgendaListComponent,
         ItemInfoDialogComponent,
-        AgendaImportListComponent,
+        TopicImportListComponent,
         AgendaSortComponent,
         ListOfSpeakersComponent
     ]
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts b/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
index ca67876a8..9318de142 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/base/base-import-list.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { auditTime } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry, ValueLabelCombination } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
+import { BaseModel } from 'app/shared/models/base/base-model';
 import { getLongPreview, getShortPreview } from 'app/shared/utils/previewStrings';
 import { BaseViewComponent } from './base-view';
-import { BaseViewModel } from './base-view-model';
 
-export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
+export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<M extends BaseModel> extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
     /**
      * The data source for a table. Requires to be initialised with a BaseViewModel
      */
-    public dataSource: MatTableDataSource<NewEntry<V>>;
+    public dataSource: MatTableDataSource<NewEntry<M>>;
 
     /**
      * Helper function for previews
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends B
      * The table itself
      */
     @ViewChild(MatTable, { static: false })
-    protected table: MatTable<NewEntry<V>>;
+    protected table: MatTable<NewEntry<M>>;
 
     /**
      * @returns the amount of total item successfully parsed
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends B
      */
 
     public constructor(
-        protected importer: BaseImportService<V>,
+        protected importer: BaseImportService<M>,
         titleService: Title,
         translate: TranslateService,
         matSnackBar: MatSnackBar
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends B
      * @param row a newEntry object with a current status
      * @returns a css class name
      */
-    public getStateClass(row: NewEntry<V>): string {
+    public getStateClass(row: NewEntry<M>): string {
         switch (row.status) {
             case 'done':
                 return 'import-done import-decided';
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends B
      * @param entry a newEntry object with a current status
      * @eturn the icon for the action of the item
      */
-    public getActionIcon(entry: NewEntry<V>): string {
+    public getActionIcon(entry: NewEntry<M>): string {
         switch (entry.status) {
             case 'error': // no import possible
                 return 'block';
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export abstract class BaseImportListComponent<V extends BaseViewModel> extends B
      * @param error An error as defined as key of {@link errorList}
      * @returns true if the error is present in the entry described in the row
      */
-    public hasError(row: NewEntry<V>, error: string): boolean {
+    public hasError(row: NewEntry<M>, error: string): boolean {
         return this.importer.hasError(row, error);
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/create-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/create-motion.ts
index 067b83359..9032c11eb 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/create-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/create-motion.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,4 @@ import { Motion } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion';
  */
 export class CreateMotion extends Motion {
     public submitters_id: number[];
-
-    public category_id: number;
-
-    public motion_block_id: number;
-
-    public tags_id: number[];
-
-    public constructor(input?: any) {
-        super(input);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-csv-create-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-csv-create-motion.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
index 6f1d0c1c6..78a167d78 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-csv-create-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/import-create-motion.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { CreateMotion } from './create-motion';
-import { ViewCreateMotion } from './view-create-motion';
 
 /**
  * Interface for correlating between strings representing BaseModels and existing
@@ -17,9 +16,7 @@ export interface CsvMapping {
  *
  * @ignore
  */
-export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
-    protected _motion: CreateMotion;
-
+export class ImportCreateMotion extends CreateMotion {
     /**
      * Mapping for a new/existing category.
      */
@@ -40,10 +37,6 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
      */
     public csvTags: CsvMapping[];
 
-    public constructor(motion?: CreateMotion) {
-        super(motion);
-    }
-
     /**
      * takes a list of motion block mappings to update the current csvMotionblock.
      * Returns the amount of entries that remain unmatched
@@ -54,13 +47,13 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
         if (!this.csvMotionblock) {
             return 0;
         } else if (this.csvMotionblock.id) {
-            this.motion.motion_block_id = this.csvMotionblock.id;
+            this.motion_block_id = this.csvMotionblock.id;
             return 0;
         } else {
             const newBlock = motionBlocks.find(newMotionBlock => newMotionBlock.name === this.csvMotionblock.name);
             if (newBlock) {
                 this.csvMotionblock = newBlock;
-                this.motion.motion_block_id = newBlock.id;
+                this.motion_block_id = newBlock.id;
                 return 0;
             } else {
                 return 1;
@@ -78,13 +71,13 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
         if (!this.csvCategory) {
             return 0;
         } else if (this.csvCategory.id) {
-            this.motion.category_id = this.csvCategory.id;
+            this.category_id = this.csvCategory.id;
             return 0;
         } else {
             const newCat = categories.find(newCategory => newCategory.name === this.csvCategory.name);
             if (newCat) {
                 this.csvCategory = newCat;
-                this.motion.category_id = newCat.id;
+                this.category_id = newCat.id;
                 return 0;
             } else {
                 return 1;
@@ -118,7 +111,7 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
                 open += 1;
             }
         });
-        this.motion.submitters_id = ids;
+        this.submitters_id = ids;
         return open;
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +142,7 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateMotion extends ViewCreateMotion {
                 ++open;
             }
         }
-        this.motion.tags_id = ids;
+        this.tags_id = ids;
         return open;
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.ts
index 61c0facd7..22164b495 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-import/motion-import-list.component.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
+import { Motion } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion';
 import { BaseImportListComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-import-list';
-import { ViewMotion } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-motion';
 import { MotionCsvExportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/motion-csv-export.service';
 import { MotionImportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { MotionImportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/motion-import.ser
     selector: 'os-motion-import-list',
     templateUrl: './motion-import-list.component.html'
 })
-export class MotionImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewMotion> {
+export class MotionImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<Motion> {
     /**
      * Fetach a list of the headers expected by the importer, and prepare them
      * to be translateable (upper case)
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/statute-paragraph/components/statute-import-list/statute-import-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/statute-paragraph/components/statute-import-list/statute-import-list.component.ts
index a0652a18c..9215a4b4f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/statute-paragraph/components/statute-import-list/statute-import-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/statute-paragraph/components/statute-import-list/statute-import-list.component.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
+import { StatuteParagraph } from 'app/shared/models/motions/statute-paragraph';
 import { BaseImportListComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-import-list';
-import { ViewStatuteParagraph } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-statute-paragraph';
 import { StatuteCsvExportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/statute-csv-export.service';
 import { StatuteImportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/statute-import.service';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { StatuteImportService } from 'app/site/motions/services/statute-import.s
     selector: 'os-statute-import-list',
     templateUrl: './statute-import-list.component.html'
 })
-export class StatuteImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewStatuteParagraph> {
+export class StatuteImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<StatuteParagraph> {
     /**
      * Constructor for list view bases
      *
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
index c40af7e62..afa0eb557 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-import.service.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import { UserRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/users/user-reposito
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { Tag } from 'app/shared/models/core/tag';
 import { Category } from 'app/shared/models/motions/category';
+import { Motion } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion';
 import { MotionBlock } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion-block';
 import { CreateMotion } from '../models/create-motion';
+import { CsvMapping, ImportCreateMotion } from '../models/import-create-motion';
 import { motionExportOnly, motionImportExportHeaderOrder } from '../motions.constants';
-import { CsvMapping, ViewCsvCreateMotion } from '../models/view-csv-create-motion';
-import { ViewMotion } from '../models/view-motion';
 
 /**
  * Service for motion imports
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { ViewMotion } from '../models/view-motion';
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
-export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewMotion> {
+export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<Motion> {
     /**
      * List of possible errors and their verbose explanation
      */
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewMotion> {
      * @param line
      * @returns a new Entry representing a Motion
      */
-    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<ViewMotion> {
-        const newEntry = new ViewCsvCreateMotion(new CreateMotion());
+    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<Motion> {
+        const newEntry = new ImportCreateMotion(new CreateMotion());
         const headerLength = Math.min(this.expectedHeader.length, line.length);
         for (let idx = 0; idx < headerLength; idx++) {
             switch (this.expectedHeader[idx]) {
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewMotion> {
                     newEntry.csvTags = this.getTags(line[idx]);
                     break;
                 default:
-                    newEntry.motion[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = line[idx];
+                    newEntry[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = line[idx];
             }
         }
         const hasDuplicates = this.repo.getViewModelList().some(motion => motion.identifier === newEntry.identifier);
-        const entry: NewEntry<ViewMotion> = {
+        const entry: NewEntry<Motion> = {
             newEntry: newEntry,
             hasDuplicates: hasDuplicates,
             status: hasDuplicates ? 'error' : 'new',
@@ -157,31 +157,31 @@ export class MotionImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewMotion> {
             if (entry.status !== 'new') {
                 continue;
             }
-            const openBlocks = (entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateMotion).solveMotionBlocks(this.newMotionBlocks);
+            const openBlocks = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveMotionBlocks(this.newMotionBlocks);
             if (openBlocks) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'MotionBlock');
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
-            const openCategories = (entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateMotion).solveCategory(this.newCategories);
+            const openCategories = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveCategory(this.newCategories);
             if (openCategories) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Category');
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
-            const openUsers = (entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateMotion).solveSubmitters(this.newSubmitters);
+            const openUsers = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveSubmitters(this.newSubmitters);
             if (openUsers) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Submitters');
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
-            const openTags = (entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateMotion).solveTags(this.newTags);
+            const openTags = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion).solveTags(this.newTags);
             if (openTags) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Tags');
                 this.updatePreview();
                 continue;
             }
-            await this.repo.create((entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateMotion).motion);
+            await this.repo.create(entry.newEntry as ImportCreateMotion);
             entry.status = 'done';
         }
         this.updatePreview();
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/statute-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/statute-import.service.ts
index 33e69a190..7f776166c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/statute-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/statute-import.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Papa } from 'ngx-papaparse';
 import { StatuteParagraphRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/statute-paragraph-repository.service';
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { StatuteParagraph } from 'app/shared/models/motions/statute-paragraph';
-import { ViewStatuteParagraph } from '../models/view-statute-paragraph';
 
 /**
  * Service for motion imports
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import { ViewStatuteParagraph } from '../models/view-statute-paragraph';
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
-export class StatuteImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewStatuteParagraph> {
+export class StatuteImportService extends BaseImportService<StatuteParagraph> {
     /**
      * List of possible errors and their verbose explanation
      */
@@ -60,16 +59,16 @@ export class StatuteImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewStatuteParagraph
      * @param line
      * @returns a new Entry representing a Motion
      */
-    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<ViewStatuteParagraph> {
-        const newEntry = new ViewStatuteParagraph(new StatuteParagraph());
+    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<StatuteParagraph> {
+        const newEntry = new StatuteParagraph(new StatuteParagraph());
         const headerLength = Math.min(this.expectedHeader.length, line.length);
         for (let idx = 0; idx < headerLength; idx++) {
             switch (this.expectedHeader[idx]) {
                 case 'title':
-                    newEntry.statuteParagraph.title = line[idx];
+                    newEntry.title = line[idx];
                     break;
                 case 'text':
-                    newEntry.statuteParagraph.text = line[idx];
+                    newEntry.text = line[idx];
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ export class StatuteImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewStatuteParagraph
             if (entry.status !== 'new') {
                 continue;
             }
-            await this.repo.create(entry.newEntry.statuteParagraph);
+            await this.repo.create(entry.newEntry);
             entry.status = 'done';
         }
         this.updatePreview();
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.html
similarity index 96%
rename from client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.html
rename to client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.html
index f59e95a72..a0a440b78 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.html
@@ -197,21 +197,21 @@
             </ng-container>
 
             <!-- duration column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="duration">
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="agenda_duration">
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Duration</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ getDuration(entry.newEntry.duration) }} </mat-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ getDuration(entry.newEntry.agenda_duration) }} </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
 
             <!-- comment column-->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="comment">
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="agenda_comment">
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Comment</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.comment }} </mat-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.agenda_comment }} </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
 
             <!-- type column -->
-            <ng-container matColumnDef="type">
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="agenda_type">
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Type</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ getTypeString(entry.newEntry.type) | translate }} </mat-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ getTypeString(entry.newEntry.agenda_type) | translate }} </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
 
             <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="getColumnDefinition()"></mat-header-row>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.spec.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.spec.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.spec.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.spec.ts
index 681799867..2df0df914 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { E2EImportsModule } from 'e2e-imports.module';
 
-import { AgendaImportListComponent } from './agenda-import-list.component';
+import { TopicImportListComponent } from './topic-import-list.component';
 
-describe('AgendaImportListComponent', () => {
-    let component: AgendaImportListComponent;
-    let fixture: ComponentFixture<AgendaImportListComponent>;
+describe('TopicImportListComponent', () => {
+    let component: TopicImportListComponent;
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<TopicImportListComponent>;
 
     beforeEach(async(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-            declarations: [AgendaImportListComponent],
+            declarations: [TopicImportListComponent],
             imports: [E2EImportsModule]
         }).compileComponents();
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AgendaImportListComponent);
+        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TopicImportListComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         fixture.detectChanges();
     });
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.ts
index 7092aa1e9..00b2e8330 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/components/agenda-import-list/agenda-import-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/components/topic-import-list/topic-import-list.component.ts
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
-import { AgendaImportService } from '../../services/agenda-import.service';
 import { CsvExportService } from 'app/core/ui-services/csv-export.service';
 import { DurationService } from 'app/core/ui-services/duration.service';
 import { ItemVisibilityChoices } from 'app/shared/models/agenda/item';
 import { BaseImportListComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-import-list';
-import { ViewCreateTopic } from 'app/site/topics/models/view-create-topic';
+import { CreateTopic } from 'app/site/topics/models/create-topic';
+import { TopicImportService } from '../../../topics/services/topic-import.service';
 
 /**
  * Component for the agenda import list view.
  */
 @Component({
-    selector: 'os-agenda-import-list',
-    templateUrl: './agenda-import-list.component.html'
+    selector: 'os-topic-import-list',
+    templateUrl: './topic-import-list.component.html'
 })
-export class AgendaImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewCreateTopic> {
+export class TopicImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<CreateTopic> {
     /**
      * A form for text input
      */
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class AgendaImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewCreat
         titleService: Title,
         matSnackBar: MatSnackBar,
         translate: TranslateService,
-        importer: AgendaImportService,
+        importer: TopicImportService,
         formBuilder: FormBuilder,
         private exporter: CsvExportService,
         private durationService: DurationService
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class AgendaImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewCreat
      * Sends the data in the text field input area to the importer
      */
     public parseTextArea(): void {
-        (this.importer as AgendaImportService).parseTextArea(this.textAreaForm.get('inputtext').value);
+        (this.importer as TopicImportService).parseTextArea(this.textAreaForm.get('inputtext').value);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/topics/models/create-topic.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/models/create-topic.ts
index 0e398cd49..90caa845e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/topics/models/create-topic.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/models/create-topic.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ export class CreateTopic extends Topic {
     public constructor(input?: any) {
         super(input);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the CreateTopic is valid. Currently only requires an existing title
+     *
+     * @returns true if it is a valid Topic
+     */
+    public get isValid(): boolean {
+        return this.title ? true : false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/topics/models/view-create-topic.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/models/view-create-topic.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ee3a5195..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/site/topics/models/view-create-topic.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import { CreateTopic } from './create-topic';
-import { ViewTopic } from './view-topic';
-
-/**
- * View model for Topic('Agenda item') creation.
- *
- */
-export class ViewCreateTopic extends ViewTopic {
-    public get topic(): CreateTopic {
-        return this._model as CreateTopic;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Fetches the field representing the new title
-     *
-     * @returns title string as set during import (may be different from getTitle)
-     */
-    public get title(): string {
-        return this.topic.title;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Setter for the title. Sets the title of the underlying CreateTopic
-     *
-     * @param title
-     */
-    public set title(title: string) {
-        this.topic.title = title;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @returns the duration in minutes
-     */
-    public get duration(): number {
-        return this.topic.agenda_duration;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Setter for the duration. Expects values as in {@link DurationService}
-     */
-    public set duration(duration: number) {
-        this.topic.agenda_duration = duration;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @returns the comment string as set during the import
-     */
-    public get comment(): string {
-        return this.topic.agenda_comment;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the comment string of the underlying topic
-     * @param comment A string to set as comment
-     */
-    public set comment(comment: string) {
-        this.topic.agenda_comment = comment;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @returns a number representing the item type
-     */
-    public get type(): number {
-        return this.topic.agenda_type;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * sets the item type for the topic's agenda entry. No validation is done here.
-     *
-     * @param A number representing the item's type. See {@link itemVisibilityChoices}
-     * for the interpretation of type numbers.
-     */
-    public set type(type: number) {
-        this.topic.agenda_type = type;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the text string of the underlying topic
-     *
-     * @param text A string.
-     */
-    public set text(text: string) {
-        this.topic.text = text;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @returns the comment string of the underlying topic
-     */
-    public get text(): string {
-        return this.topic.text;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if the CreateTopic is valid. Currently only requires an existing title
-     *
-     * @returns true if it is a valid Topic
-     */
-    public get isValid(): boolean {
-        return this.title ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Constructor. Empty
-     *
-     * @param topic A CreateTopic
-     */
-    public constructor(topic: CreateTopic) {
-        super(topic);
-    }
-
-    public getVerboseName = () => {
-        throw new Error('This should not be used');
-    };
-}
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.spec.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.spec.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.spec.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.spec.ts
index 39b05fc23..aa31de0aa 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { E2EImportsModule } from 'e2e-imports.module';
 
-import { AgendaImportService } from './agenda-import.service';
+import { TopicImportService } from './topic-import.service';
 
-describe('AgendaImportService', () => {
+describe('TopicImportService', () => {
     beforeEach(() =>
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [E2EImportsModule]
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('AgendaImportService', () => {
     );
 
     it('should be created', () => {
-        const service: AgendaImportService = TestBed.get(AgendaImportService);
+        const service: TopicImportService = TestBed.get(TopicImportService);
         expect(service).toBeTruthy();
     });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.ts
index 6bb51e07c..a0cc672c8 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/services/agenda-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/topics/services/topic-import.service.ts
@@ -8,18 +8,17 @@ import { TopicRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/topics/topic-repos
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { DurationService } from 'app/core/ui-services/duration.service';
 import { ItemVisibilityChoices } from 'app/shared/models/agenda/item';
-import { ViewCreateTopic } from 'app/site/topics/models/view-create-topic';
-import { CreateTopic } from '../../topics/models/create-topic';
+import { CreateTopic } from '../models/create-topic';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
-export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
+export class TopicImportService extends BaseImportService<CreateTopic> {
     /**
      * Helper for mapping the expected header in a typesafe way. Values will be passed to
      * {@link expectedHeader}
      */
-    public headerMap: (keyof ViewCreateTopic)[] = ['title', 'text', 'duration', 'comment', 'type'];
+    public headerMap: (keyof CreateTopic)[] = ['title', 'text', 'agenda_duration', 'agenda_comment', 'agenda_type'];
 
     /**
      * The minimimal number of header entries needed to successfully create an entry
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
      */
     public errorList = {
         NoTitle: 'A Topic needs a title',
-        Duplicates: 'A topic tiwh this title already exists',
+        Duplicates: 'A topic with this title already exists',
         ParsingErrors: 'Some csv values could not be read correctly.'
     };
 
@@ -67,17 +66,17 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
      * @param line a line extracted by the CSV (without the header)
      * @returns a new entry for a Topic
      */
-    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<ViewCreateTopic> {
-        const newEntry = new ViewCreateTopic(new CreateTopic());
+    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<CreateTopic> {
+        const newEntry = new CreateTopic();
         const headerLength = Math.min(this.expectedHeader.length, line.length);
         let hasErrors = false;
         for (let idx = 0; idx < headerLength; idx++) {
             switch (this.expectedHeader[idx]) {
-                case 'duration':
+                case 'agenda_duration':
                     try {
                         const duration = this.parseDuration(line[idx]);
                         if (duration > 0) {
-                            newEntry.duration = duration;
+                            newEntry.agenda_duration = duration;
                         }
                     } catch (e) {
                         if (e instanceof TypeError) {
@@ -86,9 +85,9 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
                         }
                     }
                     break;
-                case 'type':
+                case 'agenda_type':
                     try {
-                        newEntry.type = this.parseType(line[idx]);
+                        newEntry.agenda_type = this.parseType(line[idx]);
                     } catch (e) {
                         if (e instanceof TypeError) {
                             hasErrors = true;
@@ -103,10 +102,10 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
         const hasDuplicates = this.repo.getViewModelList().some(topic => topic.title === newEntry.title);
 
         // set type to 'public' if none is given in import
-        if (!newEntry.type) {
-            newEntry.type = 1;
+        if (!newEntry.agenda_type) {
+            newEntry.agenda_type = 1;
         }
-        const mappedEntry: NewEntry<ViewCreateTopic> = {
+        const mappedEntry: NewEntry<CreateTopic> = {
             newEntry: newEntry,
             hasDuplicates: hasDuplicates,
             status: 'new',
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
             if (entry.status !== 'new') {
                 continue;
             }
-            await this.repo.create(entry.newEntry.topic);
+            await this.repo.create(entry.newEntry);
             entry.status = 'done';
         }
         this.updatePreview();
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
      * @param data a string as produced by textArea input
      */
     public parseTextArea(data: string): void {
-        const newEntries: NewEntry<ViewCreateTopic>[] = [];
+        const newEntries: NewEntry<CreateTopic>[] = [];
         this.clearData();
         this.clearPreview();
         const lines = data.split('\n');
@@ -191,14 +190,14 @@ export class AgendaImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewCreateTopic> {
             if (!line.length) {
                 return;
             }
-            const newTopic = new ViewCreateTopic(
+            const newTopic = new CreateTopic(
                 new CreateTopic({
                     title: line,
                     agenda_type: 1 // set type to 'public item' by default
                 })
             );
             const hasDuplicates = this.repo.getViewModelList().some(topic => topic.title === newTopic.title);
-            const newEntry: NewEntry<ViewCreateTopic> = {
+            const newEntry: NewEntry<CreateTopic> = {
                 newEntry: newTopic,
                 hasDuplicates: hasDuplicates,
                 status: 'new',
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
index fc13649cc..9e39d0dbb 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <mat-tab-group (selectedTabChange)="onTabChange()">
         <!-- textarea import tab -->
         <mat-tab label="{{ 'Text import' | translate }}">
+            <br>
             <div [formGroup]="textAreaForm">
                 <div>
                     <span translate> Copy and paste your participant names in this textbox.</span>
@@ -36,19 +37,20 @@
         </mat-tab>
         <!-- CSV import tab -->
         <mat-tab label="{{ 'CSV import' | translate }}">
+            <br>
             <span translate
                 >Required comma or semicolon separated values with these column header names in the first row:</span
-            >: <br />
+            ><br />
             <div class="code red-warning-text">
-                <span translate>Title</span>, <span translate>Given name</span>, <span translate>Surname</span> ,
+                <span translate>Title</span>, <span translate>Given name</span>, <span translate>Surname</span>,
                 <span translate>Structure level</span>, <span translate>Participant number</span>,
-                <span translate>Groups</span> , <span translate>Comment</span>, <span translate>Is active</span>,
-                <span translate>Is present</span> , <span translate>Is committee</span>,
-                <span translate>Initial password</span>, <span translate>Email</span>
+                <span translate>Groups</span>, <span translate>Comment</span>, <span translate>Is active</span>,
+                <span translate>Is present</span>, <span translate>Is committee</span>, <span translate>Initial password</span>,
+                <span translate>Email</span>, <span translate>Username</span>, <span translate>Gender</span>
             </div>
             <ul>
                 <li translate>
-                    At least given name or surname have to be filled in. All other fields are optional and may be empty.
+                    One of given name, surname and username has to be filled in. All other fields are optional and may be empty.
                 </li>
                 <li translate>
                     Additional columns after the required ones may be present and won't affect the import.
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@
 
             <ng-container matColumnDef="number">
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Participant number</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.user.number }} </mat-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.number }} </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
 
             <!-- groups column -->
@@ -277,6 +279,14 @@
                 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Email</mat-header-cell>
                 <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.email }} </mat-cell>
             </ng-container>
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="username">
+                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Username</mat-header-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.username }} </mat-cell>
+            </ng-container>
+            <ng-container matColumnDef="gender">
+                <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef translate>Gender</mat-header-cell>
+                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let entry"> {{ entry.newEntry.gender }} </mat-cell>
+            </ng-container>
 
             <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="getColumnDefinition()"></mat-header-row>
             <mat-row [ngClass]="getStateClass(row)" *matRowDef="let row; columns: getColumnDefinition()"> </mat-row>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
index 34de72457..41ddd1368 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/components/user-import/user-import-list.component.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { CsvExportService } from 'app/core/ui-services/csv-export.service';
+import { User } from 'app/shared/models/users/user';
 import { BaseImportListComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-import-list';
 import { UserImportService } from '../../services/user-import.service';
-import { ViewUser } from '../../models/view-user';
 
 /**
  * Component for the user import list view.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { ViewUser } from '../../models/view-user';
     selector: 'os-user-import-list',
     templateUrl: './user-import-list.component.html'
 })
-export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewUser> {
+export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<User> {
     public textAreaForm: FormGroup;
 
     /**
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewUser> {
             'Is present',
             'Is a committee',
             'Initial password',
-            'Email'
+            'Email',
+            'Username',
+            'Gender'
         ];
         const rows = [
             [
@@ -74,7 +76,9 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewUser> {
                 1,
                 ,
                 'initialPassword',
-                null
+                null,
+                'mmustermann',
+                'm'
             ],
             [
                 null,
@@ -88,10 +92,12 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewUser> {
                 1,
                 null,
                 null,
-                'john.doe@email.com'
+                'john.doe@email.com',
+                'jdoe',
+                'diverse'
             ],
-            [null, 'Fred', 'Bloggs', 'London', null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null],
-            [null, null, 'Executive Board', null, null, null, null, null, null, 1, null, null]
+            [null, 'Julia', 'Bloggs', 'London', null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 'jbloggs', 'f'],
+            [null, null, 'Executive Board', null, null, null, null, null, null, 1, null, null, 'executive', null]
         ];
         this.exporter.dummyCSVExport(headerRow, rows, `${this.translate.instant('participants-example')}.csv`);
     }
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ export class UserImportListComponent extends BaseImportListComponent<ViewUser> {
      * @param row
      * @returns an error string similar to getVerboseError
      */
-    public nameErrors(row: NewEntry<ViewUser>): string {
+    public nameErrors(row: NewEntry<User>): string {
         for (const name of ['NoName', 'Duplicates', 'DuplicateImport']) {
             if (this.importer.hasError(row, name)) {
                 return this.importer.verbose(name);
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/models/view-csv-create-user.ts b/client/src/app/site/users/models/import-create-user.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from client/src/app/site/users/models/view-csv-create-user.ts
rename to client/src/app/site/users/models/import-create-user.ts
index 91f9f383c..e5ed1e1ca 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/models/view-csv-create-user.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/models/import-create-user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { User } from 'app/shared/models/users/user';
-import { ViewUser } from './view-user';
 
 /**
  * Interface for correlating between strings representing BaseModels and existing
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ export interface CsvMapping {
  *
  * @ignore
  */
-export class ViewCsvCreateUser extends ViewUser {
+export class ImportCreateUser extends User {
     /**
      * Mapping for a new/existing groups.
      */
@@ -28,17 +27,10 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateUser extends ViewUser {
     /**
      * Getter if the minimum requrements for a user are met: A name
      *
-     * @returns false if the user has neither first nor last name
+     * @returns false if the user has neither first nor last name nor username
      */
     public get isValid(): boolean {
-        if (this.user && (this.first_name || this.last_name)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public constructor(user?: User) {
-        super(user);
+        return !!(this.first_name || this.last_name || this.username);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ export class ViewCsvCreateUser extends ViewUser {
                 open += 1;
             }
         });
-        this.user.groups_id = ids;
+        this.groups_id = ids;
         return open;
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/users/services/user-import.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/users/services/user-import.service.ts
index 8722e19ba..dcdfbeb85 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/users/services/user-import.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/users/services/user-import.service.ts
@@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ import { UserRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/users/user-reposito
 import { BaseImportService, NewEntry } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-import.service';
 import { Group } from 'app/shared/models/users/group';
 import { User } from 'app/shared/models/users/user';
-import { CsvMapping, ViewCsvCreateUser } from '../models/view-csv-create-user';
-import { ViewUser } from '../models/view-user';
+import { CsvMapping, ImportCreateUser } from '../models/import-create-user';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
-export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
+export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<User> {
     /**
      * Helper for mapping the expected header in a typesafe way. Values and order
      * will be passed to {@link expectedHeader}
      */
-    public headerMap: (keyof ViewCsvCreateUser)[] = [
+    public headerMap: (keyof ImportCreateUser)[] = [
         'title',
         'first_name',
         'last_name',
@@ -32,7 +31,9 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
         'is_present',
         'is_committee',
         'default_password',
-        'email'
+        'email',
+        'username',
+        'gender'
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
      * @param line
      * @returns a new entry representing an User
      */
-    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<ViewUser> {
-        const newViewUser = new ViewCsvCreateUser(new User());
+    public mapData(line: string): NewEntry<User> {
+        const newViewUser = new ImportCreateUser();
         const headerLength = Math.min(this.expectedHeader.length, line.length);
         let hasErrors = false;
         for (let idx = 0; idx < headerLength; idx++) {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
                 case 'is_committee':
                 case 'is_present':
                     try {
-                        newViewUser.user[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = this.toBoolean(line[idx]);
+                        newViewUser[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = this.toBoolean(line[idx]);
                     } catch (e) {
                         if (e instanceof TypeError) {
                             console.log(e);
@@ -114,10 +115,10 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'number':
-                    newViewUser.user.number = line[idx];
+                    newViewUser.number = line[idx];
                     break;
                 default:
-                    newViewUser.user[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = line[idx];
+                    newViewUser[this.expectedHeader[idx]] = line[idx];
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -136,13 +137,13 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
      */
     public async doImport(): Promise<void> {
         this.newGroups = await this.createNewGroups();
-        const importUsers: NewEntry<ViewUser>[] = [];
+        const importUsers: NewEntry<User>[] = [];
         let trackId = 1;
         for (const entry of this.entries) {
             if (entry.status !== 'new') {
                 continue;
             }
-            const openBlocks = (entry.newEntry as ViewCsvCreateUser).solveGroups(this.newGroups);
+            const openBlocks = (entry.newEntry as ImportCreateUser).solveGroups(this.newGroups);
             if (openBlocks) {
                 this.setError(entry, 'Group');
                 this.updatePreview();
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
      * @param data a string as produced by textArea input
      */
     public parseTextArea(data: string): void {
-        const newEntries: NewEntry<ViewUser>[] = [];
+        const newEntries: NewEntry<User>[] = [];
         this.clearData();
         this.clearPreview();
         const lines = data.split('\n');
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
                 return;
             }
             const nameSchema = line.includes(',') ? 'lastCommaFirst' : 'firstSpaceLast';
-            const newUser = new ViewCsvCreateUser(this.repo.parseUserString(line, nameSchema));
+            const newUser = new ImportCreateUser(this.repo.parseUserString(line, nameSchema));
             const newEntry = this.userToEntry(newUser);
             newEntries.push(newEntry);
         });
@@ -267,15 +268,17 @@ export class UserImportService extends BaseImportService<ViewUser> {
      * @param newUser
      * @returns a NewEntry with duplicate/error information
      */
-    private userToEntry(newUser: ViewCsvCreateUser): NewEntry<ViewUser> {
-        const newEntry: NewEntry<ViewUser> = {
+    private userToEntry(newUser: ImportCreateUser): NewEntry<User> {
+        const newEntry: NewEntry<User> = {
             newEntry: newUser,
             hasDuplicates: false,
             status: 'new',
             errors: []
         };
         if (newUser.isValid) {
-            newEntry.hasDuplicates = this.repo.getViewModelList().some(user => user.full_name === newUser.full_name);
+            newEntry.hasDuplicates = this.repo
+                .getViewModelList()
+                .some(user => user.full_name === this.repo.getFullName(newUser));
             if (newEntry.hasDuplicates) {
                 this.setError(newEntry, 'Duplicates');
             }
diff --git a/openslides/users/views.py b/openslides/users/views.py
index fa1cf306c..2ef30d62a 100644
--- a/openslides/users/views.py
+++ b/openslides/users/views.py
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ class UserViewSet(ModelViewSet):
                 serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
             except ValidationError:
                 # Skip invalid users.
+
                 continue
             data = serializer.prepare_password(serializer.data)
             groups = data["groups_id"]
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ class UserViewSet(ModelViewSet):
             if "importTrackId" in user:
                 imported_track_ids.append(user["importTrackId"])
 
-        # Now infom all clients and send a response
+        # Now inform all clients and send a response
         inform_changed_data(created_users)
         return Response(
             {