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6 programs for Czechia. Explore the options and get an expert assessment.
A government programme for highly qualified IT and marketing professionals from a defined list of countries to live in Czechia while working remotely for a foreign employer or as a freelancer. The underlying permit is a long-term visa or residence permit, granted at the ministry's discretion.
Czechia's main combined work-and-residence permit and its national implementation of the EU Single Permit. A single document authorises both stay and employment, usually tied to a specific job and employer (dual mode), or as residence only for those with free labour-market access (non-dual mode).
A long-term residence permit with work authorisation for highly qualified third-country professionals, requiring a university-level degree and a salary of at least 1.5 times the Czech average wage. It offers wider intra-EU mobility than the Employee Card.
Employer-sponsored government programmes (Highly Qualified Workers, Qualified Workers, and Key and Research Staff) that give applicants guaranteed embassy slots, simplified documents and — for the key-staff programme — faster processing. Workers still receive a standard permit such as the Employee Card or Blue Card.
A permit allowing a multinational to transfer a manager, specialist or trainee from a non-EU branch to its Czech entity, implementing the EU ICT Directive nationally.
Czechia's Digital Nomad Programme is for highly qualified IT and marketing professionals from a defined list of countries who want to live in Czechia while working remotely for a foreign employer or as a freelancer. The underlying permit is granted at the ministry's discretion.
The Intra-Company Transfer Card lets a multinational move a manager, specialist or trainee from a non-EU branch to its Czech entity. It implements the EU ICT Directive in Czech national law and is for staff already employed within the group.
This residence permit is for non-EU nationals running a trade licence (živnostenské oprávnění), working as a sole trader, or acting as the statutory representative of a Czech company. It suits freelancers, sole traders and company directors.
The EU Blue Card (modrá karta) is a long-term residence permit with work authorisation for highly qualified non-EU professionals, requiring a university-level degree and a salary of at least 1.5 times the Czech average wage. It offers wider intra-EU mobility than the Employee Card.
These are employer-sponsored government programmes — Highly Qualified Workers, Qualified Workers, and Key and Research Staff — that give applicants guaranteed embassy slots, simplified documents and, for key staff, faster processing. Workers still receive a standard permit such as the Employee Card or Blue Card.
This residence permit is for non-EU researchers conducting research in Czechia under a hosting agreement with an approved Czech research organisation. No separate work permit is required.
Czechia's cornerstone work route is the Employee Card, with the EU Blue Card for highly qualified staff and the ICT Card for transfers. Government economic-migration programmes speed things up, and there are also business, study, research, family, digital-nomad and investment routes, plus permanent residence after five years.
Employer-sponsored programmes (Highly Qualified Workers, Qualified Workers, Key and Research Staff) that give applicants guaranteed embassy slots, simpler documents and, for key staff, faster processing.
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