CZECH REPUBLIC WORK PERMIT

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EMPLOYEE CARDS FOR FOREIGNERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

An employee card issued by the Czech Republic is a long-term residence permit for employment in the Czech Republic. A foreigner who has an employee card is entitled to: reside in the Czech Republic and work in a job for which the employee card was issued  The employment card, therefore, combines both the residence and work permits.

The issuance of an employee card is conditional on an employment contract, contract for work, or a letter of intent stipulating the parties’ commitment to conclude an employment contract or a contract for work within the specified date, which contains a provision stipulating that the foreigner’s monthly wage, salary or remuneration will not be lower than the basic rate of the monthly minimum wage regardless of the extent of work and the weekly working hours will be at least 15 hours.

A visa to collect a residence permit – D/VR

The visa is issued with a validity of 6 months and it entitles the foreigner to a residence for a maximum stay of 60 days(Single Entry). After traveling to the Czech Republic, it is necessary to report to the MOI within 3 working days for the subsequent acts.

WORK PERMIT AND RESIDENCE PERMIT IN CZECH REPUBLIC PACKAGE

• Job Offer Letter
• Central records of vacancy Number
• 2 Year Official work Contract
• Appointment Scheduling in Embassy*
• Filled Visa Application form *
• Expert consultation of visa specialists, assessment of the chances of obtaining a visa Recommendations on the qualitative preparation of documents

DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CZECH REPUBLIC WORK PERMIT 

• Scan copy of valid Passport (All pages with marked/Unmarked)
• Scan copy of High School, diploma/Degree ( if any )
• Resume or CV

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN EMPLOYEE CARD & VISA (D/VR)

• Visa application form: to be filled out and signed by the applicant
• Valid Passport
• Proof of accommodation
• 2 color photo (35x45 mm) with white background.
• A contract of employment, an agreement on work activity, the agreed monthly salary will not be lower than the basic monthly minimum wage and that weekly working hour will be at least 15 hours,
• Medical report
• Bank Statement
• Criminal record extracts (PCC)along with their applications, i.e. criminal record extracts issued by a state of which they are a citizen and in which they have resided in the past three years uninterruptedly for a period longer than six months
• Travel Medical Insurance – only if visa approved, not when applying
• Visa fees Employee card 5 000 CZK

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Supporting documents may not be older than 180 days except a passport, photo (if reflecting current appearance), and documents on competence.
• Supporting documents must be submitted in Czech. Documents in another language must also be submitted in official translation into Czech
• Foreign public documents must be legalized, i.e. equipped by an apostille or super legalized.
• The following documents must always be submitted in their originals: passport and supporting documents on the purpose of stay (in this case employment contract/work agreement/letter of intent and employment permit, if applicable). These originals will be returned to the applicant should wish to keep them. The passport is always returned to the applicant and is submitted again when issuing the visa.
  

HOW DO APPLY FOR A CZECH REPUBLIC WORK PERMIT APPLY ONLINE?

After we received the required documents above, the Employer reviewed the documents and if needed an interview will be made via Skype video. Once we received the payment, we will submit the documents to the appointed Attorney. The process of obtaining a Work Contract is between 2/3 weeks. After the Work Contract is issued, we will send it to you by Courier. And you shall submit the application for an Employee card and upon approval, you need to obtain an entry visa type D/VR to collect a residence permit at the Czech Republic  Embassy in your country.