Work visa Czechia
Employee Card
Run by Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
People with a Czech job offer for a vacancy in the Central Database of Job Vacancies, at any skill level. From abroad you apply in person at a Czech embassy in your country of citizenship; some embassies have quotas.
- Job offer
- Required. A work contract or agreement for a vacancy registered in the Central Database of Job Vacancies.
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- Any level. A document proving qualification only if the employer, the job or the law requires it.
- Work experience
- Not stated on the official page
- Government fee
- CZK 5,000 consular fee when applying at an embassy. CZK 2,500 when applying at a Ministry of the Interior office in Czechia.
- Processing time
- 60 days, or 90 days in especially complicated cases.
- Money you must show
- Not stated on the official page
- When and to whom you pay
- Consular fee paid at the embassy in local currency or by card when applying. Inside Czechia, paid by credit card at the Ministry of the Interior office.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on ipc.gov.cz on 2026-10-18: "An employee card can be obtained for all kinds of employment regardless of the required education and qualification."; "5,000 CZK paid in local currency or paid by card"; "60 days; 90 days in especially complicated cases". Another official page.