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Employee – card for foreigners
Employee card for foreigners
- This is a type of long-term residence permit that allows a foreigner to stay temporarily in the Schengen area and also to perform the work for which the employment card was issued or in a position for which the consent of the Asylum and Migration Policy Department was granted.
- This authorisation is intended for foreigners who intend to work in the Schengen area for more than 3 months.
- The validity of the employee card is for a period of two years or less if the employer grants the foreigner an employment contract for a period shorter than 2 years.
- The Employee Card is designed for all types of positions, salary levels and without restrictions on education, compared to the Blue Card, which has more limited options
- It is intended for everyone i.e. if you intend to work in the Czech Republic as a worker without a degree, the minimum wage, or as a director with a Ph.D., with a salary in the hundreds of thousands of crowns per month.
- The application for an employment card is made in person at the relevant Czech Embassy abroad
- The legal deadline for processing an employee card application is 60-90 days. In practice, however, the decision may be made later. One reason is that Czech embassies are not competent to decide on applications, i.e. accept the application with documents and then send it to the Czech Republic, specifically to the Ministry of the Interior. Therefore, for applications that are filed in more distant countries such as Thailand, India, there will be a delay from the time the application is filed to the time the arbitrator takes up the application and makes a decision.
How can we help you?
- ✔ personal assistance
- ✔ arranging appointments at the offices
- ✔ preparation, securing of documents
- ✔ receipt and checking of the application
- ✔ monitoring of the application approval process
Important note: Documents must be no more than 180 days old, except for travel documents, civil registry documents and photographs. In addition, all documents issued by non-EU authorities must have a higher level of authentication such as apostille or superlegalisation …
Employee card approved - what next?
Once an application for an employee card submitted in the Czech Republic has been approved, the applicant is contacted either by phone or by registered letter. If the application was submitted through a Czech embassy abroad, the applicant is informed by e-mail from the relevant embassy. Alternatively, you can follow your application at the following link: https://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/informace-o-stavu-rizeni.aspx
If the application has been made abroad at the relevant embassy, the applicant is required to make an appointment with the relevant embassy to collect an “Employee Card Visa”, which will be inserted in the travel document on the basis of the health insurance that meets the legal requirements.
Upon arrival in the Czech Republic, he/she is subsequently obliged to arrange an appointment at the relevant office of the Ministry of the Interior for the purpose of scanning biometric data (fingerprints, taking a digital photograph) for the purpose of issuing an employee card. The biometric card/employee card is issued within approximately three weeks of the acquisition of the biometrics from the relevant Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.
As soon as he/she receives a “Certificate of Eligibility” he/she can start work. However, the employer is obliged to report the entry of the foreigner no later than on the day of the entry into employment and subsequently inform the relevant Labour Office.
Extending the validity of your employee card
You can renew your employee card repeatedly. However, it is essential that you apply for an extension of the validity period no earlier than 90 days in advance, no later than the last day of the validity period of the existing employee card.
Price
- ✔ from CZK 5 990
FAQ:
1. Can I change jobs with the same employer or change employers completely?
First of all, it is important to know that any change must be approved by the Ministry of the Interior.
However, the foreigner is entitled to change employer after six months from the date of issue of the first employment card and the duration of the first employment relationship. If the employment relationship has been terminated for the reasons referred to in Section 52(a) to (e) of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended, by the employer’s termination of the employment relationship during the probationary period or by immediate termination pursuant to Section 56 of the Labour Code, then the employment may be changed before the aforementioned six-month period.
The foreigner must notify the change at least 30 days before it takes place.
2. I have terminated my employment with a temporary employer, now what?
As soon as a foreigner terminates his/her employment, he/she is obliged to find a new job within 60 days and apply to the competent Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic for consent to change the employer.
3. I recently moved to another address in the Czech Republic, do I have to report this change somewhere?
The foreigner is obliged to report any changes, be it a change of address, a change of travel document, a change of name or marital status, to the competent Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic within the statutory deadlines.
If you are unsure about anything, contact us and we will be happy to help you!