Valid travel document
- is an official document issued by a country that proves your identity, citizenship and entitles you to cross national borders.
Key conditions of validity
- Period of validity: the document must not be forfeited.
- Visual condition: it must be undamaged in order to verify identity (e.g. no missing corners, torn, soaked).
- Minimum validity: many countries (especially outside the EU) require your passport to be valid for at least 6 months after your planned date of return.
- Visas: In some cases, a valid visa is required in addition to a valid document.
Obligations of the employer
The employment of foreigners in the Czech Republic imposes a number of specific and strict obligations on employers that go beyond the standard obligations towards Czech citizens. These obligations stem primarily from the Employment Act and the Act on the Residence of Foreigners. Here are the key obligations of the employer
Work contract
It is a basic document that regulates the relations between the parties and defines their mutual rights and obligations in accordance with the Labour Code (Act No. 262/2006 Coll.). It is an agreement between the employer and the employee which establishes the employment relationship.
Health insurance
A foreigner who is a citizen of the European Union (EU) is not required to have commercial health insurance. As an employee, your employer will pay for your health insurance. Health insurance.
Housing
The way a foreigner employed in the Czech Republic lives depends on whether he or she has pre-arranged housing from the employer or must have private housing. In some cases, or for some professions, the city/municipality helps to provide accommodation in council/municipal housing.
Registration on arrival
A registration certificate is an official document issued to EU citizens, citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and, under certain conditions, certain citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who wish to stay in the Czech Republic for more than three months and apply for this certificate.
I'm looking for a job
You can use various job portals or recruitment agencies to find a job. If you use a recruitment agency, please check your credibility with the Office of Personnel Management.
General info
Health and social services
Education and research
Highly skilled positions
Personal changes
For changes concerning EU citizens and their family members, click here: https://ipc.gov.cz/en/obligations-for-foreigners/changes-with-eu-citizens-and-their-family-members/
Proof of education
A certificate of education is an official document issued by an educational institution that proves the level of education, qualifications and completion of a programme of study or course. These documents are particularly important in the context of the recognition of foreign education (nostrification) and the employment process where qualifications are demonstrated. If you will be working in a regulated position (Database of Regulated Professions according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports), you will need additional documents.
The booklet “Recognition of Foreign Education and Qualifications in the Czech Republic” is a comprehensive and exhaustive guide to the process of recognition of foreign education and/or qualifications.
Recognition of foreign education (Nostrification): Nostrification is the process of verifying whether education obtained abroad is equivalent to education obtained in the Czech Republic.
- Secondary and higher education: recognition is decided by the regional authority of the place of residence or, in some cases, the relevant secondary school.
- Higher education: recognition is decided by a public university that runs a similar programme of study. The applicant must submit: A diploma or equivalent proof of graduation and a Diploma Supplement or a transcript of courses and examinations that demonstrates the content and scope of the study.
Recognition of foreign education must be demonstrated by persons wishing to practice a regulated profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer, teacher) where Czech qualifications are compulsory. Or it is submitted to the Ministry of the Interior upon obtaining an Employee Card or Blue Card (required for highly skilled positions and must demonstrate the required qualifications. In the case of the Blue Card, you must prove that you have completed higher education.
Authentication is often required to use a foreign education document in the Czech Republic:
- Apostille: For documents issued in countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention (e.g. USA, Germany).
- Superlegalisation: for documents issued in countries that are not members of the Convention (e.g. China, some African countries). In this case, verification is required first by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the home country and then by the Czech Embassy in that country.
Nostrification in healthcare
Nostrification outside the health sector
Regulated positions
A regulated profession or activity is a profession or activity for the exercise of which the laws of an EU country prescribe certain requirements, without which a person cannot exercise that profession or activity.
Database of regulated professions according to the Ministry of Education and Science
