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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.

Visa requirement

In addition to a valid document, a valid visa is required to enter the Czech Republic.

Health insurance

If you are not a citizen of the European Union (EU), you must have health insurance. It is a mandatory condition for obtaining and extending long-term residence (visa over 90 days) for employment purposes. Health insurance.

Registration on arrival

As a third-country national, you must register within 3 working days of your arrival in the Czech Republic, i.e. report your place of residence in the Czech Republic to the relevant department of the Aliens Police.

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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.

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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 and Science, 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