EU CITIZENS DO NOT NEED WORK PERMITS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Under Czech legislation, citizens of EU member states and members of their families are not considered foreigners and have the same legal position as citizens of the Czech Republic. The same legal position as Czech citizens is also enjoyed by citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland and their family members.
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TEMPORARY RESIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC Temporary residence of the EU citizen or his or her family member is a type of Long-term Residence, which, as mentioned before, can only be accorded in the case of stays longer than 3 months. In the application, the applicant is required to prove the purpose of the stay. The following documents must be attached to the application: passport (to be presented only when submitting the application; the Ministry of the Interior will duly return it to the applicant); document proving the purpose of stay (work contract or agreement on work performed outside employment); health insurance certificate (need not be submitted in the case of the EU citizen or his family member becoming insured by entering employment); accommodation certificate (lease or sublease agreement, accommodation agreement or agreement with similar content, or duly filled “Accommodation Confirmation” form, to be found on the websites of the Ministry of the Interior). Instead of a document confirming the purpose of his
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The husband or wife or the partner of a citizen of the EU/EEA and Switzerland with whom he or she has entered into a registered partnership, disregarding his or her nationality, is considered a family member, and so are their offspring provided that they are under 21 years of age or are dependent on him or her, and the parent, if he or she is a citizen under 21 years old whom he or she maintains and with whom he or she lives in the same household, and a dependent direct relative in ascending or descending line, or such a relative of the husband or wife of an EU citizen. For the purpose of employment in the territory of the Czech Republic, a citizen of EU/EEA and Switzerland or his or her family member does not need a work permit in the Czech Republic. A family member who is not a citizen of the EU/EEA or Switzerland, however, is required to present to the competent Labour Office a document confirming that he or she is a family member of a citizen of the EU/ EEA or Switzerland. It can therefore be said that EU citizens do not require any Residence Permit for the territory of the Czech Republic and their right to settle anywhere within the framework of the EU is fully reflected by the Czech side in this respect. However, if an EU citizen decides to remain in the territory of the Czech Republic for a period of more than 30 days, he or she is required to report the place of his or her residence to the competent Aliens Police Office (depending on the place of residence). In the case of the EU citizen deciding to stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for a period of more than 30 days, he or she has the right (not obligation) to apply for a Temporary Residence Certificate. Here, it is worth mentioning that, although this is just a formal act concerning the right of the EU citizen, i.e. it depends on the person´s decision whether he or she applies for the Certificate of Temporary Residence or not, situations may occur where he or she will need the certificate. Until recently, this concerned cases such as e.g. applications for residential parking in parking zones in Prague, car registration in the Czech Republic, application for pension or life insurance, or just confirmation of a 5-year continuous temporary stay for the purpose of filing an application for Permanent Residence in the territory of the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, a family member intending to stay in the country for 3 months is required to apply for a Temporary Residence Permit.
