Minimum income
Data unavailable
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
$158
Tax
15.0%
Standard
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 10 years
- Leads to residency 5 years
- Leads to citizenship 10 years
Overview
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Visa name
- Zivno Freelance Visa
- Local name
- Zivnostenske opravneni
- Program type
- Freelancer visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
- Income requirement
- Data unavailable
- Application fee
- $158
- Tax status
- Standard
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients not required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Travel in Schengen
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- No
Tax
- Tax status
- Standard
- Tax rate
- 15.0%
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- embassy
- Processing time
- 90–180 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Schengen access
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Long-standing freelance visa (not a DN visa per se). Requires obtaining a Czech trade license (Zivnostenske opravneni). Holders must register and pay monthly social security (~USD 132/mo) and health insurance (~USD 122/mo). Must pay Czech income tax on worldwide income if resident 183+ days. Can serve Czech clients (unlike the DN visa). Open to all nationalities (unlike the DN visa which is limited to 8 countries). Path to permanent residency (5 years) and citizenship (10 years). Timeline: 4-6 months total. No explicit dependent provisions.
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