Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
12
months, renewable
Application fee
$100
Tax
15.0%
15% flat income tax (23% above CZK 1.9M)
Path to staying
- Residence permit12 months
- Renew24 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 10 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 10 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship B1
Overview
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Program
- Czech Republic Trade License Visa
- Local name
- Živnostenský list
- Type
- Freelancer
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
Long-term visa and residence permit for non-EU freelancers and self-employed workers operating under a Czech trade license.
Financial requirements
- Savings required
- $4,950
- Application fee
- $100
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Schengen access
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Tax rate
- 15.0%
- Regime name
- 15% flat income tax (23% above CZK 1.9M)
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- consulate
- Processing time
- 60–120 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Trade license costs CZK 1,000. Initial visa must be filed at Czech embassy abroad. Extensions can be done in-country. Citizenship ~10 years total (5y temporary + 5y permanent). One of the slower EU paths to citizenship.
Also in Czech Republic
Czech Republic also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers