1. Look for a job through the Labour Office of the Czech Republic

You must register as a job seeker at the  Labour Office, where they will further advise you on all the necessities.

2. Look for a job on your own

You must find all the information yourself. If you need help you can turn to our Career consultations.

Health Insurance

Everyone who resides in the Czech Republic, regardless of whether they are a foreigner, EU citizen or citizen of the Czech Republic, is required by law to be insured and must pay a monthly contribution to the health insurance fund, from which the insured pays for their treatment or medication if they need medical care.    

The Czech Republic covers health insurance for persons with temporary protection status after their request for temporary status.

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Czech language courses and requalification

The intensive feature of foreign language courses will help you achieve the desired result in the shortest time possible.

You can be offered a new job or you can improve the level of your profession thanks to requalification.

More at: Rekvalifikace (uradprace.cz)

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How to find a new job

It is important to know the following about finding a new job: 

• Where and how to look for a job (orientation on job portals, how to make use of social media).
• How to create a curriculum vitae, motivation letter or LinkedIn profile.
• How to prepare for a job interview (usually in Czech language, sometimes in English).

If you need help with something, contact our career counsellors.

• If you are hired, you will have to sign an employment contract and take care of other formalities connected with the type of your residence permit

Pracovní smlouva

1. Never sign a document you do not understand. 
2. You can find an example of an employment contract here. 
3. If you are not sure about the content of the contract, you can have it translated, or you can agree on a meeting with our counsellors.

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If the contract is alright and signed by you and the employer, you can start the new job. 

Health Insurance

Everyone who resides in the Czech Republic, regardless of whether they are a foreigner, EU citizen or citizen of the Czech Republic, is required by law to be insured and must pay a monthly contribution to the health insurance fund, from which the insured pays for their treatment or medication if they need medical care.

More: Insurance of foreigners in the Czech Republic

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Qualifications and looking for employment

If you are looking for a new job without the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, there are a number of education and requalification courses which you can attend.

Our consultants at Career consultations will gladly help you with the selection of an appropriate course of action.

Ways to look for employment: 

Contacting a potential employer

Contacting a potential employer mainly involves writing and sending your CV, having a personal interview (usually in Czech, or in the company language) and signing an employment contract.

Some employers may also require that you write and submit a motivation letter or complete a special task during the interview.

Do you need advice with the aforementioned? Contact us at career consultations.

Employment contract

1. Never sign a document you do not understand. 
2. You can find a template of an employment contract here. 
3. If you are not sure about the content of the contract, you can have it translated or you can set up a meeting with our consultants.

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If the contract is alright and signed by you and the employer, you can begin your new job. 

Health Insurance

Everyone who resides in the Czech Republic, regardless of whether they are a foreigner, EU citizen or citizen of the Czech Republic, is required by law to be insured and must pay a monthly contribution to the health insurance fund, from which the insured pays for their treatment or medication if they need medical care.

More: Health insurance of foreigners in the Czech Republic

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Qualifications and Job Search

If you are looking for a new job without the help of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, there are a number of education and requalification courses which you can attend.

Our consultants at Career consultations will gladly help you with the selection of an appropriate course of action.

Ways to look for employment:

Contacting a potential employer

Contacting a potential employer mainly involves writing and sending your CV, having a personal interview (usually in Czech, or in the company language) and signing an employment contract.

Some employers may also require that you write and submit a motivation letter or complete a special task during the interview.

Do you need advice with the aforementioned? Contact us at career consultations.

What else awaits you: 

• Contacting the labour office to receive: 
  – an employment permit or
  – the authorisation to obtain or extend an employment permit;
• Obtaining the employment permit;
• Concluding the employment contract;
• Starting the new job.

Employment Contract

1. Never sign a document you do not understand. 
2. You can find a template of an employment contract here. 
3. If you are not sure about the content of the contract, you can have it translated or you can set up a meeting with one of our consultants.

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If the contract is alright and signed by you and the employer, you can begin your new job. 

Notification obligations

If you have an employment card, you must notify the Ministry of the Interior of:

• a change of employer;
• a change of position (work classification) at the same or different employer;
• a change of place of work;
• the termination of the employment relationship with an employer to which you want to return to at the same job position, but your position has ceased to exist and thus you must notify of a change of employer; and
• the change of place of work.

Expiration of the Employee Card

If you do not notify the Ministry of the Interior of your new employment within 60 days from the termination of your employment, your employee card will expire.

Invalid employment card

If you do not fulfil the requirements of obtaining temporary protection and you cannot return to your homeland or a different country, you may request a 90 day + residence visa for the purposes of remaining in the territory.

You must submit the request in person at the offices of the Ministry of the Interior (Brno, Tuřanka 115B).

This period will not count as the period for future applications for permanent residence or citizenship.

For the application you must:

1. Fill in the application form beforehand.
2. Bring revenue stamps worth CZK 300 (you can only buy these at the Czech Post Offices) for the administrative fee for the application. 
3. Bring one photograph of yourself in passport format (45 × 35 mm).
4. Bring your passport (if you have one).
5. Bring a document or documents that prove the existence of an obstacle that is preventing you from leaving the Czech Republic. 
   (If the circumstances are generally known, a sworn statement may be provided instead of this document.) 

Looking for Employment

Our Career consultations service can help you with writing your CV.

You can only look for vacant positions in the Labour Office’s  database of jobs for employee card holders.

How does it work?

1. An employer who wants to hire a foreigner notifies the Labour Office of a job vacancy.
2. If the vacancy is not filled by an EU citizen within 30 days of its announcement, the position is transferred into the database for employee or blue card holders
3. The employer receives a special number of the vacancy, which will be written when submitting a request for an employee or blue card holder.

Contact with a potential employer

Contact with a potential employer mainly involves the writing and sending of the CV, having a personal interview (usually in Czech, or in the language of the company) and signing the contract.

Some employers can also request that the person write and send a motivation letter or complete a special task during the interview.

Do you need help with the aforementioned? Contact our career consultations service.

What’s next: 

• Contacting the labour office to receive: 
  – an employment permit or
  – the authorisation to obtain or extend an employment permit
• Obtaining the employment permit. 
• Concluding the employment contract.
• Starting the new job.

Employment Contract

1. Never sign a document you do not understand. 
2. You can find a template of an employment contract here. 
3. If you are not sure about the content of the contract, you can have it translated or you can set up a meeting with one of our consultants.

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If the contract is alright and signed by you and the employer, you can begin your new job.

How to obtain a blue card?

You must sign an employment contract for a position that requires high qualifications (or a contract about a future contract) for a minimum period of 6 months at the legally established weekly working hours and an agreed gross monthly or annual salary which is at least 1.5 times the average gross annual salary in the Czech Republic.

What Are the Benefits of a Blue Card?

1. You can legally reside and work in the Czech Republic during its validity;
2. You can repeatedly leave and return to the Czech Republic with a valid residence permit; and
3. You can travel within the Schengen area without a visa.

Notification obligations

If you have a blue card, you must notify the Ministry of the Interior of the following within 3 working days:

• termination of employment;
• change of employer; or
• change of employment specification.

Extension of the Blue Card

You can repeatedly extend the validity of the blue card for a period of 3 months longer than the period for which the employment contract was concluded. The card may be extended for up to 3 years.

You can apply for an extension of the validity period of your stay no earlier than 120 days before the expiration of your current blue card at the Ministry of the Interior, by post, data box, e-mail with a secured electronic signature or through an authorized representative.

Health Insurance (self-paying)

Everyone who resides in the Czech Republic, regardless of whether they are a foreigner, EU citizen or citizen of the Czech Republic, is required by law to be insured and must pay a monthly contribution to the health insurance fund, from which the insured pays for their treatment or medication if they need medical care.

More: Insurance of foreigners in the Czech Republic

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Qualifications and looking for employment

If you are looking for a new job without the assistance of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, there are a number of education and requalification courses which you can attend.

Our consultants at the Career consultations will gladly help you with the selection of an appropriate course of action.

Ways to look for employment: 

Contacting a potential employer

Contacting a potential employer mainly involves writing and sending your CV, having a personal interview (usually in Czech, or in the company language) and signing an employment contract.

Do you need advice with the aforementioned? Contact our career consultations.

What’s next:  

• Concluding the employment contract. (Carefully read the contract! And do not sign anything you do not understand.)
• Starting the new job.

Employment contract

1. Never sign a document you do not understand. 
2. You can find a template of an employment contract here. 
3. If you are not sure about the content of the contract, you can have it translated or you can set up a meeting with one of our consultants.

(illustrative photograph of an employment contract)

If the contract is alright and signed by you and the employer, you can begin your new job.  

Warning: Employee card holders with free access to the labour market must notify the Ministry of the Interior of any change of employment within 3 working days of the date on which the change occurs.