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Economic Migration Programs

To support foreign employment, Czechia implements several economic migration programs. These programs register employers whose future employees file their visa / residency applications in a facilitated manner. For further information, contact the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the programs´ administrator.

Czechia employs foreign workers primarily through the economic migration programs.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abu Dhabi accepts applications in the following programs:

Program

Annual Quota

Applications for:

 

HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKER

No quota

Blue Card

 

No quota

Employee Card

 

KEY AND RESEARCH STAFF

 

No quota

Blue Card

 

Intra-Company Employee Transfer Card

 

Long-term Residence Permit – Investment

 

No quota

Long-term Visa – Entrepreneurship

 

Applicants included in a program are assigned an appointment by the consulate.

Legal Sources:

○ Governmental Decree No. 206/2025 Coll., amending Governmental Decree No 220/2019  Coll., on maximal number of applications for long-term visas for the purpose of entrepreneurship, long-term residence permits for the purpose of investment and employee cards that can be submitted at a diplomatic mission (in Czech)

Useful Links:

○ Ministry of Industry and Trade – Economic Migration