Economic migration - programs and quotas - UPDATE from 1 July 2025
In support of foreign employment, the Czech Republic implements programs of targeted economic migration. All programs of targeted economic migration are primarily administered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Detailed information about the programs, including information on how to participate, is available on this website.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo accepts the following numbers and types of visa and residence permit applications within these programs:
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Program |
Annual Quota |
Applications for: |
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0 |
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No quota |
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100 |
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No quota |
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4 |
Quotas
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo uses quotas for Employee Card and Long-term Visa for Entrepreneurship applications, in accordance with the Government Decree No. 220/2019 Coll., amended on 11 June 2025 with changes implemented as of 1 July 2025 on maximum number of applications for long-term visas for the purpose of entrepreneurship, applications for long-term residence permits for the purpose of investment and applications for employee cards, which can be submitted at an embassy, as amended by the Government Decree No. 415/2025 (both available in Czech).
In accordance with this government decree, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo as of 1 July 2025 accepts annually:
- 100 applications for Employee Cards, none of them within the Qualified Worker Program, 100 applications within the Highly Qualified Worker Program or Key and Research Staff Program.
- CANCELLED! As of 1 July 2025 it is NO longer possible to accept 30 applications of Employee cards outside of any program.
- 12 applications for Long-term Visa – Entrepreneurship, out of which 4 applications within the Key and Research Staff Program and 8 applications outside of any program.
The annual quota is fixed and cannot be exceeded.
When accepting visa and residence permit applications within and outside the programs of targeted economic migration, the quota is evenly distributed throughout a calendar year.
As of 1 July 2025 the number of Long-term visa (seasonal work) applications at the Czech Embassy in Cairo is set to 5/month.
Application submission
Applicants included in a program receive an appointment for application submission from the consulate – they do not need to schedule their appointments by themselves.
Applicants filing their applications outside of a program need to schedule an appointment for application submission by themselves in accordance with the consulate´s guidelines for registering an appointment.