In 2026, appointment registration will take place ON THESE DATES: 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November. Registration period always begins at 10:00 and ends 16:00 Kuwait time.

 

Read all the information carefully and follow the instructions exactly. 

Number of employee card and long-term visa for seasonal work applications accepted quarterly: 10

The Czech Republic accepts long-term visa a residence permit applications for employment primarily through targeted economic migration programs and applies quotas.  

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1. Send your appointment request to submit an employee card application or long-term visa application for seasonal work only on the dates and during the registration period to:  Kuwait.Employment@mzv.gov.cz.* E-mails received outside of registration period will be disregarded. We recommend sending the e-mail in the beginning of the registration rather than at the end. 

2. Every applicant can send only 1 e-mail. In case multiple requests are sent, even from multiple e-mail IDs, will be automatically disregarded. Be sure that you uphold all the conditions as any correction will count as a second e-mail.

3. State the following in the e-mail subject: only passport number. Any other information or words in subject line will lead to automatic exclusion of the e-mail.

4. Each e-mail can contain only one appointment request.

5. State the following in the e-mail text: 
- full name (as it appears in the passport)
- date of birth
- telephone number
- e-mail address 
- the total stay period in the State of Kuwait 

6. Attach scans of the following documents (only PDF format) to your e-mail: 
- work contract
- passport data page
- non-Kuwaiti nationals: Kuwaiti ID or residence permit proving the continuous stay in the State of Kuwait for at least last 2 years unless you are exempt from  territorial competence.
E-mails containing extra attachments, incorrect file formats, or links to file share servers will be excluded.

8. The results will be announced within 1 week after the registration day. The successful applicants will receive the details about the appointment by e-mail. The appointment day will be given within the the second half of the month of the registration. 

9. Once the appointment is set it cannot be rescheduled. Be on time, late arrivals cannot be processed.

10. During the application lodging the same documents must be presented as were used for registration. Otherwise the registration is invalid.

Be aware that using an automated systems for mass registration could be evaluated by the anti-spam security system of the mzv.gov.cz domain and declared as spam. Such e-mails are excluded from the registration. The same applies for registration e-mail IDs which are blocking direct reply to the sent e-mail. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE CARDS:

Employee Cards are required for employment in the Czech Republic by citizens of the so-called third countries, i.e. states outside of the EU, Island, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Citizens of these countries nor their family members (in the extent of a definition of a family member as per § 15a and § 180f of Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals) have free accessto the job market in the Czech Republic and do not require an Employee Card.

The Czech Republic does not issue visas for long-term employment, rather it issues residence permits. In terms of short- or mid-term employment, it issues Schengen visas for the purpose of employment (issued for up to three months) or seasonal employment (issued for up to three months work in specific fields), long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment (issued for 3-6 months work in specific fields) and special work visa.

Employee Card applications are lodged at diplomatic missions of the Czech Republicaccording to the local territorial competence. They forward the applications to the Ministry of the Interior, which examines them and decides on them. If approved, the diplomatic mission, at which the application was lodged, issues a long-term visa for the purpose of collecting an Employee Card. This visa is issued as single entry for 60 days. During this period, the applicant visits the local branch of the Ministry of the Interior according to the place of stay, which subsequently – after collection of biometric data – issues an Employee Card.

If the purpose of stay lasts, the applicant can request – before expiry of the Employee Card – its extension at the local branch of the Ministry of the Interior.

Employee card grants its holder a right of free movement in the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days within any 180 days for non-gainful purposes (in this respect, it fulfills the function of a short-term Schengen visa).

 

Legal sources:

○ Act No 326/1999 Coll., on Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic and Amending Certain Acts (available in Czech)

• -territorial competence: § 169g
• -scheduling appointment to lodge application: § 169f
• -lodging application in person: § 169d
• -requirement to submit documents: § 168.2
• -submitting fingerprints: § 55.3
• -employee card: § 42g
• -supporting documents in general: § 31, § 42.6
• -supporting documents for employee card: § 42h
• -supporting documents – requirements (within 180 days, originals, Czech language): § 55.1, § 169.2
• -unacceptability of application: § 169h
• -suspension of processing: § 169i, § 169r.4
• -legal processing period: § 169t.6c)
• -travel health insurance: § 180j

○ Act No 500/2004 Coll., Administrative Code (available in Czech)

• -requirement to submit documents in Czech: § 16.1+2

○ Act No 435/2004 Coll., on Employment (available in Czech)

○ Decree from December 21, 2010, No 429/2010 Coll., on Establishing Exceptions from Foreigner´s Obligation to Apply for a Visa or Residence Permit at a Diplomatic Mission According toLocal Territorial Competence (available in Czech)

○ Decree from February 5, 2020, No 35/2020 Coll., on Establishing Territorial Districts of Diplomatic Missions for Purposes of Lodging Visa and Residence Permit Applications (available in Czech)

○ Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State

○ Regulation (EU) No 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) – mainly Title II – External Borders, Chapters I and II

 

Useful links:

○ Ministry of the Interior – Employee Card, Contacts, Application Requirements, Submitting Application and on-the-spot Error Removal, Course of the Proceedings, Status of Application, Conditions of Entry and Basic Requirements after Entry to the Czech Republic

○ Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs – Employee Cards, Central Vacancies Database, Foreign Employment

○ Search for Vacancies

○ Labor Office of the Czech Republic

○ Ministry of Industry and Trade – Economic Migration, Economic Migration and Government Programs

○ Ministry of Justice – Court Certified Translators (in Czech)

○ Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports – Recognition of Education

○ Portal - Recognition of Foreign Education and Qualification

○ Portal - Foreigners in the Czech Republic

○ Portal - State Administration – Employment (in Czech)

○ Czech Statistical Office – Employment of Foreigners Methodology

○ Employee Card – information leaflet(in Czech)