Economic migration - programs and quotas
21.11.2022 / 04:47 | Aktualizováno: 23.01.2024 / 05:12
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.
From January 1, 2024 the Annual Quota of the Qualified Worker Program was raised to 5300.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila 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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5300 |
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No quota |
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100 |
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No quota |
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No quota |
Quotas
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila uses quotas for Employee Card and Long-term Visa for Entrepreneurship applications, in accordance with the Government Decree No. 220/2019 Coll., 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. 321/2022 Coll. (both available in Czech).
In accordance with this government decree, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila accepts annually:
- 5500 applications for Employee Cards, out of which 5300 within the Qualified Worker Program, 100 within the Highly Qualified Worker Program or Key and Research Staff Program and 100 outside of any program.
- no quota applications for Long-term Visa – Entrepreneurship, out of which no quota within the Key and Research Staff Program and no quota 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.
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.