WELCOME SERVICE

BEFORE ARRIVAL

All foreign nationals

Taxes

If you work in the Czech Republic only, your tax residence will be determined in accordance with the respective treaty for the avoidance of double taxation. If a bilateral treaty has not been concluded and you stay in the Czech Republic for over 183 days, you will be considered a tax resident of the Czech Republic.

 

Social security a health insurance

You will be required to pay health and social insurance from your salary unless you have other income outside the CR. If you also work outside the CR, you will be required to fill in the A1 form and declare in which country you will pay your health and social insurance.

 

EU nationals

Health travel insurance 

Although not required, we recommend that you take out a travel insurance to cover the time between the date of your arrival in the CR and the date when your employment starts.

 

Nationals of non-EU countries

Short-term stay

You will have to submit:

• Application form (also called the black-and-white application)

• Travel document (passport)

• Your photograph (2x)

• A document that declares the purpose of your journey, for example: invitation letter with a brief description of your agenda and the date of start and end of the journey,

• A document that proves your relationship with the hosting institution under labour law, etc. These documents can be issued by a member of our HR staff.

• Proof of accommodation or proof of sufficient amount of money that can cover your accommodation (e.g. document certifying that you will stay at a dormitory).

• A document proving sufficient financial funds for both food and journey for the estimated length of your stay and for your trip back to your country or a third country (e.g. copy of an international credit card, copy of an employment or other contract that indicates your income).

• Information that proves your intention to leave the Czech Republic/Schengen Area before the expiry of your visa (e.g. ticket or flight ticket reservation, proof of funds, proof of employment, proof of ownership of property, proof of family or work connection, etc.).

• Travel health insurance covering the time until your employment starts. You can take out the travel health insurance with a private insurance company in a Schengen country or the country of your origin but the policy must be officially translated to Czech.

• Application fee of CZK 1,500 (“duty stamp”)

 

Long-term stay

You will have to submit:

• Application form (also called the green application). The original can be picked at an embassy, a Foreign Police station and the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy.

• Hosting agreement - submit the original document; this document is issued by the university to people who already have a university degree. A hosting agreement is not concluded in lieu of an employment contract, which will be concluded once you obtain your visa. The hosting agreement will be issued by a member of our HR staff and the original copy will be sent via mail.

• University´s written commitment - submit the original document; this document is a compulsory attachment to the hosting agreement, whereby the university undertakes to cover any costs related to the stay of an employee after the termination of his/her residence permit, including the costs related to the journey from the country of stay, if arising within six months from the date of expiry of the hosting agreement and if paid from public funds. The commitment will be issued by a member of our HR staff and the original copy will be sent via mail.

• Travel health insurance for the period of two months from the date of departure to the Czech Republic, regardless the date when your employment begins. You can take out the travel health insurance with a private insurance company in a Schengen country or the country of your origin but the policy must be officially translated to Czech.

• Extract from the criminal record from your country of origin (incl. official Czech translation) or from all the countries where you were staying for more than 6 months in the last 3 years (incl. official Czech translation).

• Travel document (passport)

• Your photograph (2x)

• Proof of accommodation for the duration of your stay

• Application fee of CZK 2,500 CZK (“duty stamp”)

In special cases:

• A medical report proving that you do not suffer from any serious illness; a Czech embassy can only ask for a medical report if there is a reasonable suspicion that you suffer from a serious illness.