Free access to the Labour market – a phrase often use in the immigration world. What is it and who has it?
Free access to the Labour market basically means that you can work anywhere in the Czech Republic without any further approvals from the authorities.
Who has free access to the Labour market?
The most commonly:
All EU nationals and their family members with the Residence permit for family members of EU nationals
Permanent residency holders
Asylum or protection visa holders
Students of certified studies
Czech secondary-or-higher-education Diploma holders, as long as you studied a certified program
Family reunion visa holders
But also:
Family members of diplomatic visa holders, consular officers or of employees of an international governmental organization based in the Czech Republic
Workers whose work will not exceed 7 consecutive calendar days or 30 days in total in a calendar years as long as they are performing artists, a pedagogical worker, an academic employee of a university, a scientific, research or development worker who is a participant in a scientific meeting, a pupil or student under 26 years of age, an athlete or a person who supplies goods or services in the Czech Republic or delivers or assembles such goods or services on the basis of a commercial contract, or carries out warranty and repair work,
Members of a rescue unit who provide assistance on the basis of an interstate agreement on mutual assistance in dealing with the consequences of accidents and natural disasters and in cases of humanitarian aid,
Employees in an international transport sent by a foreign employer to perform work in the Czech Republic
Holders of the status of the long-term resident EU with the permit issued in another EU country
Accredited media workers
Official military or civilian personnel of the armed forces
Dispatched employees from another EU country within the framework of a transnational provision of services
Worker whose job is in the interest of the Czech Republic
Holders of Intra-corporate transferee residence permit issued by another EU country who is also intra-corporate transferee in the Czech Republic not exceeding 90 days in any period of 180 days
Minister of a church or a religious society registered in the Czech Republic
Holders of the protection visa
Scientists or academic worker at a university; scientific researcher or development worker in a research institution
Worker who are included in international treaty
(Information used from the section 98 of the Act on Employment, 435/2004)
Remember, even if you have free access to the Labour market, you always have to have a valid visa in order to live in the Czech Republic. It should always be a permit in accordance to the purpose of your stay; e.g. if you are mainly working, then it should be the Employee or Blue Card.
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