EU foreign nationals whose stay in Czechia exceeds 90 days will need to register

The Czech Interior Ministry is preparing an amendment to the foreigners‘ law according to which foreign nationals from EU member states will be required to register if their stay in Czechia exceeds 90 days, the news site Novinky.cz reported. According to Pavla Novotna, the head of the Migration and Asylum Policy Department at the Interior Ministry, the fact that registration of EU nationals residing here long-term  is not required is causing complications for towns and municipalities. According to the ministry’s estimates the number of unregistered EU foreign nationals who spent more than 90 days in the country is around 200,000 a year. A new electronic system is being prepared to facilitate the registration process.