Foreigners and the Czech Republic
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Language exams for foreigners seeking permanent residency permit to become tougher
Foreigners from non-EU states are obliged to undergo a Czech language exam to secure permanent residency in the country. The government is currently preparing legislation…
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“200 families ready to adopt” says initiative and calls on government to accept refugee minors…
The refugee support initiative Češi pomáhaji (Czechs help) has announced it has a list of around 200 Czech families who say they are willing to accept refugees currently…
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Foreigners at Czech universities at record high, topped by Slovaks and Americans
More than 60,000 foreign students studied at Czech universities last year – a record high. Most full-time diploma students are from neighbouring Slovakia, followed by ex…
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How I became a Czech citizen
Last October, having lived in the country for just over 25 years, I became a citizen of the Czech Republic.
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Czech government plans major revision of visa schemes, annual quotas for foreign workers
Faced by an acute labour shortage, the Czech government is looking to attract more foreign workers and streamline the processing of issuing work permits. In recent years…
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New foreigners’ law to change conditions for non-EU nationals
An amendment to the law on foreigners, in effect as of the beginning of August, has brought a series of changes concerning mainly foreigners from non-EU countries. Among…
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Czech foreign ministry reports record number of visa applications
The Czech Foreign Ministry has reported record interest in obtaining Czech visas. Between the start of January and the end of June, Czech diplomatic missions received 408…
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Czech Republic least likely EU country to grant asylum, humanitarian protection
Nowhere in the entire European Union was a person fleeing their homeland less likely to be granted safe harbour last year than in the Czech Republic. Fresh data from…
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Police: Cultural gaps and language barrier make uncovering Vietnamese drug gangs hard
The majority of the methamphetamine seized by the Czech police last year was produced by Vietnamese crime gangs. Indeed, almost 70 percent of the illegal drug impounded…
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Youngest chess grandmaster on his biggest victory and the secret to success
His father is a Vietnamese businessman and he was born here in the Czech Republic. Thai Dai Van Nguyen is one of many second-generation Vietnamese who are fluent is Czech…
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Prague tops post-communist capitals in Mercer quality of living survey
For the tenth year in a row, the Austrian capital has topped the global rankings of the “Quality of Living” index compiled by the US consultancy Mercer. For a third year…
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Foreigners make up 11 percent of Czech workforce – and employers are calling out for more
Foreigners now account for nearly 11 percent of the Czech workforce, despite making up just 5 percent of the population. In light of an ongoing labour shortage, business…
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