Government approves new rules for residence permit agenda

EU citizens staying in the Czech Republic for more than 90 days will have to register with the Ministry of Interior, according to a draft law approved by the Czech government on Wednesday. The bill, which will now be presented to the Chamber of Deputies for approval, also includes plans to digitize the residence permit agenda or to define the institute of the so-called “guarantor”. This is an entity that ensures the purpose of the stay of a foreigner from a non-EU country. If approved, the proposed legislation should come into force in 2026.

According to the Interior Ministry's quarterly report on migration, there were over 1,000 000 foreigners in the Czech Republic at the end of June, and the Interior Ministry estimates that there are up to 200,000 EU citizens residing in the country who are not registered.