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ARTICLE · 09 MARCH 2009

Green Cards For Foreign Workers

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
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From 1 January 2009, an integrated residency and work permit (Green Card) system has been introduced for employees from 12 non-EU/EEA countries.

Czech RepublicImmigration
Pavla Kratochvílová
Pavla Kratochvílová
Lucián Staněk
Lucián Staněk

From 1 January 2009, an integrated residency and work permit (Green Card) system has been introduced for employees from 12 non-EU/EEA countries:

  • Australia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Japan
  • Macedonia
  • Montenegro
  • New Zealand
  • Serbia
  • South Korea
  • Ukraine
  • USA

Citizens from these countries can now apply for a Green Card when seeking work in the Czech Republic instead of having to obtain a residency permit and work permit in separate proceedings.

The new Green Card process is much simpler and quicker, with a maximum overall processing time of 90 days.

Any vacancy reported to the Labour Office which is not occupied by a suitable employee from an EU/EEA country within 30 days may be given to a candidate from any of the 12 countries who holds a Green Card.

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