Czech Republic has joined the EU more than 10 years ago, in 2004. Back then, Czech population seemed to be happy with this political step, celebrations taking place all around the country. Nowadays, Czechs aren’t so impressed by EU membership, by all means trying to protect their sovereignty. What advantages the Czech Republic has, that […]
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Czech Employment Laws
Employment in brief Working hours: 40 working hours maximum / per week Days off: minimum 4 weeks per year vacation Salary: minimum wage 50.60 czk / per hour if paid hourly. Or 8500 czk per month. Maternity leave: a female employee is entitled to 28 weeks’ maternity leave. – In order to test you as […]
Why Study in the Czech Republic?
Czech Republic has a long tradition of high quality university education. As a matter of fact, Charles University, founded in 1348, is one of the oldest European universities. With academic facilities located all around the Czech Republic (mainly in Prague, two faculties in Hradec Kralove, one in Pilsen), Charles University has a total of 17 […]
Trade License Benefits
In order to fulfill legal requirements of your stay in the Czech Republic, you must work on a trade license (živnostenský list or zivno), own a company or be an employee of the local company. To work as an employee, non-EU citizens must first obtain work permit and employment visa. For EU citizens the procedure […]
Buying property in CZ in 10 simple steps
Making a decision to become a property owner is a big milestone, congratulations! However, there’s a huge gap between making a decision and actually getting the keys to the new apartment. What lies behind the legal requirements, Czech laws and estate agents’ claims? Foreigners.cz brings you a step-by-step instruction to guide you in the world […]
Celebrate Love the Original Way
Teddy bears, plush hurts and red roses. Three quite cliche things strongly associated with St.Valentine’s Day. Every coming year retailers are competing against each other trying to invent new, original ways to celebrate the Love. Sad to say, but weekend getaways, spending the 14th of February in a spa or a hotel in a foreign […]
10 Tips for Buying Property in CZ
Buying property in the Czech Republic is a smart choice whether you’ve been living in CZ for a while or have just recently decided to relocate. Prices of property in the Czech Republic are especially attractive for foreigners coming from the countries, where exchange rates favor their local currency. 1. Investigation and thorough analyses come first. […]
Proof of Accommodation
Proof of accommodation (doklad o zajištění ubytování) is a legal document confirming that a foreigner has a residence address in the Czech Republic. According to the requirements of the Czech Ministry of Interior, a property mentioned in the confirmation of accommodation (potvrzení o ubytování) has to be listed in the Czech property register (katastr nemovitostí). […]
Ice Skating in Prague
Outdoor skating One of the most famous skating spots is ice rink Na Františku, which is popular mainly thanks to its central location and a decent size of the ice surface 40 x 20 m. Na Františku is a one-stop-shop, where you can rent out a pair of skates and also sharpen the ones you brought […]
Commonly Broken New Year’s Resolutions
Every year we all set our hopes high, eager to become better, fitter and richer selves 🙂 Millions of New Year’s resolutions will be made together with the first glimpses of fireworks at midnight on December, 31. However, those millions of resolutions can be generalised and brought to a broad list of the most common […]