Under what conditions can you reside in the European Union?

As EU citizens, you are entitled to free movement and residence in the EU Member States. Therefore, you can also enter the Czech Republic and reside here for an unlimited time. All you need is a travel document, in this case, an ID card is sufficient. During your residence, you must follow certain obligations. Your freedom of movement can be restricted only in serious and justified cases, e.g. breaches of the peace, public safety or health risks.

Neither do you need a permit to reside in other EU Member State. Each Member State, however, has rules for registration of the EU citizens after they arrive in the country. You can review these at a diplomatic mission of the given country where you are going to reside temporarily. Please see the list of the individual countries’ diplomatic missions in the Czech Republic.

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Do you have to apply for a residence permit?

You do not need to apply for any kind of a residence permit. If you have been residing in the Czech Republic for more than 3 months, you are entitled to apply for a registration certificate.

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Under what conditions can you work in the European Union?

You are entitled to seek employment and work in the Czech Republic without having to apply for a work permit (you have free access to the labour market). In terms of job availability, working conditions, social and fiscal benefits, you will be treated in the same way as Czech citizens. You can also be self-employed in the Czech Republic and do, for instance, business here.

Under what conditions can you reside in the European Union?

If you meet the stipulated requirements, you are entitled as an EU citizen’s family member to enter and reside in the EU Member States, and, therefore, to acquire a short-term visa or, subsequently, a residence permit. During your residence in the Czech Republic, you must follow certain obligations. Your entitlement to residence can be restricted only in serious and justified cases (breaches of the peace, public safety or health risks).

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Do you have to apply for a residence permit?

If you are an EU citizen’s family member and, at the same time, you are not an EU citizen and you are going to reside temporarily in the Czech Republic with an EU citizen for more than 3 months, you must apply for a temporary residence permit.

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Under what conditions can you work in the European Union?

If you are staying in the Czech Republic as an EU citizen’s family member, you can work here without an additional work permit (you have free access to the labour market). You can also work in the course of waiting for a decision on your application – a visa in your passport is sufficient.