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Long-Term Visa D for Seasonal Employment

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for third-country nationals who want to do seasonal employment in the Czech Republic for more than three months. Seasonal employment is an activity depending on the season and, under Decree No. 322/2017 Coll. of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, as amended by Decree No. 468/2022 Coll., covers crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities; forestry and logging; building construction; civil engineering; specialised construction activities; accommodation services; food services and hospitality industry; architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis; and sports, entertainment and holiday services.

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  • General info
    A visa for a stay longer than 90 days (a long-term visa) for the purpose of seasonal employment is intended for third countries nationals who want to have seasonal employment in the Czech Republic.
  • General info
    Seasonal employment is an activity depending on the season. According to the Decree of the Ministry of the Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic No.: 322/2017 Coll., as amended by the Decree No. 468/2022 Coll. it concerns: crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities, forestry and logging, building construction, civil engineering, specialised construction activities, accommodation services, food services and hospitality industry, architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis, sports, entertainment and holiday services.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes, employer involvement is implied: the applicant must hold a work permit under Section 96(1) of the Employment Act (or the reference number of a filed application for it) and, where the employer provides accommodation, provide the employer's confirmation of the wage, salary or remuneration.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not describe whether the work permit ties the holder to a single employer.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive characteristic is that the employment must be seasonal, an activity depending on the season, within the listed sectors: crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities; forestry and logging; building construction; civil engineering; specialised construction activities; accommodation services; food services and hospitality industry; architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis; and sports, entertainment and holiday services. The official source does not state any qualification, experience, salary, skill-level, shortage or labour-market condition.

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  • General info
    Seasonal employment is an activity depending on the season. According to the Decree of the Ministry of the Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic No.: 322/2017 Coll., as amended by the Decree No. 468/2022 Coll. it concerns: crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities, forestry and logging, building construction, civil engineering, specialised construction activities, accommodation services, food services and hospitality industry, architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis, sports, entertainment and holiday services.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

For the visa's validity the holder can legally stay and work in Czechia and must fulfil the seasonal-employment purpose. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer or whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer.
  • The page does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The visa is valid for a maximum of 9 months. It can be extended if the current visa was issued for less than 6 months and the holder will stay for the same purpose, but the total validity including extensions cannot exceed 9 months. To stay longer than 9 months, a new residence permit application must be filed at a diplomatic mission. Residence with this visa does not count towards the 5-year continuous residence required for a permanent residence permit.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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