How much does the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes) cost and how long does it take?

The fee is about $229 (CZK 5,000 for the long-term visa for business purposes (CZK 2,500 for the other-purposes visa used by employees); inclusion in the Program is free); Consular fee set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: CZK 5,000 for a long-term visa for the purpose of business and CZK 2,500 for other long-term visas, charged in local currency at the monthly exchange rate. The later long-term residence permit costs a further CZK 2,500. The trade-licence registration fee (CZK 1,000) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade's assessment are separate or free. CZK 5,000 converted at the ECB rate of 2026-10-02. Processing time: up to 6 weeks. Program participants are guaranteed a Ministry of the Interior decision within 45 days of a complete visa application, against the 90 to 120 days of the ordinary long-term visa. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's inclusion decision and the embassy appointment come first and add a few weeks.

Can I join the Czech Digital Nomad Program if I work remotely as an employee rather than a freelancer?

Yes, if your employer has at least 50 employees worldwide, your contract or an employer affidavit allows remote work, your salary is at least 1.5 times the Czech average and you have a STEM or marketing degree or three years of IT experience. You then receive a long-term visa for other purposes and renew your Program inclusion each year.

What exactly is 1.5 times the Czech average salary in 2026?

For 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027 the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs' announced average gross salary is CZK 590,580 a year (CZK 49,215 a month), so the Program threshold is CZK 73,823 a month. It changes every May; check the Ministry of Industry and Trade's current figure before applying.

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Czechia digital nomad visa 2026: requirements and cost

Czechia's Digital Nomad Program fast-tracks a one-year long-term visa for IT and marketing specialists from 13 countries (US, UK, CA, AU, NZ, JP, KR, TW, IL, SG, IN, BR, MX) earning at least 1.5 times the Czech average salary, CZK 73,823 a month from May 2026. Freelancers get a business visa on a Czech trade licence, foreign employees an other-purpose visa, decided within 45 days.

Official name: Program Digitální nomád (Digital Nomad Program), Government Resolution No. 475 of 28 June 2023. Facts updated 2026-10-04 · Not yet reviewed by a person · Dataset 2026.10.7.

Who can apply: 13 listed nationalities; Citizens of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, the US and Taiwan who are highly skilled IT or marketing specialists (STEM or marketing degree, or three years of IT experience), earn at least 1.5 times the average gross salary, and have not held a Czech long-term visa or residence permit in the past year. Employees must work for a foreign employer with at least 50 staff worldwide; freelancers must hold or declare a Czech trade licence in IT or marketing services.
Minimum income: $3,386/month; CZK 73,823/month (1.5 times the average gross salary announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, CZK 49,215 a month for 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027)
Fee: about $229; CZK 5,000 for the long-term visa for business purposes (CZK 2,500 for the other-purposes visa used by employees); inclusion in the Program is free
Processing time: up to 6 weeks
Initial stay: 1 year, renewable
Where to apply: Consulate, then in the country; First by email to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (digitalnomad@mpo.gov.cz) for inclusion in the Program, then in person at the Czech embassy or consulate for your country of citizenship or long-term residence, which issues the visa on the Ministry of the Interior's instruction.

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Who can apply

Citizens of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, the US and Taiwan who are highly skilled IT or marketing specialists (STEM or marketing degree, or three years of IT experience), earn at least 1.5 times the average gross salary, and have not held a Czech long-term visa or residence permit in the past year. Employees must work for a foreign employer with at least 50 staff worldwide; freelancers must hold or declare a Czech trade licence in IT or marketing services.

What you need

Program inclusion application form from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with the statutory declaration for employees or freelancers
Passport of one of the 13 eligible countries, valid beyond the planned stay
Proof of education: STEM or marketing degree, or evidence of at least three years of IT experience
Employees: extract from the commercial register of the foreign employer, affidavit of at least 50 employees worldwide, and employment contract showing remote work and salary of at least 1.5 times the Czech average (English with certified Czech translation of the key clauses)
Freelancers: trade licensing office invitation or confirmation of registration, and client contracts or affidavits showing an IT or marketing project worth at least 1.5 times the average salary over its duration
Long-term visa application form and two photographs
Criminal-record extracts from your home country and any country where you lived more than six months in the last three years
Proof of accommodation in Czechia for the stay
Proof of funds (for the business visa, 50 times the subsistence minimum, about CZK 156,500)
Travel medical insurance valid in Czechia for the visa period (comprehensive insurance for the residence-permit stage)

Income proof: The Program requires income of at least 1.5 times the average gross annual salary announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. For May 2026 to April 2027 the announced average is CZK 590,580 a year (CZK 49,215 a month), giving CZK 73,823 a month, the same figure the Ministry of Industry and Trade publishes for Blue Card salaries. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-02 (CZK 24.470 and USD 1.1225 per euro). Employees show it in the employment contract; freelancers in client contracts or affidavits spread over the contract months. The figure is re-set every May.

Family: A spouse, registered partner and dependent children can be included if they apply for family-purpose visas at the same embassy appointment; dependent adult children can apply for study or other-purpose visas. Family members from outside the 13 countries must be entitled to apply at that embassy. They need marriage or birth certificates with apostille and certified Czech translation.

Cost and timeline

Minimum income	$3,386/monthCZK 73,823/month (1.5 times the average gross salary announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, CZK 49,215 a month for 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027)
Fee	about $229Consular fee set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: CZK 5,000 for a long-term visa for the purpose of business and CZK 2,500 for other long-term visas, charged in local currency at the monthly exchange rate. The later long-term residence permit costs a further CZK 2,500. The trade-licence registration fee (CZK 1,000) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade's assessment are separate or free. CZK 5,000 converted at the ECB rate of 2026-10-02.
Processing time	up to 6 weeksProgram participants are guaranteed a Ministry of the Interior decision within 45 days of a complete visa application, against the 90 to 120 days of the ordinary long-term visa. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's inclusion decision and the embassy appointment come first and add a few weeks.
Stay	1 year, renewable

How to apply

Consulate, then in the country. First by email to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (digitalnomad@mpo.gov.cz) for inclusion in the Program, then in person at the Czech embassy or consulate for your country of citizenship or long-term residence, which issues the visa on the Ministry of the Interior's instruction.

Freelancers: contact the relevant trade licensing office (živnostenský úřad) to declare a free trade in IT or marketing services and obtain the office's confirmation; employees skip this step but need their employer's commercial-register extract and an affidavit that it has at least 50 employees worldwide.
Email the Ministry of Industry and Trade the completed application form with proof of citizenship, proof of education or three years of IT experience, and either the employment contract (English plus certified Czech translation of the salary, employer and remote-work clauses) or client contracts or affidavits showing income of at least CZK 73,823 a month.
Receive the Ministry's confirmation of inclusion with a visa recommendation; the embassy then assigns a date for your long-term visa application (one alternative date only if you cannot attend).
Attend the embassy with the visa form, photos, passport, criminal-record extracts, proof of accommodation, proof of funds, travel medical insurance and the fee; freelancers also sit an interview.
After the Ministry of the Interior's decision (within 45 days) collect the one-year visa, travel, and report your address to the Foreign Police within three working days unless your landlord does it.
Before the visa expires, apply at the Ministry of the Interior for the long-term residence permit (business for freelancers; other purposes for employees, after renewing Program inclusion) and complete the adaptation-integration course.

After you arrive

Renewal: The long-term visa is issued for up to one year. Before it expires, freelancers apply to the Ministry of the Interior for a long-term residence permit for business, and employees first renew their inclusion in the Program (valid one year at a time, needing a Czech tax-domicile certificate) and then apply for a long-term residence permit for other purposes; both are extendable while the conditions hold.

Residence: Long-term visas and residence permits count toward the five years of continuous residence required for a Czech permanent residence permit under the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals, with time on a long-term visa counted at half; confirm the calculation with the Ministry of the Interior when you reach the threshold. Permanent residence is typically possible after 5 years.

Taxes

You become Czech tax resident if you have a permanent home in Czechia or spend 183 days or more in a calendar year, and are then taxed on worldwide income at 15% and 23%. Freelancers on a trade licence can use the 60% lump-sum expense deduction or the flat-tax regime, and must pay Czech social and health insurance; employees of foreign companies remain on their employer's payroll but may become liable to Czech tax after 183 days, and the Program renewal requires a Czech tax-domicile certificate.

In practice

Decision on nomadVisa: true. The Program is a dedicated, targeted digital-nomad scheme in force since 1 July 2023 (updated 1 July 2025) with its own eligibility list and income test, even though the permit it delivers is the ordinary long-term visa for business or other purposes; the fast track and the employee route do not exist outside it.
The freelancer route depends on the Czech trade licence (živnostenský list), which must be declared before applying; freelancer inclusion has unlimited validity, while employees must renew inclusion each year.
Business-visa applications are also capped per embassy by Government Regulation 220/2019 (and the Delhi embassy limits other-purpose applications to 24 a year), so apply early in the calendar year.
Prague has most of the English-speaking coworking and the Ministry of the Interior's main offices; Brno is cheaper, has a large IT sector and a dedicated expat centre that helps with the trade licence.

For your passport

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EU, EEA, CH:Not needed: EU, EEA and Swiss citizens live and work in Czechia freely and only register with the Ministry of the Interior after 30 days (certificate of temporary residence optional).
US, GB, CA, AU, NZ, JP, KR, IL, SG:Eligible and visa-exempt in Schengen for 90 days in 180, so you can scout Prague or Brno first, but the long-term visa must be requested at the Czech embassy abroad; it cannot be issued inside Czechia.
TW, IN, BR, MX:Eligible for the Program (Taiwan, Brazil and Mexico are also Schengen visa-exempt; Indian citizens need a Schengen visa to scout). Indian applicants should note the 24-per-year cap on other-purpose visas at the Delhi embassy.
All other passports:Not eligible for the Program. The ordinary long-term visa for business (trade licence, CZK 5,000 fee, 90 to 120 days) is open to all nationalities but without the 45-day guarantee or the remote-employee route.

Cities in Czechia on Nostos

Olomouc
Balanced score 70 · $1,600/month
Prague
Balanced score 69 · $2,156/month
Ostrava
Balanced score 69 · $1,433/month
Brno
Balanced score 68 · $1,719/month

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Frequently asked

Who can apply for the Czechia digital nomad visa?: Citizens of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, the US and Taiwan who are highly skilled IT or marketing specialists (STEM or marketing degree, or three years of IT experience), earn at least 1.5 times the average gross salary, and have not held a Czech long-term visa or residence permit in the past year. Employees must work for a foreign employer with at least 50 staff worldwide; freelancers must hold or declare a Czech trade licence in IT or marketing services. Czechia's Digital Nomad Program fast-tracks a one-year long-term visa for IT and marketing specialists from 13 countries (US, UK, CA, AU, NZ, JP, KR, TW, IL, SG, IN, BR, MX) earning at least 1.5 times the Czech average salary, CZK 73,823 a month from May 2026. Freelancers get a business visa on a Czech trade licence, foreign employees an other-purpose visa, decided within 45 days.
How much income do you need for the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes)?: About $3,386 per month (CZK 73,823/month (1.5 times the average gross salary announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, CZK 49,215 a month for 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027)). The Program requires income of at least 1.5 times the average gross annual salary announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. For May 2026 to April 2027 the announced average is CZK 590,580 a year (CZK 49,215 a month), giving CZK 73,823 a month, the same figure the Ministry of Industry and Trade publishes for Blue Card salaries. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-02 (CZK 24.470 and USD 1.1225 per euro). Employees show it in the employment contract; freelancers in client contracts or affidavits spread over the contract months. The figure is re-set every May.
How much does the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes) cost and how long does it take?: The fee is about $229 (CZK 5,000 for the long-term visa for business purposes (CZK 2,500 for the other-purposes visa used by employees); inclusion in the Program is free); Consular fee set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: CZK 5,000 for a long-term visa for the purpose of business and CZK 2,500 for other long-term visas, charged in local currency at the monthly exchange rate. The later long-term residence permit costs a further CZK 2,500. The trade-licence registration fee (CZK 1,000) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade's assessment are separate or free. CZK 5,000 converted at the ECB rate of 2026-10-02. Processing time: up to 6 weeks. Program participants are guaranteed a Ministry of the Interior decision within 45 days of a complete visa application, against the 90 to 120 days of the ordinary long-term visa. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's inclusion decision and the embassy appointment come first and add a few weeks.
How long can you stay in Czechia on the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes), and can it be renewed?: 1 year, renewable. The long-term visa is issued for up to one year. Before it expires, freelancers apply to the Ministry of the Interior for a long-term residence permit for business, and employees first renew their inclusion in the Program (valid one year at a time, needing a Czech tax-domicile certificate) and then apply for a long-term residence permit for other purposes; both are extendable while the conditions hold.
Does the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes) lead to permanent residence in Czechia?: Yes. Long-term visas and residence permits count toward the five years of continuous residence required for a Czech permanent residence permit under the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals, with time on a long-term visa counted at half; confirm the calculation with the Ministry of the Interior when you reach the threshold.
Can family members come with you on the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes)?: A spouse, registered partner and dependent children can be included if they apply for family-purpose visas at the same embassy appointment; dependent adult children can apply for study or other-purpose visas. Family members from outside the 13 countries must be entitled to apply at that embassy. They need marriage or birth certificates with apostille and certified Czech translation.
Do you pay tax in Czechia on the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes)?: You become Czech tax resident if you have a permanent home in Czechia or spend 183 days or more in a calendar year, and are then taxed on worldwide income at 15% and 23%. Freelancers on a trade licence can use the 60% lump-sum expense deduction or the flat-tax regime, and must pay Czech social and health insurance; employees of foreign companies remain on their employer's payroll but may become liable to Czech tax after 183 days, and the Program renewal requires a Czech tax-domicile certificate.
Where do you apply for the Digital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes)?: Consulate, then in the country: First by email to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (digitalnomad@mpo.gov.cz) for inclusion in the Program, then in person at the Czech embassy or consulate for your country of citizenship or long-term residence, which issues the visa on the Ministry of the Interior's instruction.
Can I join the Czech Digital Nomad Program if I work remotely as an employee rather than a freelancer?: Yes, if your employer has at least 50 employees worldwide, your contract or an employer affidavit allows remote work, your salary is at least 1.5 times the Czech average and you have a STEM or marketing degree or three years of IT experience. You then receive a long-term visa for other purposes and renew your Program inclusion each year.
What exactly is 1.5 times the Czech average salary in 2026?: For 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027 the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs' announced average gross salary is CZK 590,580 a year (CZK 49,215 a month), so the Program threshold is CZK 73,823 a month. It changes every May; check the Ministry of Industry and Trade's current figure before applying.

Sources

The Digital Nomad Program (English programme text, version of 1 July 2025), Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (mpo.gov.cz) · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Government Resolution 475/2023, 13 eligible countries, IT and marketing criteria, 1.5 times average salary, 50-employee rule, trade licence, visa types, 45-day decision, family members, renewal of inclusion, embassy caps
Digital Nomad Program, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Programme page published 1 July 2025 with application form, step-by-step guides, contact digitalnomad@mpo.gov.cz and the one-year exclusion for previous visa holders
Increase of the Blue Card salary and new affidavit forms (average gross salary announced by MPSV for 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027), Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Average gross annual salary of CZK 590,580 (CZK 49,215 a month) and the 1.5 multiple of CZK 73,823 used by the economic migration programmes
Digital Nomad Program, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Chicago, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mzv.gov.cz) · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Embassy procedure: inclusion by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, visa application at the mission, 45-day processing, family members
Czech Government Fast-track Visa Program "Digital Nomad", Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mzv.gov.cz) · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Visa types by category, one-year inclusion, 45-day decision, extension with adaptation-integration course, family procedure (the Taipei mission's copy of this page no longer resolves)
Visa fees, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mzv.gov.cz) · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Long-term visa fee (US$116, CZK 2,500) and long-term business visa fee (US$232, CZK 5,000) for October 2026; fees recalculated monthly
Long term visa for other purposes, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mzv.gov.cz) · retrieved 2026-10-04 · Ordinary 90 to 120 day processing, CZK 2,500 fee, 12-month validity, proof of funds including 50 times the subsistence minimum (CZK 156,500) for business visas, document rules

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