What changed in Czechia

Crypto held over 3 years is exempt from Czech income tax

Crypto tax and legal status

The 60 percent lump-sum rule makes freelance income cheap to tax

Personal income tax

Automatic reporting is coming and losses cannot be carried forward

Crypto tax and legal status

Occasional crypto disposals are taxed as ordinary income only

Crypto tax and legal status

Active crypto trading adds social and health contributions on top of tax

Crypto tax and legal status

Gross crypto proceeds under CZK 100,000 a year need no declaration

Crypto tax and legal status

Six months of service work in Czechia creates a permanent establishment

Moving your company

Directing your company from Prague can drag it into Czech tax residence

Moving your company

Deregistering health and social security on departure is a separate step

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Czechia has no exit tax, wealth tax or inheritance tax

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens need only 3 years of continuous lawful residence

Permanent residency and citizenship

Citizenship needs permanent residence plus 5 years of continuous lawful residence

Permanent residency and citizenship

Permanent residence follows 5 years of continuous residence

Residency routes

The EU Blue Card needs a materially higher salary

Residency routes

The Employee Card is the standard route for a Czech job offer

Residency routes

The zivno trade-licence visa is the standard freelancer relocation route

Residency routes

Third-country nationals must register with the Foreign Police

Local registrations

A long stay can shift your habitual workplace to Czechia

Employment law

Long-term visa holders need EUR 400,000 comprehensive medical cover

Healthcare coverage

EHIC or GHIC covers state healthcare for EU, EEA, Swiss and UK-insured visitors

Healthcare coverage

No social security agreement means no coordination mechanism

Social security

Social security coordination exists for your employer's country

Social security

Signing contracts or managing from Czechia creates permanent establishment risk

Permanent establishment risk

A Czech entity bearing your cost makes you taxable from day one

Personal income tax

Treaty Article 15 relief keeps a short posting out of Czech tax

Personal income tax

A permanent home in Czechia can trigger residency regardless of days

Tax residency

At 183 days or more in the calendar year you become a Czech tax resident

Tax residency

Unlikely to become a Czech tax resident on this stay

Tax residency

Working for Czech clients without a permit is unlawful employment

Right to work

Remote work on a Schengen short stay is legally grey but tolerated

Right to work

EU, EEA and Swiss nationals can work remotely without a permit

Right to work

The Digital Nomad Programme is the compliant route for longer stays

Immigration and visa

Indonesian nationals need a Schengen visa before travel

Immigration and visa

Past 90 days you need a long-term visa or the Nomad Programme

Immigration and visa

Visa-free Schengen entry for up to 90 days

Immigration and visa

Free movement for EU, EEA and Swiss nationals

Immigration and visa