Intra-company Employee Transfer Card of another EU Member State
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Karta vnitropodnikově převedeného zaměstnance jiného členského státu Evropské unie as of 2026-06-12[3] Act No. 326/1999 Coll. s. 42m(1) gives the permit this statutory name. |
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| Official name (English) | Intra-company Employee Transfer Card of another EU Member State as of 2026-07-27[1] The Ministry of the Interior's own English page heading. |
| Legal basis | Act No. 326/1999 Coll., s. 42m; validity s. 44(8); refusal grounds by reference to s. 42k(10) as of 2026-06-12[3] Consolidated text of the Aliens Act in force from 12 June 2026. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42m(1): a long-term residence permit. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-07-27[1][3] |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source No minimum age is stated in s. 42m or on the route page. |
| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 3 years as of 2026-07-27[1][3] s. 44(8): the duration of the transfer to the territory of the EU Member States, with the same aggregate ceilings of 3 years for managers and specialists and 1 year for employed trainees. |
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| How the initial term is set | matches the assignment |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-07-27[1] 'can be renewed repeatedly for the duration of the transfer to the EU Member States', within the same ceilings. |
| Renewal duration | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 44(8) again. |
| Maximum total duration | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 44(8): 3 years for managers and specialists, 1 year for employed trainees, counted across the EU Member States rather than within Czechia. |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42m(1): the card authorises employment in the position of manager, specialist or employed trainee on the basis of the intra-corporate transfer. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; this card is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. As with the domestic ICT card, the transfer ceiling means the 5 years cannot be reached on this instrument alone. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42m(1) presupposes an existing intra-corporate transfer and an existing transferee permit issued by another Member State. |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42m(5) lists the conditions for issue and none of them is a labour-office opinion. |
| Qualification requirement | degree, equivalent experience, regulated profession as of 2026-06-12[3] The manager, specialist and employed-trainee definitions in s. 42k(3)-(5) apply, s. 42m(1) using the same three positions. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42m(3) and (4) both contemplate the receiving corporation acting for the foreigner where a government-approved programme allows it. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-06-12[3] The card presupposes an existing transfer. |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2026-07-27[1][3] s. 42m(4): the holder of an intra-corporate transferee permit issued by another Member State may lodge the application at a diplomatic mission or with the Ministry, while lawfully present in Czechia and at the latest within 90 days of entry. |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 90 days as of 2026-07-27[1] 90 days on both channels; an extension is decided in 60 days. |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-07-27[1][3] Neither the governing provision nor the route page states a day count, a maximum absence or a reporting obligation for keeping this permit. What the Information Portal states instead is qualitative: 'You must fulfil the purpose of your stay for the whole duration of your residence permit.' s. 155b(3)(a) expressly exempts holders of the intra-company transfer card of another EU Member State from the adaptation-integration course. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42a(7)(d) names holders of a permit issued under s. 42m, so no residence-duration condition applies to the sponsor. |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, minor child, parent, other dependent as of 2026-06-12[3] |
| Family may apply at the same time | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42a(7)(d) imposes no waiting period. |
| Family members' work rights | full as of 2026-07-01[4] Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(l). |
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Verification
| Sources cited | 4 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-07-27 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-26 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Intra-company Employee Transfer Card of another EU Member State
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [2] Narizeni vlady o maximalnim poctu zadosti – zamestnani a podnikani (Government Regulation No. 220/2019 Coll., as amended, with the per-mission tables)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 · Archived copy - [3] Zakon c. 326/1999 Sb., o pobytu cizincu na uzemi Ceske republiky a o zmene nekterych zakonu – consolidated text
Ministerstvo vnitra CR / e-Sbirka · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [4] Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti (consolidated text in force from 1 July 2026)
Sbírka zákonů a mezinárodních smluv (e-Sbírka) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-23