Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Vízum k pobytu nad 90 dnů za účelem sezónního zaměstnání as of 2026-06-12[2] Act No. 326/1999 Coll. ss. 30(1) and 32(4) name the visa in these words. |
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| Official name (English) | Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment as of 2026-06-22[1] The Ministry of the Interior's own English page heading. |
| Legal basis | Act No. 326/1999 Coll., s. 30(1) with s. 32(4); sectors defined by Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs No. 322/2017 Coll., as amended by Decree No. 468/2022 Coll.; excluded from permanent-residence counting by s. 68(3)(d) as of 2026-06-22[1][2] s. 30(1) states the general bar – a long-term visa may not be granted for the purpose of employment – and names seasonal employment and the special work visa as the two exceptions. |
| Instrument type | national visa as of 2026-06-12[2] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days, not a residence permit. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-06-22[1][2] |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source No minimum age is stated. |
| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 9 months as of 2026-06-22[1][2] s. 32(4): the seasonal-employment visa is granted with a validity and a permitted stay of at most 9 months. s. 30(3) makes it the express exception to the 1-year ceiling that applies to every other long-term visa. |
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| How the initial term is set | fixed |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-06-22[1] Extendable only up to the same 9-month total: 'A long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment, extensions included, can be valid in total for a maximum of 9 months.' |
| Renewal duration | up to 9 months as of 2026-06-22[1] Aggregate ceiling, not a per-extension figure. |
| Maximum total duration | up to 9 months as of 2026-06-12[2] s. 32(4). |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-06-22[1][2] The visa authorises the seasonal job for which it was granted. s. 30(1) bars a long-term visa for employment generally and carves this out, so the authorisation is co-extensive with the seasonal purpose. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | No as of 2026-06-22[1][2] s. 68(3)(d): time spent on a seasonal-employment visa is expressly not counted toward the 5 years of continuous residence required for permanent residence. The route page states the same and adds that a holder cannot apply for a long-term or permanent residence permit while on this visa. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-06-22[1] The visa is for a named seasonal job in one of the listed sectors. |
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| Labour-market test | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Qualification requirement | none as of 2026-06-22[1] The route page states no qualification condition; the filter is the sector, not the applicant. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-06-22[1] The employer's confirmation of wage is among the documents the route page names, and the job must be in one of the sectors in Decree No. 322/2017 Coll.: crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities; forestry and logging; building construction; civil engineering; specialised construction activities; accommodation services; food services and hospitality; architectural and engineering activities and technical testing and analysis; sports, entertainment and holiday services. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-06-12[2] Not a job-search instrument. |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2026-06-22[1] The route page carries only a 'TO APPLY FROM OUTSIDE CZECHIA' tab and an extension tab. Consistently with that, ss. 42d(1), 42f(2) and 42g(5) each bar a holder of a seasonal-employment visa from lodging an in-country application for a study, research or employee-card permit. |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 60 days as of 2026-06-22[1] 60 days at a diplomatic mission. An application to extend the visa is decided in 14 days. |
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Physical presence
| periodic reporting | 15 days · to keep the permit as of 2026-06-22[1] The route page states a change-of-address duty specific to this visa: a change of place of residence must be notified to the Ministry within 15 days, where the holder will live at the new address for more than 15 days, with a change-notification form, proof of accommodation and – where the employer provides the accommodation – the original and a certified copy of the employer's confirmation of the holder's wage. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | No as of 2026-06-12[2] |
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| Eligible relations | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[2] |
| Family may apply at the same time | No as of 2026-06-12[2] Follows from allowed = false. |
| Family members' work rights | Not applicable No dependants can be admitted on this instrument. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-06-22 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-26 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-22 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [2] 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