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| Field | 🇨🇿CzechiaInvestment Residence — Czechia 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Czechia (CZ) |
| Route | Investment Residence — Czechia 2026 |
| Route family | Other |
| Route type | investor visa |
| Summary | Current 2026 Czech government rules for investment residence, with the residence, work and eligibility distinctions that matter. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Official/supporting source count | 4 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Income requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | The applicant must document access to funds sufficient to make the significant investment. The official threshold is CZK 75 million; the source does not state an additional personal savings balance beyond the investment-plan requirements.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | The significant investment must be at least CZK 75 million and create at least 20 new jobs for EU citizens or their family members for a minimum of two years. Up to 60% of the funds may be replaced by qualifying tangible or intangible assets, including technology and know-how. The applicant must evidence the source/ownership and ability to move the funds; this is not ordinary property purchase or company formation alone.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | The in-country administrative fee is CZK 2,500. The overseas consular fee is CZK 5,000, paid in local currency or by card, subject to mission rules and any applicable exemptions.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | The statutory processing period is 30 days, or 60 days in especially complicated cases. Requests for missing documents or other legally paused proceedings can extend the total elapsed time.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | The investment long-term residence permit is issued for a maximum of two years.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | The official route page states a maximum two-year validity and requires the investment purpose to remain fulfilled, but does not publish a detailed extension entitlement or renewal procedure in its current English guidance. Confirm extension eligibility and evidence with the Ministry before relying on continued residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Qualifying family members may apply separately for long-term residence for family reunification. Eligible relatives and documentation are governed by that route; the investor permit does not automatically grant family members residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | A spouse is not granted work rights merely through the investor's permit. A spouse who obtains long-term residence for family reunification has free access to the Czech labour market without an additional work permit.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | The permit is for an entrepreneur making a significant investment or an executive of a company with such an investment plan. It is not a general authorization for unrelated employment; the holder must maintain the approved residence purpose and comply with applicable Czech work/business rules.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Applications are made in person at a Czech Ministry of the Interior office by eligible holders of a Czech long-term visa or residence permit. The permit may also be applied for directly at a Czech diplomatic mission abroad under the route's overseas procedure. The in-country application must be filed by the end of the current status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | The investment permit does not itself grant permanent residence. A holder may separately qualify under Czech permanent-residence rules, generally after five years of continuous qualifying residence and subject to statutory conditions and exceptions.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | The investment permit is not citizenship by investment. Naturalisation is a separate discretionary application after permanent residence and satisfaction of independent Czech nationality-law requirements.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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