Important notices - Ministry of Interior
Government of the Czech Republic approved partial release of entry to the Czech Republic for Third-country nationals with effectiveness from 11 May 2020.
1. From that term, entry to the Czech Republic will be enabled to foreign nationals to whom residence was allowed, but they did not take over residence permit (i.e. arrival will be enabled on a visa for the purpose of collecting a residence permit – D/VR).
2. Third-country nationals of selected professions and selected industries will be allowed to arrive:
a) seasonal workers especially in agriculture (foreign nationals to whom short-term visa for the purpose seasonal work was issued, long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal work, extraordinary work visa)
b) key workers and their family members (foreign nationals who submitted their application within government KEY AND RESEARCH STAFF PROGRAMME)
c) workers in healthcare and social services and their family members (foreign nationals with short-term visa for the purpose of employment issued after 11 May 2020; foreign nationals who submitted their application within government HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKER PROGRAMME or QUALIFIED WORKER PROGRAMME)
In this context, application procedure of residence permits submitted within government programmes of economic migration, applications of long-term visa for the purpose of employment and extraordinary work visas will be restarted from 11 May 2020.
All written above applies under the condition, that the country enables opening (submitting applications and performing acts within procedure) embassy, in connection with measure implemented due to pandemic COVID-19.
Warning: All foreign nationals will be obliged to submit the medical certificate of negative completion of the RT-PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into the territory of the Czech Republic supplemented by the certificate from the relevant laboratory, otherwise it is not possible to enter the territory. This does not apply to exceptions.
Situation of foreign nationals and the legality of their stay after the end of the state of emergency
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic the state of emergency was declared in the Czech Republic from March 12th, 2020 and will probably end on May 17th, 2020.
1) Foreign nationals, who were in the Czech Republic legally at the time of the declaration of the state of emergency, were allowed to stay in the Czech Republic for the duration of the state of emergency, even if their residence permit expired.
After the end of the state of emergency, foreign nationals will not be sanctioned for staying in the Czech Republic without a valid residence permit for another 60 days. At this time, they do not even have to deal with the expired validity of the stay at the offices of the Ministry of the Interior or the Police of the Czech Republic. However, they are obliged to leave the Czech Republic during these 60 days!
In order to ensure a smooth return of foreign nationals to the country of origin, the legality of their stay will be certified during border control by the special stamp in the travel document at the time of departure from the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic informed all states about this procedure.
To facilitate smooth return this certificate of legality of stay in the form of the stamp in the travel document will be introduced from Monday, May 4th, 2020. The stamp does not ensure entry into the territory of other states.The possibilities of transit are always determined by their own measures.
2) If you work in the Czech Republic and you are holder of employee card, you can from March 19th, 2020 change your employer or your job position before the end of the state of emergency and you do not have to finish 6 months period. You are still obliged to report the change to the Ministry of the Interior according to the legal conditions.
Process of registration of a limited liability company - legal entity
Legal entity
We offer a brief overview of the necessary documents for the process of registration of limited liability companies. For more information contact our law office.
Process of registration of a limited liability company |
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| Document | Who delivers | Note | Legalization needed | Authorized translation to CZ needed | |
| Power of attorney granted directly to the Attorney | Legal entity | Attorney prepares power of attorney of authorisation to empower legal office to take necessary actions, POA must be signed by the legal representative of the foreign company. If there are more founders, power of attorney will be needed from everyone. | Must bear an Apostille (Hong Kong, Macau) or double(higher) authorization | Will be in Czech or Czech+English | |
| Extract from the Commercial Register from China (founder legal entity) + subsidiary documents (trade license) + confirmation* | Legal entity | Needed for a czech notary to set up a company. *Confirmation must include Information about associates (name, date of birth, address, share), basic capital, Managing Director (name, date of birth, address). |
Must bear an Apostille (Hong Kong, Macau) or double(higher) authorization | Must be translated into Czech by an authorized Czech translator (with a stamp from the court) – legal office can handle this | |
| Social contract (more companions)/ articles of organization (one companion) |
Czech notary | Drafed by a czech notary, it is necessary to pay. The notary makes a notarial deed. | In Czech | 1 working day | |
| Approval of the landlord with the company registered office in Czech Republic | Legal entity or Attorney | Must be in writing and with the notarized signature of the landlord. A legal entity may ask the attorney to arrange it. | Notarized signature | In Czech | 2 working days |
| Trade license | Attorney | The attorney submits an application for a trade license at the Trade Licensing Office. Applying at the office costs 1000CZK. Required documents: notarial deed, approval of the landlord with the company registered office. The attorney will then collect the extract from the Trade Register. | In Czech | 1-2 weeks | |
| Opening a specific bank account for the company | Legal entity | Money must be transfer directly from Mother company to Czech account. Shareholder = Mother company must conform with AML provisions and submit AML questionnaire to the bank. Bank will evaluate a, bank may refuse open bank account. | |||
| Bank confirmation of deposit | Legal entity | Basic capital to be transfered from foreign company to the Czech bank. Bank issuing deposit confirmation. | An international transfer usually takes 1 week | ||
| Deposit Manager Statement | Legal entity | The document is prepared by the attorney. | Simple signature | In Czech | |
| Legal rep. non- conviction criminal record | Legal entity | Non-conviction criminal record – 无犯罪证明 （双认证）(must not be more than 3 months old). | Must bear an Apostille (Hong Kong, Macau) or double(higher) authorization | Must be translated into Czech by an authorized Czech translator (with a stamp from the court) – legal office can handle this | |
| Legal rep. consent to entry in the Commercial Register and affidavit | Legal entity | The document is prepared by the attorney. | If the leg.rep is in the Czech Republic - Signature certified by a notary of the Czech Republic, if the leg. Rep. is not in the Czech Republic - the signature must be super-legalized | in Czech | |
| Application to the Business Register | Czech notary | All the necessary documents will be handed over to the czech notary, who apply for the company to enter in the Business Register. | 1 working day, process of registration by the Court – 14 days | ||
| Other action | Other action may occur if registration court or trading office requires any further clarification of the documents or any other procedure is necessary. | ||||
| Note | All foreign documents must be translated by an authorized Czech translator (with a stamp from the court) – legal office can handle this (documents official translation usually take 1- 3 working days). Apostille – 单认证 Higher authorization - 双认证 |
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