Digital Nomad Visa in the Czech Republic
It's worth noting that there is no separate Digital Nomad “visa” in the Czech Republic. Despite the name, there is no official visa category called “Digital Nomad.” Instead, the program works as an add-on to a standard long-term visa. You first obtain Digital Nomad registration, and then apply for the appropriate visa type.
The Czech Republic's Digital Nomad program is designed for IT and marketing professionals who want to live and work in the country legally. The program launched in 2023 and was updated in 2025. It provides a fast-track long-term visa, valid for one year and renewable.
The program is open to remote employees of foreign companies and freelancers who hold (or will obtain) a Czech trade license. It is considered one of the more straightforward legal options for qualified professionals.
At the moment, only citizens of certain countries are eligible. These include Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. If your nationality is not on this list, you cannot apply for the program right now.
Applicants must work in IT or marketing. Remote employees must remain employed by their foreign employer and do not enter into an employment relationship under Czech law. Freelancers must operate under a Czech business license (Živnostenský list) in an approved IT or marketing field.
To qualify, you must prove a stable monthly income above a set threshold for the entire duration of your stay. What matters is not your past income, but your expected future income. The minimum income is defined as 1.5 times the Czech national average salary. This figure is updated each year in April and applies from May 1 to April 30 of the following year. For example, from May 2026 to April 2027, the national average salary is 46,557 (about €1900), which means the required minimum income for the Digital Nomad program is 69,836 CZK (about €2850) per month.
During the application process, you must provide a written confirmation from your employer or main client stating that they will pay you this amount throughout your stay. Because of this requirement, the program works best for people who earn most of their income from one employer or one major client. It is generally not suitable for freelancers with many small clients or people earning income from personal websites, courses, or ad revenue.
Freelancers apply for a Business Visa. Remote employees apply for an “Other” type of long-term visa. What makes the Digital Nomad version different is that you must first obtain a Digital Nomad registration from the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, and then the visa.
To obtain the visa itself, you will need:
- A completed application form
- A valid passport
- Two passport-size photos
- Proof of accommodation in the Czech Republic for at least one year
- Proof of funds
- A Czech trade license
- Your Digital Nomad registration from the Ministry of Industry and Trade
- A criminal record check from your home country and from any country where you lived for more than six months in the past three years
Once the visa is approved, you will be required to get Czech health insurance.
Most documents must be originals, not copies or scans. All documents must be in Czech or officially translated into Czech, and some foreign documents may require an apostille or a higher level of legalization. Missing or improperly prepared paperwork is the most common cause of delays or rejections.
Visa processing under the Digital Nomad program usually takes about 45 days and costs 2,500 CZK (about € 1,000).
