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Work & Life
98 articles43 guides · 51 explainers · 3 lists · 1 FAQUpdated 13 Oct 2026
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Newest first- Explainer6 min
Proof of accommodation for a Czech visa or permit: what is accepted
The paper that most often stalls a Czech visa application is not the criminal record or the funds. It is a landlord's signature, and it has to be verified.
- Explainer5 min
Reading a Czech payslip: from gross wage to the amount in your account
Two insurance charges, an advance tax and a credit turn your contract's gross figure into the net in your account. A line-by-line walk, with a worked example.
- Guide5 min
Registering a car in Czechia: inspection, insurance and the registry office
A car cannot go on the Czech register until it has passed a technical check and been insured. Which comes first depends on whether it is local, EU or imported.
- Guide6 min
Registering your address with the Czech foreign police
Foreigners report where they live to the police, not the town hall, and the whole step hangs on one signature from your landlord. How to get it right.
- Guide5 min
Renewing a Czech residence permit: the 120-day window and the wait
Count 120 days back from the expiry date. Miss the last day and your stay stops being lawful. How the window works, and what to do while you wait.
- Guide6 min
Renting a flat in Czechia as a foreigner: from viewing to handover
The flat is the first link in a chain that runs through registration, banking and insurance. What to check before you sign and at handover.
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Returning to Czechia after years abroad: pension, health cover and tax
Coming home does not reset the clocks on your pension, insurance or tax status. What a Czech returning from London or New York needs to sort out, in order.
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Sending money to Czechia: the options compared, and the real cost
The fee on the screen is rarely the whole price. Banks, transfer services and cards compared, with the Czech payment details that stop a transfer going astray.
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Setting up utilities in a Czech rental: who pays, who signs, what to read
Some Czech flat bills ride on the rent and others need your own contract. The meter readings you take on day one settle the arguments later.
- Explainer7 min
Starting work in a Czech office: the rules that shape the working day
Contract, probation, breaks, forms of address and where to complain. A practical, law-based guide to what is fixed and what varies in your first weeks.
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Student housing in Czechia: dormitory, shared flat or studio, and paperwork
Dormitory beds, flat shares and private studios follow different rules. What each contract gives you, what a student visa needs and how to avoid a deposit scam.
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Student visas and residence in Czechia: from offer letter to extension
A study permit begins with an offer letter and ends with an extension deadline. Which route fits, what the Interior Ministry asks for and what students miss.
- Explainer5 min
Studying in Czechia as a foreigner: free in Czech, paid in English
Public universities teach for free in Czech and charge for English-language programmes. The structure, the language catch and the costs beyond tuition.
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Sworn translations in Czechia: the court translator, the seal and the rules
A friend who speaks perfect Czech cannot translate your marriage certificate for the Ministry. Only a court-appointed translator can, and the details matter.
- Guide6 min
The Czech CV: what local employers expect on one or two pages
A photo is common, a birth date routine, and your marital status none of the employer's business. How a Czech application differs from one sent at home.
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The Czech data box: why unread official mail still counts as delivered
The state's preferred letter box gives a message the force of registered post. Ignore it for ten days and the deadlines start without you. How to set one up.
- Explainer5 min
The Czech motorway vignette: no sticker, just your number plate
Since 2021 the windscreen sticker is gone and your plate is the ticket. How the electronic vignette works, what it costs and the typing mistake that voids it.
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The STK: Czech vehicle inspection, 4 years then every 2, and what fails
A new car escapes it for four years; after that a sticker on the rear plate sets the clock. How the STK works, what it checks and how to avoid a second visit.
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Utility costs for a Prague flat: electricity, gas, heating and water
Rent is only half the monthly bill. How Czech utilities are billed, why the annual settlement surprises people and what moves the total.
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Which documents foreigners in Czechia should have on them
A passport proves who you are, a card proves you may stay, and neither alone covers everything. What each document answers and what to do when one goes missing.
- Explainer6 min
Who pays your Czech health insurance, and what a gap costs
Everyone in the system must be paid for by someone: you, your employer or the state. Work out which one you are, and what happens in the months nobody pays.
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Working "on DPP" or "on DPČ": what these Czech agreements really give you
Job adverts offer them as casual work. They carry less protection than a contract, and the insurance threshold decides whether you get sick pay.
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Working remotely from Czechia: the tax, permit and insurance questions
Your employer is abroad and your laptop is in Prague. Which country taxes the salary, which insurance applies and whether your permit allows the arrangement.
- Guide6 min
Your Czech birth number: what it is and how to find yours
Employers, insurers and the tax office will all ask for a number you may not know you have. Where it comes from and how to track it down without guessing.