Enterpreneurship

Employment or entrepreneurship is an important prerequisite for your economically and socially self-sufficient life in the Czech Republic. In addition to subsistence in the form of (regular) income, it can also bring you new contacts and friends.

Trade business of foreign natural persons

General information on trade licensing can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. You can also find an updated directory of trade licensing offices on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for more information.

Basic information for foreign natural persons doing business under the Trade Licensing Act in the Czech Republic can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and in the Handbook for Foreign Natural Persons Doing Business under the Trade Licensing Act in the Czech Republic.

For more detailed information on trade licensing, we recommend visiting the Trade Licensing Guide for foreign natural persons - EU / EEA and Swiss citizens or the Trade Licensing Guide for foreign natural persons - foreigners from third countries.

Recognition of professional qualifications

Information on the recognition of professional qualifications obtained in another EU Member State for the field of trade business in the Czech Republic can be found here.

Information on the certification of natural persons who intend to carry out a regulated activity in another EU Member State can be found here.