Remote work in Czechia

Working remotely on visitor status

Official sources: visitor status gives no right to work

The Interior Ministry's foreigners portal says a visa-free stay is exclusively for non-profit purposes, so you cannot be employed or do business. Remote work for a foreign employer is not specifically addressed, though the wording is broad.

• Ministry of the Interior information portal - Visa-free stays
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Schengen visa for employment (short stay)

The route for remote workers

Digital Nomad Program (Government Resolution No. 475/2023)

IT or marketing specialists only, from listed countries including the US. Employee of a foreign employer with 50+ staff worldwide: income at least 1.5x the average gross annual salary; visa for 'other' purposes. Freelancers need a Czech IT or marketing trade licence and a business visa. No legal entitlement to admission.

• Ministry of Industry and Trade - Digital Nomad Program (PDF, 2025)
• Ministry of Industry and Trade - Digital Nomad Program page

Social security

EU/EEA coordination (A1)

Yes

US totalization agreement

Yes (in force 2009)

EU Member State, so Reg. 883/2004 and the A1 posting rule (up to 24 months) apply. You are normally insured where you work. Czechia signed the 2023 cross-border telework framework (in force 1 Jul 2023). US-Czech agreement entered into force 1 Jan 2009.

• SSA POMS GN 01701.005 - totalization agreement list with dates
• Your Europe - posted workers (A1, 24 months)
• Your Europe - social security coverage rules
• Belgian FPS Social Security (depositary) - telework framework signatory list

How these arrangements work in general is on the guide page.

What we could not verify

• The portal's 'cannot be employed or do business' wording does not mention remote work, so applying it to remote work for a foreign employer is an inference.
• The programme document gives the income test as a multiple of the average gross annual salary, with no euro figure. The current CZK figure was not found.
• Eligible nationalities and sectors are narrow and may change; the ministry page is dated 1 Jul 2025.
• The SSA overview page and EUR-Lex were not directly readable.