{"id":"czechia-rbi","name":"Czechia Residence for Investment","type":"RBI","status":"operational","country":"Czechia","country_code":"CZ","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/czechia-residence-for-investment","min_investment":{"amount":75000000,"currency":"CZK","route":"Long-term residence for investment (~CZK 75m + ~20 jobs)"},"investment_routes":[{"name":"Long-Term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Investment (§42n)","type":"business","min":3300000,"currency":"USD","amount_local":75000000,"local_amount":75000000,"amount_usd":3300000},{"name":"Long-Term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Doing Business (trade licence / živnostenské oprávnění)","type":"business","min":null}],"family_pricing":{"structure":"No programme-specific per-dependant investment surcharge — the qualifying investment/business is per principal applicant. Family members join via the standard long-term residence permit for the purpose of family reunification (§42a), each paying their own administrative fee.","dependants_included":"Spouse and dependent minor children (and, in limited cases, dependent adult/parent relatives) via family reunification; not automatically bundled into the investor's permit.","administrative_fee_per_person_czk":2500,"notes":"whether dependants of an §42n investment-permit holder can be admitted directly or must use the separate family-reunification route. Each family member requires their own application, proof of accommodation and subsistence, health insurance, and clean criminal record. (unverified)"},"processing_time":null,"visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":"Czech residence card permits visa-free short-stay travel throughout the Schengen Area (Czechia has been a Schengen member since 2007)","minimum_stay":"No fixed annual day-count for the permit itself, but continuous residence must be maintained to qualify for PR/citizenship (absences must not break continuity); the qualifying business/investment must remain genuine and active","tax_note":"income tax: Progressive: 15% on annual income up to ~CZK 1,762,812 (4× average wage); 23% on the excess (2026, PwC); CGT: Generally taxed as part of income; participation exemption may apply to qualifying share disposals — seek advice; wealth tax: No net-wealth tax; inheritance/gift transfers between close relatives generally exempt; tax residency: Czech tax residence arises from a permanent home in Czechia or physical presence of 183+ days in a calendar year","path_to_citizenship":"Czech citizenship by naturalisation generally available after 10 years of residence (long-term + permanent), requiring Czech language at B1, a Czech life/culture/history exam, tax/debt clearance, financial self-sufficiency and integration. Dual citizenship permitted since 2014. continuous-residence counting (absences ≤2 consecutive months / ≤310 days total). (unverified)","highlights":["EU + Schengen; PR at 5 years, citizenship at ~10","Active-investment route (a lower-floor trade-licence route also exists)"],"atomic_answer":"Czechia grants a long-term residence permit to third-country entrepreneurs investing at least CZK 75m and creating about 20 EU jobs; a no-capital-floor trade-licence route also exists for smaller businesses. EU and Schengen, with permanent residence at five years and citizenship at around ten.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":"Administrative fee CZK 2,500 for in-country submission of both the investment and doing-business long-term residence permits; CZK 5,000 consular fee if applying at a Czech embassy abroad (payable in local currency or by card). Trade-licence (živnostenský list) registration is CZK 1,000. Additional costs: mandatory comprehensive health insurance, certified translations, apostilles, accommodation proof. Government fees are modest; the cost barrier is the CZK 75m investment itself on the §42n route.","other":{"investment_permit_application_czk":2500,"investment_permit_application_abroad_czk":5000,"doing_business_permit_application_czk":2500,"trade_licence_registration_czk":1000,"currency":"CZK","notes":"Administrative fee CZK 2,500 for in-country submission of both the investment and doing-business long-term residence permits; CZK 5,000 consular fee if applying at a Czech embassy abroad (payable in local currency or by card). Trade-licence (živnostenský list) registration is CZK 1,000. Additional costs: mandatory comprehensive health insurance, certified translations, apostilles, accommodation proof. Government fees are modest; the cost barrier is the CZK 75m investment itself on the §42n route."}},"last_updated":"2026-06-04","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":68,"last_verified":"2026-06-04","last_corroborated":"2026-09-21","fields_tracked":4,"stale_fields":2,"fields_with_homepage_only_source":4},"mirabello_index":{"composite":57.2,"rank_overall":69,"rank_in_type":56,"scores":{"cost":39,"mobility":75,"path":44,"tax":55,"stability":74},"confidence":0.71},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"region":null,"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-09-22T18:57:23.636Z","government_fees":"see schedule","tax":"income tax: Progressive: 15% on annual income up to ~CZK 1,762,812 (4× average wage); 23% on the excess (2026, PwC); CGT: Generally taxed as part of income; participation exemption may apply to qualifying share disposals — seek advice; wealth tax: No net-wealth tax; inheritance/gift transfers between close relatives generally exempt; tax residency: Czech tax residence arises from a permanent home in Czechia or physical presence of 183+ days in a calendar year","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://ipc.gov.cz","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://ipc.gov.cz","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":65,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://ipc.gov.cz","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"tax":{"source_url":"https://ipc.gov.cz","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":70,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"}},"graph":{"source":"d1-live","provenanced_fields":4}}