It was shocking that CZ authorities dnt want us to come and work on short term visa. I am a bit confuse , should I need visa to travel in Poland , Austria and Germany if I have valid Czech visa. Let me know if borders are open for foreigner as for EU. I don wanna go for visa again and again to meet my gf in Poland. :love:

Well,

The rules depends a lot on the original country you come from....
So I'll need to know that befor i can answer your questions.

Oh sorry , I missed it to mention. I am from INDIA and gng to join IBM Brno.

Well, with an long-term visa for Czech Republic you can traver across the boder (of czech) for a time of 3 month without needing a new visa.

Hard Rock,
Until the EU border is moved to Ukraine/Czech and Poland/Czech border, a Czech visa limits you to the Czech Republic only as I understand. I do not know if India passports require a visa to Poland/EU. US passport does not, but I also have Russian employee and she is limited with her business visa at this time and can only come to CR. She is allowed in Poland only as a transient, in other words, train/plane passing through as example with her Czech visa. (Point to make here, they can give you trouble if you are traveling by train and have been known to not let you in Poland without proper visa.) It is easier for her if traveling by train to go to Ukraine (Russian passports do not require visa for Ukraine) and then to the Czech Republic.


Best regards,
Texasjohn

Funny is, that's not what I know. I asked something similar to the embassy and that's what I’ve heard.

Thheizz, What type of passport do you have? I would be curious. Everything I have recieved from Czech government says the same. Russian passport business visas are only good in Czechia. Texasjohn

Thheizz, What type of passport do you have? I would be curious. Everything I have recieved from Czech government says the same. Russian passport business visas are only good in Czechia. Texasjohn

Yes just for Czech and thats it, plus You can travel just to the Airport for example to Vienna and so on. But on the other hand in czech are allready so many Ukraine people which for sure dont have any Visa...........

Hello,

I should be on Brno at Mid Sept to satrt work in IBM.
The funny thing is the agency told me that it needs 4 months to get all the required VISA (1 month for work permit and 3 month for long term VISA).

SO basically I won't arrive there on time.

Anyone can help me with your experience? or perhaps any startegy so I could be there on time??

Thanks All...,

Suwarn,
What the agency has told you is correct. You can not officially work in the Czech Republic without a work permit unless you are either an EU or Czech Citizen. Depending on your nationality you maybe able to enter the Czech republic without a visa, but assuming this is not the case here are your options:

1) Get a temporary 90 work permit. This takes about 30 days from the Czech Consulate. The best way to get this is to have your work permit. Then you are legal to work. Without your work permit you are limited on this visa to business meetings only. You can not perform any "real" work without your working permit. Keep in mind also that typically work permits are granted with no issues to a company like IBM, but the labor office does not have to do so if they believe IBM could hire an equivalent Czech or EU citizen to do the same job. Politically there have been some issues about the amount of foreigners a company like IBM has hired. The labor office has final decision on granting of work permit and recent changes such as firing of top CzechInvest personnel indicates that the political climate is changing. People are starting to realize that many Czechs are not being hired by the large multinationals who have moved into Brno.

2) Get a 90 day tourist visa. It takes about 1 week. But, officially you can not work on this visa. I would not recommend this, if the labor office checks and you do not have proper documentation, IBM would be fined heavily. A good way to lose your job.

The only true legal way for you to work is to obtain your work permit and then get either the 90 day temporary business visa or the long term visa.

Best regards,
Texasjohn

Hi TexasJohn, Thanks for your great explanation. How about this startegy: 1. I wait for work permit (takes 1 month) 2. then I ask for 90 days business VISA(takes 1 months) 3. In the same time wtih number 2, I ask for long term VISA(which takes 3 months). At least I can save 2 months :) is that possible?? I have never dealt with making VISA before, when I ask for VISA, should I be there in person or can be representated by my colleagues?? Regards.... Suwarn

Suwarn,
That will work. You must apply at the Czech consulate in person in your country of origin. They will verify your passport. I would suggest that you apply for your long term visa on the day that you pick up your short term visa. Since short term is 90 days, it takes this long to get your long term visa. This way it only takes you two months. One month to get your working permit and 1 month to get your short term visa. (Our lawyers obtained working permit for one of our employees in 2 weeks during the summer - it typically takes 6 weeks during the summer due to holiday season, but I am not sure your agency can do this.)

We are presently checking out a statement in regards to being able to go to the Czech embassy in Prague 14 days prior to lapse of your 90 day visa, but we do not know if this really works. To be sure, I believe you should plan on a return to your native country after 90 days to obtain your permanent visa.

Hope this helps. Take care. Just curious, you are going to work in Brno? Our office is in Brno and I am familiar with the IBM site here.

Texasjohn

TexasJohn,Thanks, you are so helpful.Coming back to my country to get long term VISA, is not an option for me, because one month return ticket can upto $1500 :(I though I can get my long term VISA in Indonesia embassy in czech...It seems I was wrong :(Yes, You are rite, I wll be working in IBM Brno, and becuase the VSIA, I think I will be arrive on end of december, which will be high season and airplane + hotel cost will be very expensive :(What a bad luck....

Please ban him, he posted the same thing in 20 different topics.

Please ban him, he posted the same thing in 20 different topics.

tried to delete most of them. And gave him a infraction. If you find more or his posts, please warn me!

And thank you adi for you many good answers. :clap:hail: