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Want to work in Czechia? The visa you get may matter more than your salary

The Czech Blue Card just raised its salary threshold. But for many skilled workers, the bigger question is whether their employer will use it at all.

Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

Written by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas Published on 06.05.2026 12:30:00 (updated on 06.05.2026) Reading time: 3 minutes

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As part of Czech legislation governing the residence of foreign nationals, the salary threshold for a Blue Card, the EU's permit for highly skilled workers from outside the bloc, rises automatically each May, pegged to the national average wage.

From May 1, that figure is CZK 73,823 per month, up from CZK 69,248, an increase of around 6.6 percent.

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The threshold is designed to ensure that Blue Card holders are genuinely highly qualified and fairly compensated. In Czechia, it may be beside the point, because most employers opt instead for the Employee Card, an alternative permit that is faster to process but carries significantly fewer benefits for holders.

For skilled workers, it can mean arriving in Czechia on a permit with fewer rights, a slower path to permanent residence, and no onward mobility within the EU, benefits the Blue Card was designed to provide.

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