The Czech Republic offered Ukrainian refugees a long-term residence permit

The Czech government has offered to provide Ukrainian refugees living in the country with the opportunity to obtain a long-term residence permit instead of temporary protection. The proposal for changes to the Lex Ukraine law was made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, which is referred to in his site

Conditions for obtaining a long-term permit:

• Stay in the Czech Republic with temporary protection for at least 2 years.
• Economic independence from the state.

The procedure for changing the status will be simple:

• Similar to the electronic registration process for extending temporary protection.
• The application can be submitted online.

Advantages of a long-term permit:

• The opportunity to live and work in the Czech Republic without restrictions.
• Studying in Czech educational institutions.
• Access to social guarantees.

Statistics:

• Currently, 338,736 refugees from Ukraine are registered in the Czech Republic.
• 123,000 Ukrainians work under contract.
• 90% of them pay taxes and deductions to the pension fund and health insurance.

Quote:

• «Some of them want to stay in the Czech Republic for a long time and have a clear perspective. Therefore, we offer economically active refugees from Ukraine the opportunity to obtain a long-term residence permit, similar to the one used by other foreigners from countries outside the EU“, said the Minister of Internal Affairs Vit Rakushan.