Europe
Czech Republic
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Czech Republic: Employers are required to conduct immigration compliance checks and entry health checks for new hires. Criminal record checks, credit reference checks, and information about pregnancy may also be required in certain cases. Employers may also request information about pregnancy, financial affairs, and family matters, if justified by the nature of the work.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: some restrictions
Credit/financial: some restrictions
Medical: some restrictions
Adverse media: permissible
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
EEA + Swiss passport
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permit
Body name
Ministry of the Interior
Foreign Citizens
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permit
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
9.02
Population
10,708,981
capital
Prague
GDP ($/capita)
15700
TLD
.cz
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
Czech Koruna
Net migration
0.97
Literacy(%)
99.9
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