Background information

On February 11, 2025, the amendment "Lex Ukraine 7" (Acts No. 65, 66 and 67/2022 Coll.) entered into force; "Lex Ukraine 7" allows holders of temporary protection to switch to a new type of residence permit valid for 5 years, the so-called special long-term residence. Holders of special long-term residence will continue to have free access to the labor market. After 5 years of residence, a foreigner can apply for regular permanent residence

Content of measure

It will be possible to move from temporary protection to long-term residence only under the conditions set out in Government Regulation No. 86/2025 Coll. The criteria for moving to special long-term residence include: • At least 2 years of continuous residence on the basis of temporary protection; • economic self-sufficiency; • provision of own accommodation; • no criminal record; • freedom from health insurance debt and its continuity; • non-receipt of humanitarian benefits; • in the case of children aged 6 to 14, also compulsory school attendance. The conditions for moving to long-term residence must be met by all the family members of persons with temporary protection. When assessing economic self-sufficiency, the total income of all persons in the same household will be taken into account, similarly to the usual reunification of families of foreigners. A person expressing interest in a special long-term residence permit must have a total annual income for the relevant tax period (CZK 440,000/ 17,730 EUR for 2024). This income is increased by CZK 110,000 (4,430 EUR) for each additional person in the household. Only income from employment and business from which insurance and tax payments were made will be recognized

Use of measure

The impact of the measure is not yet known, but as of April 12, approximately 30,000 applications have been submitted. The process of electronic expression of interest for a special long-term residence runs from April 1 to 30, 2025.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Does not apply to businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	No special funding required

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

Social partners were not involved.

Views and reactions

Social partners were not involved

Sources

• 29 April 2025: Vláda schválila Lex Ukrajina 7. Ekonomicky soběstační uprchlíci z Ukrajiny budou moci získat dlouhodobý poby (mv.gov.cz)
• 29 April 2025: Nařízení vlády č. 86/2025 Sb. o podrobnostech registrace ke zvláštnímu dlouhodobému pobyt (www.zakonyprolidi.cz)