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Czech Republic Zivno (Trade License) Visa — no dedicated nomad visa: Application Process

Step by step through the Czech Republic Zivno (Trade License) Visa — no dedicated nomad visa application, from first document to approval.

Verified Aug 2026 · Czech Ministry of the Interior trade license (Živno) rules and current tax thresholds
  1. Apply at a Czech embassy or consulate for the long-stay visa tied to trade-license status.
  2. Register the trade license itself, which has its own separate process from the visa application.
  3. Processing commonly takes 60-120 days depending on the embassy and how complete the application is — genuinely slower and more paperwork-heavy than most purpose-built nomad visas elsewhere in Europe, and worth planning around rather than treating as a quick formality.
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