FOREIGN NATURAL PERSON

Foreign natural person – EU/EEA national

I am a citizen of a European Union Member State, or I meet the conditions for one of the above exceptions, or I or a member of my family have been granted international protection.

Foreign natural person – outside the EU/EEA

I am not a citizen of an EU Member State and I do not meet the conditions for any of the above exceptions – I am a third-country national.

A person who does not have permanent residence in the Czech Republic may carry on a trade in the Czech Republic under the same conditions and to the same extent as a Czech person, unless the Trade Licensing Act or a specific act provides otherwise (hereinafter “doing business as a foreign natural person”). The conditions for obtaining and carrying on a trade authorisation are laid down differently for citizens of the Member States of the European Union and citizens of third countries, i.e. for countries whose citizens are not considered citizens of a Member State of the European Union.

In addition to citizens of the Member States, the following will also be considered to be citizens of a Member State of the European Union:

A citizen of another country that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and a citizen of the Swiss Confederation,
A family member of a citizen of the European Union, a citizen of another country that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and a citizen of the Swiss Confederation
A family member of a person who has been granted permanent residence in the Czech Republic
A third-country national who has been granted the legal status of a long-term resident of the Czech Republic or another European Union Member State, or a family member of such a person, if they have been granted long-term residence in the Czech Republic
A third-country national who has been granted residence in the Czech Republic or another European Union Member State for the purpose of scientific research, studies, training or voluntary service in the European Voluntary Service, or a family member of such a person, if they have been granted long-term residence in the Czech Republic
A third-country national who is a victim of trafficking in human beings or who has been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who is cooperating with the competent authorities, if they have been granted residence in the Czech Republic or another European Union Member State for this purpose
The holder of a European Union Blue Card

A natural person who has been granted international protection and their family members may carry on a trade under the same conditions as a citizen of the Czech Republic.