Starting next year, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Georgia, and North Macedonia will be eligible for special work visas to fill needed jobs in Czech agriculture. The expanded visa program could send up to 1,000 workers annually to domestic fields. Previously, only Ukrainians could access such visas for agricultural work in the Czech Republic. The government is looking to the Balkans and Caucasus region to fill 200,000 job vacancies. The annual quota for such visas would rise to 2,500, up from 1,500. The Czech government is also planning to attract foreign workers from other countries, such as the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and India. The Czech Chamber of Deputies has greenlit an amendment in employment legislation to streamline the process for foreign nationals entering the labor market, aiming to minimise bureaucratic hurdles.
The Czech Ministry of the Interior plans to double the quota to 10,300 people in low and medium-skilled positions aimed at Filipino workers, and special work visas for Taiwan, Indonesia, and India.
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