Foreign Law

Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic

On 1 August 2017, Amendment no. 222/2017 Sb. was published in the Collection of Laws, which amends Act no. 326/1999 Sb. on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic, referred to as the Foreigners Act. The act comes into effect on 15th day after its publication, which means 15 August 2017. The amendment should make the conditions for the residence of foreign nationals more stringent and restrict in particular economic migration.