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  • GuideMoving between countries

    Can a Czech residence holder apply for the German route from Czechia?

    Check the competent German mission and the person’s legal residence and route. Filing location, an appointment or a pending application does not authorise German employment.

    WorkMarket.eu Team21 Oct 2026
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    Does a Czech employment agency licence permit labour supply in Germany?

    Do not assume so. Assess German Arbeitnehmerüberlassung licensing and the worker’s immigration rights separately. A service contract label or Czech licence does not itself establish German labour-supply permission.

    WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
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    Does every Czech permanent resident have a Vander Elst visa exemption?

    No. The embassy describes a specific exemption for qualifying EU long-term residents performing temporary services within its limits. Ordinary permanent residence and EU long-term-resident status must not be assumed iden

    WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
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    Is an A1 certificate enough to authorise work in Germany?

    No. A1 concerns the applicable social-security system. It does not replace the required immigration authorisation, a genuine posting arrangement or any applicable temporary-agency licence.

    WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
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    Can I be temporarily posted from a Czech company to Germany?

    Potentially, under a genuine cross-border service arrangement. Immigration, posting, employment and social-security requirements must each be checked. The German Embassy in Prague provides Vander Elst guidance for releva

    WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
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    Does my Czech employee card let me work for a German employer?

    Not automatically. A Czech employee card authorises a Czech residence and employment route. Direct employment in Germany needs an applicable German authorisation or other qualifying legal basis. Travel permission does no

    WorkMarket.eu TeamSources checked 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026

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