The Green Card of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is looking at creating its very own Green Card, having modelled it from the legal permanent residence card of the United States. The country is looking at introducing its green card to attract a number of skilled workers into the country. This green card is intended to attract skilled professionals from the non-EU member countries or states.
The proposed green card from the Czech Republic is said to be easily obtainable. When an applicant qualifies, he or she will be able to receive the card within 30 days. This card will allow them to work for an employer for two years.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade head, Karel Machotka has announced that there will be three groups of foreign workers who may qualify for the said card. The first group who may qualify for the green card will be the professionals who have university degrees. The second group are the specialists who have vocational high school qualifications focused on the technical sectors. Lastly, the third group who may qualify for such green card are the top management personnel.
The proposed green card of Czech Republic is to be presented to the government and if approved will be implemented sometime during the first half of the year 2008. The need for designing such a card was proposed by the business sector who had constantly complained about the lack of labour force in the country. Karel Machotka has specifically mentioned that the automobile industry will greatly benefit if the proposed Czech Republic green card gets approved.