Czech Republic

A 2024-launched permit for IT and tech remote workers from a short list of 9 countries — US, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, Israel, Taiwan. The €5,040/month income bar is the highest of any Czech residency, but the setup is dramatically simpler than the Zivno. The fastest way for senior US/UK/CA/AU tech workers to get a 1-year EU base in Prague.

The Zivno is Czechia's two-decade-old self-employment residency permit — pegged to a Czech trade licence (živnostenský list), pre-dating the entire digital nomad visa wave. Register a trade category, prove ~€5,500 in savings, and get a one-year residency that renews into a clear path: permanent residency at year five, citizenship at year ten. The 2024 closure of the flat-rate tax for new entrants changed the accounting picture but left the underlying visa structure intact. Among the EU's most flexible and citizenship-friendly self-employment routes for senior freelancers from US, UK, India, Canada, Australia, and APAC.