Last Updated: Saturday, 10 May 2008 05:10

1. People coming from other than EU states to reside in the Czech Republic can be insured within the Czech public health insurance scheme under the following conditions:

• existence of permanent residence permission (usually long-term stay of at least 5 years in the territory of Czechia is necessary)

• existence of employment in the territory of Czechia (employer must be based in Czech territory)

2. Pensioners from Serbia, Monte Negro and Macedonia can be registered by Czech health insurance company on the basis of the entitlement document, issued by the competent institution of the state of pension. In that case they are entitled to the same extent of health care and the same approach as persons, insured within the Czech public health insurance scheme.