Czechia or Poland
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Czechia | Poland | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 62 590 | $ 63 273 |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 3 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | difficult | difficult |
| Pets | difficult | no trouble |
| Pet limit | 5 | 5 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | $ 118 | $ 116 |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 1 536 | $ 1 684 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 35,9 | $ 29,3 |
| Life expectancy | 79.98 | 78.41 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.61 | 0.68 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Czechia — 68, Poland — 40. Types present in both: work, study, family and job seeking. Czechia adds: remote work, investment, talent, repatriation and working holiday.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Czechia: fees range from 200 to 5,000 CZK. Routes with no fee: 3. Routes with a published decision deadline: 52; the shortest is 30 days. Poland: fees range from 85 to 640 PLN. Routes with no fee: 1.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: both after 5 years. Citizenship: Czechia after 5 years, Poland after 3 years. Both allow a second citizenship.
Czechia in brief
A developed tech market (Prague, Brno) with large international employers, low violence and a moderate cost of living; permanent residence after 5 years, dual citizenship recognised. Held back by a selective visa policy — checks on applicants from some countries have been markedly tougher since 2022 — compulsory Czech at B1 for citizenship, an antibody titre test for pets from countries outside the EU rabies list, and narrow grounds for parent reunification.
Poland in brief
A large EU member with a growing tech sector (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław) and some of the lowest violent crime figures in Europe. Held back by standard family reunification covering only a spouse and minor children — parents are not on the ordinary list — and by tightened security checks on residence applications and renewals for some applicants.
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