The Czech Embassy in Cairo has announced that appointment slots for long-term ‘seasonal employment’ visas will be released on 18 December 2025 between 10:00 and 16:00 Egypt time. Only five applications will be accepted for the entire month of December, underscoring the intense competition for Czech seasonal permits among Egyptian agricultural and tourism workers.
Since 1 July 2025 the mission no longer accepts 30 off-program employee-card files per month, meaning seasonal-visa seekers now have the embassy’s full attention—and the full brunt of its limited capacity. Applicants must therefore be online the moment the booking portal opens, with passport details and supporting documents ready to copy-paste.
For those navigating this narrow submission window, VisaHQ’s Czech Republic portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) offers step-by-step checklists, translation assistance, and real-time deadline reminders, helping both applicants and sponsoring employers assemble error-free files well before the queue opens.
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For employers, the micro-quota poses planning challenges. Czech farms and resorts that rely on Egyptian labour for the April–October high season need confirmations by February so that workers can secure flights and compulsory insurance. A missed December booking forces candidates to wait until the January release, compressing processing timetables and risking late arrivals.
Immigration consultants urge companies to pre-draft power-of-attorney letters and Arabic-language job contracts to shave minutes off the online filing. They also recommend contingency recruiting from EU labour-mobility programmes or Balkan partners in case quotas fill instantly.
The embassy’s announcement renews calls for Prague to expand its targeted economic-migration schemes or introduce a points-based pool similar to Poland’s simplified seasonal-work system. Until then, Czech employers must race the clock every month for scarce embassy time slots.
Since 1 July 2025 the mission no longer accepts 30 off-program employee-card files per month, meaning seasonal-visa seekers now have the embassy’s full attention—and the full brunt of its limited capacity. Applicants must therefore be online the moment the booking portal opens, with passport details and supporting documents ready to copy-paste.
For those navigating this narrow submission window, VisaHQ’s Czech Republic portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) offers step-by-step checklists, translation assistance, and real-time deadline reminders, helping both applicants and sponsoring employers assemble error-free files well before the queue opens.
For employers, the micro-quota poses planning challenges. Czech farms and resorts that rely on Egyptian labour for the April–October high season need confirmations by February so that workers can secure flights and compulsory insurance. A missed December booking forces candidates to wait until the January release, compressing processing timetables and risking late arrivals.
Immigration consultants urge companies to pre-draft power-of-attorney letters and Arabic-language job contracts to shave minutes off the online filing. They also recommend contingency recruiting from EU labour-mobility programmes or Balkan partners in case quotas fill instantly.
The embassy’s announcement renews calls for Prague to expand its targeted economic-migration schemes or introduce a points-based pool similar to Poland’s simplified seasonal-work system. Until then, Czech employers must race the clock every month for scarce embassy time slots.
