The Czech Ministry of the Interior has clarified that the forthcoming EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) will not be limited to citizens of EU and EEA countries. In an interview published on February 21, officials told Expats.cz that any third-country national who holds a valid Czech residence permit—whether for work, study, family reunification or temporary protection—will be able to download and use the wallet once it goes live nationwide in 2027.(expats.cz)
The EUDI Wallet is part of the EU’s revised eIDAS2 regulation, adopted in 2024, which obliges every Member State to issue a mutually-recognised digital identity within the next two years. For Czechia, the wallet will sit on top of BankID and the existing “MojeID” system, allowing users to prove identity online, sign contracts, and store digitised documents such as driving licences and residence permits. Pilot projects run by the government’s Digital Information Agency (DIA) and two Czech banks start this spring and will focus on cross-border use cases, including airport security fast-track lanes at Prague and Vienna and automated hotel check-in along the Vienna-Brno corridor.(expats.cz)
Opening the wallet to third-country nationals is significant for employers. Non-EU assignees and local hires have long complained that the lack of a recognised digital ID forces them to use paper processes for tasks ranging from signing leases to filing taxes. Under the new framework, a foreign employee will be able to import a verified electronic residency card into the wallet, share only the data points required (for example, age or right-to-work status), and record every disclosure in an immutable audit log. That should streamline HR onboarding and reduce the need for in-person appointments at labour offices.
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VisaHQ, a global visa and immigration services platform, can help both companies and individuals stay ahead of these changes. Through its Czech Republic portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/), the service provides step-by-step guidance on residence permits, work visas, and related documentation—resources that will prove invaluable when those same credentials need to be digitised for the EUDI Wallet.
Privacy advocates say the design meets the “minimum-data” principle: relying parties must request only the attributes strictly necessary for a transaction, while the holder remains in full control. The Czech Data Protection Authority has endorsed the approach but is still drafting secondary legislation that will govern which public- and private-sector services can make EUDI Wallet use mandatory.
For global-mobility managers, the advice is clear: start mapping internal processes that currently rely on physical ID cards or passport copies. Vendors of relocation, banking, accommodation and health-insurance services are expected to integrate wallet-based identification well before the statutory deadline, and early adopters may gain a competitive edge in talent attraction.
The EUDI Wallet is part of the EU’s revised eIDAS2 regulation, adopted in 2024, which obliges every Member State to issue a mutually-recognised digital identity within the next two years. For Czechia, the wallet will sit on top of BankID and the existing “MojeID” system, allowing users to prove identity online, sign contracts, and store digitised documents such as driving licences and residence permits. Pilot projects run by the government’s Digital Information Agency (DIA) and two Czech banks start this spring and will focus on cross-border use cases, including airport security fast-track lanes at Prague and Vienna and automated hotel check-in along the Vienna-Brno corridor.(expats.cz)
Opening the wallet to third-country nationals is significant for employers. Non-EU assignees and local hires have long complained that the lack of a recognised digital ID forces them to use paper processes for tasks ranging from signing leases to filing taxes. Under the new framework, a foreign employee will be able to import a verified electronic residency card into the wallet, share only the data points required (for example, age or right-to-work status), and record every disclosure in an immutable audit log. That should streamline HR onboarding and reduce the need for in-person appointments at labour offices.
VisaHQ, a global visa and immigration services platform, can help both companies and individuals stay ahead of these changes. Through its Czech Republic portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/), the service provides step-by-step guidance on residence permits, work visas, and related documentation—resources that will prove invaluable when those same credentials need to be digitised for the EUDI Wallet.
Privacy advocates say the design meets the “minimum-data” principle: relying parties must request only the attributes strictly necessary for a transaction, while the holder remains in full control. The Czech Data Protection Authority has endorsed the approach but is still drafting secondary legislation that will govern which public- and private-sector services can make EUDI Wallet use mandatory.
For global-mobility managers, the advice is clear: start mapping internal processes that currently rely on physical ID cards or passport copies. Vendors of relocation, banking, accommodation and health-insurance services are expected to integrate wallet-based identification well before the statutory deadline, and early adopters may gain a competitive edge in talent attraction.
