Employing foreigners

1 Abstract The thesis "Employment of foreigners" analyses individual aspects of current legislation in the area of employment of foreigners. It is primarily focusing on nationals from non-EU countries. The thesis is divided into five parts. The first chapter focuses on defining the basic terms typical for the employment of foreigners and often used in the whole thesis. Their precise definition is crucial for a comprehensive analysis of the issue of employing foreigners. The second chapter provides a brief overview of the individual types of residence permits, on the basis of which a foreigner may reside in the Czech Republic. Although the thesis is mainly focused on the employment of foreigners from third countries, it also includes EU citizens and their family members for the sake of complexity. The thesis defines the basic difference between the certificate of temporary residence and the temporary residence permit, including the particulars that the foreigner must submit to obtain it. At the end of the first part of the chapter are summarised the basic conditions of permanent residence. The second part of the chapter is devoted to the conditions of entry of foreigners from third countries in the Schengen area, as well as the basic definition of short-term, long-term and permanent residence in the Czech..