Self-employment

What

A self-employed person is an owner of a business and earns a salary by operating a company. This topic is detailed in section on self-employed business and/or trade licence.

Who

To become a self-employed person you have to:

  • Be a citizenship of an EU/EEA Member State or Switzerland or have temporary residence for such a purpose which allows you to work as self-employed (purpose of business or study, etc.) or permanent residence
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a business license (Živnosť) that allows you to undertake a business activity.