Nababalita na often mga Filipinos dito for the last couple of years due to the migration cooperation and agreement signed. Kailangan pa rin ng bansa ng mga blue collar workers so kung kating-kati ka mag abroad or for whatever reason you want to leave and you have the technical and vocational skill sets, try out here. Mukhang masaya naman at grateful yung mga Pilipinong na interview 😁 May plano nga yung isa dito na tumira forever at dalihin yung pamilya haha

Hello, I would just like to update, expand and share more information to Filipinos about Czech, seeing Czech Republic as a potential destination for studying their bahcelor's, master's or PhD. Also, this brief updated guide can help fellow OFWs and migrants who are here already. If you would like to see my initial guide, it is here in this post. I did not know that it helped a number of Filipinos and chose Czech Republic as their migration destination. I received a lot of questions and queries privately in the past couple of months, as well as meeting them personally in Czech Republic. https://www.reddit.com/r/phmigrate/comments/194vdq9/guide_to_migrating_to_czech_republic_central/

My brief background: I have been living in Czech Republic, especially in Brno, for 7 1/2 years already. I am a permanent residence holder. I came here as a master's student. Once I got my diploma, I found a job and became an OFW until such time I got my permanent residence.

For this brief update (2025), I divide the sections into 3 (Studies, Work, Cost of Living), advice and figures.

Studying in Czech Republic

a. If you asked majority of the international students here, even from developing countries, the first thing they will say is the low cost of living. Of course, it will depend on each person's circumstance. Nonetheless, I can still say na may balance yung quality of life and education to costs.

b. It is also ranked as one of the most secure countries in the world. Crimes here involved mostly around pick-pockets and theft. Murder and gun related violence is very rare in this country. Believe me, magugulat ka na lang kung may incident na ganito dito.

c. There are a lot of English programs from Bachelor's to PhD. You do not need to learn or know Czech to study here. Also, 100% compatible yung educational system sa Pilipinas.

d. Liberating educational system and student life. Kung sa Pilipinas, mauubos oras mo dahil sa traffic, family obligations and the like, dito, mamomroblema ka dahil sobrang dami mong oras. To give you an example, ang tawag sa sembreak nila dito is "study period", hindi actually nag-aaral mga estudyante pag sembreak nila kung hindi, nagbabakasyon sa ibang bansa. Isa pang halimbawa pag final exams, 2-3 months yung exam period at ikaw pipili kung kailan mo gusto itake depending sa anong i-set ng professor mo. Yung pacing ng "European" style of education is "take your time and learn effectively". Mag-aral ka in your own pace. Hindi naman kailangan mag madali at pressure.

2. Tuition fees sa mga unibersidad

a. Para sa akin, ang top 3 universities dito sa Czech Republic ay Charles University in Prague, Masaryk University in Brno, and Palacky University in Olomouc. Nonethless, the other universities are great also like kung niche/specialty programs or fields yung program na pipiliin mo like sciences, technology and so forth. Itong tatlo lang in my opinion well-rounded and mas diverse choice yung inooffer nila.

a1. For Charles University, according to their website https://cuni.cz/UKEN-372.html, the median tuition per year is 6000 EUR or 377,508 php.

a2. For Masaryk University, please see the picture below. It depends on the faculty and the degree program. The lowest is in Faculty of Social Studies, 3000 EUR or 188,754 per year.

https://www.muni.cz/en/admissions/bachelors-and-masters-studies/tuition-fees-and-financial-aid

a3. For Palacky University Olomouc, it depends again on the degree program and the faculty. For example, in Faculty of Education, 2000 EUR or 125,836 php per year

https://www.pdf.upol.cz/en/admission/general-information/

For Faculty of Science:

https://www.prf.upol.cz/en/prospective-students/#c82795

You can find the universities, degree programs and tuition fees here in this link.
https://portal.studyin.cz/en/?fspToken=lRTQrWD4miag9sJv1gs6s

3. Application

a. To be short and brief, it depends on the university. Some may need IELTS, may pa entrance exam, others, wala like motivational letterlang at transcript of records lang kailangan. Basically, nandito sa website yung core information https://www.studyin.cz/plan-your-studies/how-to-apply/

4. Scholarship information

Check here for more information, https://www.studyin.cz/plan-your-studies/scholarships/

5. Can I stay and work after I finish my degree program?

Yes, 100% through job-seeking visa or directly already from an employee card. Ang mangyayari is once pagkagraduate mo and you still have months left before your student visa expires, you can apply for job-seeking visa which gives you 9 months to look for a job. Kung may trabaho ka na during studies (kasi pwedeng mag trabaho full-time habang nag-aaral ka), you can directly convert it to employee card or "work residence permit"

For all studying related inquiries, nandito lahat sa https://www.studyin.cz/

Working in Czech Republic

1. Karaniwang sahod

Depende sa position at saang siyudad ka nakatira. Sa Prague (capital city) yung pinakamataas na sahod na binibigay kumpara sa ibang siyudad pero ang national average wage neto ay 38,692 Czech Crowns o 97866.99 php kada buwan, sabihin na natin 100k php per month. Ibig sa bihin ng neto ay bawas na diyan yung income tax, health at social insurance. Mas mataas sahod ng IT professionals, managers at high position levels. Ganito ang salary breakdown:

https://www.platy.cz/en/calculator/results

2. Perks and benefits

Marami-rami rin. Meron sa mga OFWs natin na nagtratrabaho sa Czech Republic ay libre yung renta nila o accommodation, libre flight ticket kada taon bakasyon pauwi ng pilipinas, meal voucher at iba pa. Nonetheless, ito yung usual perks and benefits na makikita mo sa job postings sa mga blue collar jobs o not manual labor. Standard is 25 days of paid vacation, mahabang maternity leave set by law at iba pa.

https://www.jobs.cz/fp/ingersoll-rand-48005148/2000596121/?searchId=545ce439-f857-4d22-ab94-6e84a46c2f5b&rps=233&lang=en

https://www.jobs.cz/rpd/2000589377/?searchId=545ce439-f857-4d22-ab94-6e84a46c2f5b&rps=233&lang=en

https://www.jobs.cz/rpd/2000596018/?searchId=545ce439-f857-4d22-ab94-6e84a46c2f5b&rps=233&lang=en

3. Job portals in Czech Republic:

https://www.jobs.cz/en/

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4213197169&geoId=106156085&origin=JOBS_HOME_LOCATION_AUTOCOMPLETE&refresh=true

https://www.expats.cz/jobs

https://www.uradprace.cz/en/vacancies-search-3

Cost of Living in Czech Republic

1. Gastusin araw-araw at renta

a1. Sa renta, nakadepende yan kung may kasama kang nakatira sa accomodation mo o ikaw lang mag isa. Nakadepende rin sa siyudad na sa Prague ay may kamahalan.

Let's say that you are in a shared accomodation with other two or three people meaning you have your own rooms but the kitchen, living area and bathroom are shared, in Prague, the prices will range from 10,000 - 15,000 CZK or 25000 - 37950 PHP a month, usually including all the utilities such as gas, electricity and internet. Sa ibang siyudad, makakahanap ka from 6,000 - 9000 CZK or 15180.25 - 22770.37 PHP a month

Kung studio naman na ikaw mag-isa, sa Prague, naglalaro sa 20,000 - 25,000 CZK o 50600.83 - 63251.04 PHP a month

Kung gusto niyo maghanap ng matitirahan, punta kayo dito sa mga website na ito. Ito yung parang "lamudi" ng Czech Republic. Sa Facebook rin, ang daming groups related to accomodations in Czech Republic.

https://www.bezrealitky.com/

https://www.sreality.cz/

b. Sa grocery, kain sa labas, pang-gala at iba pa, sa isang tao, sapat na 10,000 CZK o 25,000 PHP kada buwan pero naka depende sa pamumuhay niyo yan.

Example prices of grocery/items that people usually consume:

1. Milk - 27 czk o 68.31 php
2. Capuccino - 65-90 czk o 164.45 - 215.05 php
3. Loaf of Bread - 29 - 32 czk o 73.37 - 80.96 php
4. Rice 1kl - 38 czk o 96.14 php

Ito yung websites ng supermarkets. Pwede niyo tingnan yung mga presyo:

https://nakup.itesco.cz/groceries/en-CZ?\_gl=1\*1n3l34d\*\_up\*MQ..\*\_ga\*MTgyNjU2Mzc1MS4xNzQ4MzgzOTc3\*\_ga\_EZ1BJ05B45\*czE3NDgzODM5NzckbzEkZzAkdDE3NDgzODM5NzckajYwJGwwJGgxOTQ4ODkxNjgx

https://www.albert.cz/

https://shop.billa.cz/?utm_term=brno_brand&mci=sea&utm_id=GAC21171320797_GAA695946268014&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=04_06_25_eshop_longterm_online&utm_content=text&gad_source=1

https://www.kaufland.cz/

Renta talaga ang biggest bulk of spending. Yun talaga ang dapat ibudget at planuhin ng maayos.

For all visa and migration related questions:

a. Check the youtube channel of Mr. Jan Kalina - immigration expert. Czech immigration expert siya na halos lahat ng katanungan niyo, nasagot na niya sa youtube channel niya through videos. Gumawa siya ng update for cost of living this year : https://www.youtube.com/@jankalina-CzechVisaExpert/playlists

Tapos may pa live-stream pa siya sa weekdays. Mag-tanong lang kayo sa kanya kung anong problema niyo relating to Czech immigration. May mga Pilipinong nagtatanong.

https://www.youtube.com/@jankalina-CzechVisaExpert/streams