Czech Life and Institutions Exam case studies
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The Czech Life and Institutions Exam (Zkouška z českých reálií a sociokulturních znalostí) is a standardized multiple-choice test of factual and practical knowledge about the Czech Republic. It is typically taken by foreigners applying for Czech citizenship or permanent residence, though anyone may sit it. The Czech Life and Institutions Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,998 words.
1Employee card, job change and the move to Brno
Mai Thi Lan, a Vietnamese national, has held an employee card (zaměstnanecká karta) since 3 February 2025. It was issued for a warehouse operator post with a logistics company in Pardubice.
676 words, about 3 min2Voting rights and a local referendum in a small municipality
The municipality of Horní Lhota has 1,150 inhabitants and about 860 registered voters. The council wants to hold a local referendum on leasing municipal land for a solar farm.
598 words, about 3 min3A small hydropower plant inside a protected landscape area
A family-owned energy company plans a small run-of-river hydropower plant on the Berounka River near Křivoklát, inside the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Křivoklátsko). The design includes a 2.5 m weir, a 300 m bypass channel, and a new 600 m access road through a forest plot.
591 words, about 3 min4Cross-border commuting, healthcare and pensions between Czechia and Austria
Jan, a 58-year-old Czech citizen, lives in České Budějovice with his wife and two children. He commutes daily to Linz, Austria, where he works as a technician for an Austrian employer; he spends about 200 days a year in Austria and returns home at weekends and most evenings.
594 words, about 3 min5Restitution, Beneš decrees and citizenship in a family archive
The Novák family asks a lawyer to assess historical claims. Their grandfather, an ethnic German with Czechoslovak citizenship, owned a small factory and a house in Liberec.
539 words, about 3 min