The revised Act has a great impact on foreign nationals in Czech, particularly those from non-EU countries. It specifies that a seasonal worker visa may be granted for up to six months. Along-term residency permit will be issued to foreign nationals who invest at least 75 million Koruna or create at least 20 jobs in Czech.

The Czech Republic said the new rules aim to restrict migrants for economic purposes and minimize the problems that have recently been caused by foreign workers at industrial zones. Some of the amendments have been protested by the public, such as expelling unemployed pregnant women, applying for residency with original birth certificates and marriage certificates rather than notarized copies, no compensation for unjustified detention, no visa extensions for individuals who evade traffic fees, and holding employees responsible for employers’ faults.

Humanitarian organizations say tighter regulations on foreign nationals violate international law and the Czech Constitution. The Research Institute for Labor and Social Issues said most crimes in 2015 were committed by EU citizens. People from foreign countries were involved in just 2.7% of crimes in Czech and the crime rate of this group was lower than the average. Tough regulations on immigrants may affect Czech integration. Some senators have said they will bring these issues to the Constitutional Court. Minister of Home Affairs Milan Chovanec said the revisions were necessary to ensure immigration management. The amendments will only affect foreigners who don’t abide by local law.

Czech has about 500,000 foreign residents including 65,000 Vietnamese. In 2013 Czech recognized Vietnamese-Czech people as the country’s 14^thofficial ethnic group.