Czech Republic - Obtain Long Term Visa

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Procedure

1. Go to a Czech Embassy in your state.
2. Fill out an application form.
3. Submit the completed form along with the required documents.
4. Pay the fee.

Note
In the event of not being granted a long-term visa, the MOI will inform you in writing of the reasons for not granting the long-term visa. In such a case, within 15 days of receiving the information about not being granted the long-term visa, you may request the MOI directly for a new appraisal of the reasons for not granting a visa. Within 60 days, the MOI will inform you in writing of the result of the new appraisal of the reasons for not granting a visa.

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Required Documents

• a travel document (original)
• 2 photographs (not necessary if a pictorial recording has been made of the foreign national)
• proof of accommodation
• document on the purpose of stay
• proof of funds
• a Consent of parents or any other statutory representative or guardian to the permanent residence of a child in the Czech Republic
• document similar to an extract from the Penal Register record, issued by the state of which you are a citizen, as well as the states in which, in the last 3 years, you have resided continuously for a period longer than 6 months, or a signed affidavit in the event that this state does not issue such a document (not required from a foreign national under 15 years)
• a document proving the fulfillment of conditions set out in the measure of Ministry of Health on prevention of the spread of infectious illnesses

Note: The documents that you have been asked to submit by the MOI should always be submitted within the set deadlines. Not providing the requirements is a reason for not granting a visa. Naturally, during the procedure, you can submit other documents that you consider important for your application. Remember that travel documents must always be submitted in person.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Main Building - Czernin Palace
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Loretnsk nm?st 5
118 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Consular and Legalisation Services - Tuscany Palace
Hrad?ansk nm?st 5
118 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Diplomatic Academy Building
Ryt?sk 31
110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 7:45am - 4:15pm
Contact phone: +420 224 181 111

Czech Missions Abroad
Website

Ministry of the Interior
postbox 21
Prague 7 Letn
170 34
Telephone: +420 974 811 111 (switchboard operator)

MOI offices

Eligibility

Nationals or citizens of other country.

Fees

2,500 CZK

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals sets a standard deadline of 90 days for processing an application for a long-term visa from the day it was filed. In some complicated cases, it is 120 days from the day of filing the application and in certain cases (for the purpose of studies, pedagogical activity or research) within 60 days of filing the application.

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Instructions

• Application should be filed at a Czech embassy abroad.
• The applicant is obliged to file the application only at the Czech embassy in the state where he or she is a citizen, or which issued your current travel document or in the state which you have a long term or permanent residence permit.
• The application procedures are governed by the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals, the Administrative Procedure Code and any other associated acts.
• The Czech Embassy is only competent for receiving an application for a long-term visa, the competent body for processing it is the MOI. During the procedure the Czech Embassy communicates with the applicant, invites him/her for a hearing or calls on him/her to pick up the visa.
• All documents to be submitted must be original and in Czech language or officially translated into Czech.
• It is always necessary to file the application for a long-term visa in person (the Czech Embassy can only waive this obligation in well-substantiated cases).

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A Long Term Visa is a visa for a stay of over 90 days.There are different purposes or reasons for applying of this visa. It could either be for studies, employment, business, family, invitation, culture, etc. Following are the procedures on how to obtain a long term visa in Czech Republic.

Information which might help

This visa entitles the holder to multiple departure and entry to the Czech Republic.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Ministry of the Interior Czech Republic

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