In order to apply you will need:

• Application form
• Travel document, if you hold one and if its validity has not expired.
• Photograph.

• One of the following:
  • a certified copy of a document proving that a reason under Section 33(1a) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. exists; if you cannot provide such a document for reasons out of your control, you can provide a declaration signed by you instead; or
  • a document proving the existence of a reason if you are applying for a visa under Section 33(1b) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. (an original or a certified copy issued by a law enforcement authority); or
  • a proof of filing a legal action and of filing for a suspensive effect of this legal action if you are applying for a visa under Section 33(1d) or (1e) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. (a counterpart of the filings or their certified copies with a stamp of the competent court); or
  • comprehensive medical insurance if you are applying under Section 33(1c) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. If prompted by the Ministry you must provide a proof of payment for the insurance.

Upon application, you must pay an administrative fee 300 CZK in the form of stamps. Payment of the administrative fee is not required if the applicant is a child under 6 years of age.

Please review the formal requirements that the documents must meet.

You can fill in the application form online. Then print out the filled-in form and sign it.

You can also download a blank application form, print it out and fill it in by hand – it must be filled in legibly, in block capitals,  in Latin characters, and in Czech. You can also collect the form free of charge at one of the offices of the Ministry of the Interior.

Make an appointment online or by phone beforehand in order to submit your application. Although a timely appointment reservation saves your time, it is not a necessary condition for submitting the application – with no appointment reservation you have to wait for your turn.

You must submit the application for a visa for a stay longer than 90 days in person at a Ministry of the Interior office.

You must add all the documents required by law to the application, pay the administrative fee and use the correct form (printed). If you fail to do so, the Ministry of the Interior will deem your application inadmissible and will not initiate the administrative proceedings. Your application together with the documents and the fee will be returned to you.

You shall submit the application in a filled-in form, provide necessary documents and pay the administrative fee. If you submit the application in person, you will receive a slip confirming the submission and a reference number assigned to your application. You need to know the reference number, for example, to be able to track the state of your proceedings.

If you are applying for a visa for a stay longer than 90 days for the purpose of leave to remain under Section 33 (1c) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., during the time when the application is being processed, you are staying in the Czech Republic legally (for more information see the section Fiction of residence), even in the case that the Ministry of the Interior has not decided on the application during the time when you are permitted to stay in the Czech Republic. During the time when the application is being processed, you cannot apply for a long-term residence permit or another permanent residence permit.

If you are not granted the visa, the fiction of residence ceases to exist on the day that you have received the notification from the Ministry of the Interior about not having been granted the visa.

The Ministry of the Interior will first assess if your application meets all the formal requirements. You can track the state of your proceedings online on the website under Status of my application or in your personal account.

In the course of the administrative proceedings you can:

• Add additional documents to your application.
• Be represented in the proceedings (a power of attorney).
• Ask for access to file.
• Withdraw the application (withdrawal of the application).

In the course of the administrative proceedings, it is also checked if you meet the requirements to obtain the residence permit you are applying for. In such case, you may be invited for an interview.

On the website under Status of my application you can see the following states:

1. Being processed: No decision has been taken yet. For more information on what you can do in the course of the administrative proceedings, please see the previous section.
2. Granted: The Ministry’s decision is affirmative. Please see the following section.
3. Rejected: The Ministry of the Interior rejected your application. You will be informed about the reasons for not having been granted the visa, or you may receive a notification explaining the reasons for not having been granted it.
   1. You cannot appeal against the notification of the reasons. If your application is not granted and you disagree with the reasons for not granting the visa, you can apply for a new assessment of the reasons for not granting the visa. Application for a new assessment of the reasons for not granting the visa does not have a suspensive effect.

If the application has been granted, make an appointment to receive the visa in your travel document. You can make an appointment online on the website or by phone.

In order to apply you will need:

• Application form
• Travel document, if you hold one and if its validity has not expired.
• Photograph.

• One of the following:
  • a certified copy of a document proving that a reason under Section 33(1a) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. exists; if you cannot provide such a document for reasons out of your control, you can provide a declaration signed by you instead; or
  • a document proving the existence of a reason if you are applying for a visa under Section 33(1b) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. (an original or a certified copy issued by a law enforcement authority); or
  • a proof of filing a legal action and of filing for a suspensive effect of this legal action if you are applying for a visa under Section 33(1d) or (1e) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. (a counterpart of the filings or their certified copies with a stamp of the competent court); or
  • comprehensive medical insurance if you are applying under Section 33(1c) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. If prompted by the Ministry you must provide a proof of payment for the insurance; or
  • facts proving the continuing existence of reasons preventing you from leaving the country if you have been granted a visa under Section 33(3) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll.

Upon application, you must pay an administrative fee 300 CZK in the form of stamps. Payment of the administrative fee is not required if the applicant is a child under 6 years of age.

Please review the formal requirements that the documents must meet.

You can fill in the application form online. Then print out the filled-in form and sign it.

You can also download a blank application form, print it out and fill it in by hand – it must be filled in legibly, in block capitals,  in Latin characters, and in Czech. You can also collect the form free of charge at one of the offices of the Ministry of the Interior.

Make an appointment online or by phone beforehand in order to submit your application. Although a timely appointment reservation saves your time, it is not a necessary condition for submitting the application – with no appointment reservation you have to wait for your turn.

The lack of accessible slots in the schedule of appointments does not justify your failure to submit the application in due time. If the closest accessible date of appointment is after your time limit for submitting the application expires (for example your visa-free stay would already have expired), submit the application without prior reservation. For more details see your office’s opening hours (choose the appropriate office according to the location of your reported address) to find out, which is the earliest permissible date that you can appear in person, without having made a prior reservation.

You must submit the application for an extension of the validity of the visa and of your residence under the visa for a stay longer than 90 days for the purpose of leave to remain in person at a Ministry of the Interior office.

You must add all the documents required by law to the application, pay the administrative fee and use the correct form (printed). If you fail to do so, the Ministry of the Interior will deem your application inadmissible and will not initiate the administrative proceedings. Your application together with the documents and the fee will be returned to you.

You shall submit the application in a filled-in form, provide necessary documents and pay the administrative fee. If you submit the application in person, you will receive a slip confirming the submission and a reference number assigned to your application. You need to know the reference number, for example, to be able to track the state of your proceedings.

If the validity of your long-term visa and of your residence under this visa expire before the decision on extension is taken and if you have applied in the given time limit, during the time when the application is being processed you are staying in the Czech Republic legally, even if your current visa expires (for more information please see the section Fiction of residence).

If you are not granted the visa, the fiction of residence ceases to exist on the day that you have received the notification from the Ministry of the Interior about not having been granted the visa.

The Ministry of the Interior will assess your application (proceeding under Act No. 500/2004 Coll. and Act No. 326/1999 Coll.).

First, the documents you have provided are assessed. If an error in the application or in the provided documents is detected, you will be prompted in writing to remedy it. In the notice for completion of the application or for remedy of errors, the Ministry will explain in detail what the errors are and what you have to do to remedy them. It will also set a time limit for you to do so. This time limit can be extended in justified cases if you apply for it in writing.

You can track the state of your proceedings online on the website under Status of my application or in your personal account. 

In the course of the administrative proceedings you can:

• Add additional documents to your application.
• Be represented in the proceedings (a power of attorney).
• Ask for access to file.
• Ask for a stay in the proceedings.
• Withdraw the application (withdrawal of the application).

In the administrative proceedings it is checked if you meet the requirements for acquiring extension of the validity of the visa and of your residence under the visa for a stay longer than 90 days for the purpose of leave to remain. In such case, you may be invited for an interview.

On the website under Status of my application you can see the following states:

1. Being processed: No decision has been taken yet. For more information on what you can do in the course of the administrative proceedings, please see the previous section.
2. Granted: The Ministry’s decision is affirmative. Please see the following section.
3. Rejected: The Ministry of the Interior rejected your application. You will be informed about the reasons for not having been granted the visa, or you may receive a notification explaining the reasons for not having been granted it.
4. You cannot appeal against the notification of the reasons. If your application is not granted and you disagree with the reasons for not granting the visa, you can apply for a new assessment of the reasons for not granting the visa. Application for a new assessment of the reasons for not granting the visa does not have a suspensive effect.

If the application has been granted, make an appointment to receive the visa in your travel document. You can make an appointment online on the website or by phone.