News
Czech for Foreigners
October 15, 2009
Czech for Foreigners is the name of the new website (www.cestina-pro-cizince.cz and www.check-your-czech.com) which has been operated by the Research Institute of Education in Prague since June 2008 as commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The portal is thematically oriented mainly on the examination in Czech for foreigners. (As of January 2009, successful completion of the examination is a prerequisite for an alien to obtain a permit for permanent residence in the Czech Republic.)
Extract from Police Record
July 22, 2008
From 1st July 2008 on, the Foreigners Police will not request from foreigners Extract from Police Record. It will arrange for it by itself.
Legal counselling to foreigners by NGO Counselling Centre for Citizenship / Civil and Human Rights
July 15, 2008
NGO Counselling Centre for Citizenship / Civil and Human Rights (Poradna pro občanství / Občanská a lidská práva) offers its legal advice to foreigners individually every Wednesday from 10a.m. to 5p.m., as well as on the website www.diskriminace.cz in the section "Cizinci" (Foreigners).
Starting 1 January 2009 language exams for foreingers will condition permanent residency
June 30, 2008
In relation with the amendment of Law No. 326/1999 Col., on residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, there will be obligatory exams for demonstration of Czech language competency for obtaining permanent residency in the Czech Republic starting 1 January 2009.
Informative telephone lines of Foreigners´ Police: 974 841 356, 974 841 357
January 2, 2007
Foreigners´ Police operates telephone lines for foreigners available from Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. till 3,30 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m.
Integration of the Czech Republic to the Schengen Area
August 23, 2007
The pages are part of an information campaign on the integration of the Czech Republic to the Schengen area provided by the Ministry of the Interior in close cooperation with other authorities of the state administration of the Czech Republic.
