Types of Residence Permit

 Residence permit for the purpose of reunification of a family in the territory

                You can apply for this type of permit in case that you are a husband or a minor or an adult child of an alien who is a residence permit holder or an asylee (a person who is eligible to family reunification), or a minor in foster care of an alien who holds a residence permit, or if you are a parent (or a grandparent) or a guardian of a minor asylee, if you are a solitary alien over 65 years of age, or an alien with a disability (irrespective of age) who is not capable of providing for himself/herself and whose parent or  child has a residence permit.

                A person with whom you wish to reunify, i.e. a member of your family, needs to have a permanent residence permit or a long term residence permit and needs to have stayed in the CR for the minimum of 15 months.

                 The application can be submitted at the embassy or at the relevant alien police department in case that you have been staying in the territory on the 90 days visa  or based on a long term residence permit for other purposes.

                 The permit is issued for a period of time which corresponds to the validity duration of a residence permit card which was issued to a person eligible to family reunification; if a permanent residence permit was issued to a person eligible for reunification, the above permit is issued at least for 1 or 2 years.

Requisites of the application:

travel document

document evidencing that a person is provided with a lodging in the territory

abstract from Criminal Register (except persons under the age of 15)

2 photographs

document confirming family relationship

 consent of a parent/ (legal) guardian of a minor

 if a child is being reunified with another person, you need a document evidencing that aggregate income of a family reunified will suffice to cover sustenance and other basic needs of all its members as well as essential household expenses in accordance with the Act on Subsistence Minimum No.463/91 of the Col. (Sufficient aggregate income of a family is calculated as follows: the amount which is needed to cover sustenance and other basic personal needs is added to the amount needed to cover essential household expenses for each member of the family and then is multiplied by the number of months of assumed duration of a long term residence permit. Types of documents confirming a person’s income include: confirmation by an employer, tax return, account statement opened in his/her name. A new Act on Subsistence Minimum No.110/2006 of the Col. becomes effective as of January 1st, 2007.)

You are obliged to submit following documents as requested:

document analogous to the abstract from Criminal Register which is a basis for

      assessing your integrity; the document shall be issued by the state whose

      citizenship you have, as well as by the states in which you were staying

      continuously for at least 6 months during the last three years (document evidencing

      your integrity). In case that some of the relevant states will not issue this

      document,  you can replace it with the declaration on word of honour. It is not

      required from persons under the age of 15;

medical report indicating that you do not suffer from a serious disease (it can be

      required in case of justified suspicion only).

                 In  case that a long term residence permit  for the purpose of reunification of the family in the territory is granted,  you are obliged to appear in person at the relevant alien police department  within 3 working days from the date of entry in the territory  to lift your residence permit card. When taking over the card, you are obliged to submit your travel health insurance policy for the period of stay.

                If you are going to reunify with the asylee and you submit your application within 3 months from the date, when the decision on granting asylum to your family member came into force, you are obliged to submit your travel document, 2 photographs and the proof of your relationship.

                 Police shall clear your application within 270 days from the date of submitting the application.

                Administrative fee of  CZK 1000 shall be collected for issuing such permit. Children under the age of 15 pay CZK 500.

 Long term residence permit for a resident of another EU Member State

                If you are a resident of another EU member state and, if you wish to stay in the territory of the CR for a period over 3 months, you can apply for this type of residence permit.

                 The application can be submitted at the embassy or at the relevant alien police department (within the period for which your temporary residence permit is valid, however, 3 months from the date of entry at the latest).

 Requisites of the application:

travel document

document confirming the purpose of your stay in the territory (e.g. employment)

abstract from Criminal Register of the CR (except persons under the age of 15)

2 photographs

document acknowledging the award of legal status of a resident of another EU member state

travel health insurance policy

document evidencing that a person is capable to expend monthly amounts sufficient to cover sustenance and basic personal needs in accordance with the Subsistence Minimum Act

 You are obliged to submit following documents as requested:

document analogous to the abstract from Criminal Register which is a basis for

      assessing your integrity; the document shall be issued by the state whose

      citizenship you have as well as by the states in which you were staying

      continuously for at least 6 months during the last three years (document evidencing

      your integrity). In case that some of the relevant states  will not issue this

      document, you can replace it with the declaration on word of honour. It is not

      required from persons under the age of 15.

medical report indicating that you do not suffer from a serious disease (it can be

      required in case of justified suspicion only).

              When applying for residence permit for the purpose of employment, you are obliged to submit your employment permit or indicate a reference number of your application for employment permit; also you are obliged to indicate a job office at which you applied for such permit.

                If you are a member of the family of a resident of another EU member state, you are entitled to applying for long term residence permit in case that you have been granted a residence permit for the purpose of family reunification in the territory of another EU member state, or if you have been awarded legal status of a resident in another EU member state.

                In such case you are obliged to submit the same documents together with the application as the resident himself/herself (see above). On top of that you need to prove your relationship (e.g. certificate of marriage) plus you need to submit your travel health insurance policy.

                 Your application shall be cleared within 120 days from the date of its submission.

Long term residence permit for the purpose of studying in the territory

                You can apply for this type of stay in the territory of the CR, if you wish to stay temporarily in the territory of the CR for a period over 3 months and for the purpose of studying (which is indicated in Article 64 of the Act). This study includes e.g. language and professional preparatory courses (preceding university study), language course organized within an EU program or within an international agreement, exchange of experience or study trips of persons responsible for education and human resource development (as long as these activities are conducted within EU programs) etc.

      Exemption:  schooling at primary school, secondary school or a conservatory which is not conducted under an exchange program or professional practice program.

     The application can be submitted at the embassy.

 Requisites of the application:

travel document

document confirming the purpose of your stay in the territory

document evidencing that a person is provided with a lodging in the territory

abstract from Criminal Register of the CR as a basis for assessing integrity (children  under the age of 15 do not submit this document)

2 photographs

consent of a parent or (legal) guardian with the stay in the territory in case of minors

a document evidencing sufficient funds to sustain oneself, if university study or unpaid professional practice are involved. In all other cases a document proving that all costs associated with your stay of a student will be covered by a host organization.

You are obliged to submit following documents as requested:

document analogous to the abstract from Criminal Register which is a basis for

      assessing your integrity; the document shall be issued by the state whose

      citizenship you have as well as by the states in which you were staying

      continuously for at least 6 months during the last three years (document evidencing

      your integrity). In case that some of the relevant states  will not issue this

      document, you can replace it with the declaration on word of honor. It is not

      required from persons under the age of 15;

medical report indicating that you do not suffer from a serious disease (it can be

      required in case of justified suspicion only).

                Before visa is earmarked in your passport you are obliged to submit travel health insurance policy covering the duration of your stay (unless the exemption stipulated by legislation relates to you – see above). 

                Your application shall be cleared  within 60 days from the date of its submission.

                Validity period of this type of residence permit is 1 year; in case that the duration of a temporary study stay exceeds 1 year or the validity period corresponds to the period of time stipulated in a contract on voluntary service of youth in a domestic host organization