A visa for a stay of over 90 days (long-term)
- A visa for a stay of over 90 days (long-term)
- Purpose "studies"
- Special work visa
- Purpose "business"
- Purpose "family"
- Purpose "sports"
- Purpose "culture"
- A visa for the purpose of collecting a residence permit - D/VR
- Extension of the visa and the residence period for a visa for over 90 days
- Validity of a visa and length of stay
- "Bridging label"
- Reviewing the reasons for not granting a visa
- Visa codes
Purpose "studies"
A foreigner who intends to stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for the purpose of studies is entitled to submit the application for a visa for a stay of over 90 days (a long-term visa) for the purpose of studies, if his/her stay in the territory of the Czech Republic shall be longer than three months.
Foreigners who intends to stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for more than three months and whose study activities are stated in § 64 of the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals, are eligible to submit an application for an issuing the long-term residence permit directly. If the purpose of foreigner´s residence in the territory is a study in accordance with the § 64 of the Act on the Foreign Nationals Residence, it is completely up to his/her own decision what type of residence permit (a visa/long-term residence permit) he/she will apply for.
Along with the application for a long-term visa, you must submit:
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a travel document (original),
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1 photograph; not necessary if a pictorial recording has been made of the foreign national,
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a document on enrolment in studies (e.g. original/ officially certified copy of the certificate of studies or original / certified copy of the certificate of admission to studies),
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a parental consent, if needed,
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an application fee, if needed,
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document similar to an extract from the Penal Register record, issued by the state of which you are a citizen. The obligation to submit an extract from the Penal Register record does not relate to a foreign national under 15 years of age and does not have to be submitted if the embassy itself publishes that it can be replaced by an affidavit.
Upon request you are further obliged to submit
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a document similar to an extract from the Penal Register record, issued by the states in which, in the last 3 years, you have resided for a period longer than 6 months in its summary, 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).
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a document proving the fulfilment of conditions set out in the measure of Ministry of Health on prevention of the spread of infectious illnesses.
If your application is approved, prior to affixing the visa, you are obliged to submit a proof of medical travel insurance that corresponds to the specified conditions (not required if the foreign national subscribes to public health insurance or if the costs for health care are covered on the basis of an international agreement or if the foreign national can demonstrate that health care is covered in another manner), and, upon request, a document on paying the insurance presented in the proof of medical travel insurance. The Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals (pdf, 1.9 MB) sets a standard deadline of 60 days for processing an application from the time of filing it.
The requirements for the application shall not be older than 180 days except for the travel document and the photograph of the foreign national if it corresponds to his/her actual appearance.
A long-term visa for the purpose of studies is issued for a period that is demonstrated with the confirmation of studies, however, not longer than 1 year.