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Czech Language Exam Certificate

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Proof of the Czech language exam is a mandatory requirement of the application for a permanent residence permit for a third-country national pursuant to Section 68 of the Act on the Residence of Foreigners (i.e. after 5 years of continuous residence in the territory).

The certificate proving the required knowledge of the Czech language must be issued by the certified school. Range of language skills is set out in Government Regulation No. 31/2016 Coll., on Proving of Knowledge of the Czech Language for the Purposes of Obtaining a Permanent Residence Permit in the Czech Republic (pdf, 2 MB).

A certificate proving the required knowledge of the Czech language is not requested from a foreign national who

  • ​is under 15 years of age;

  • can prove that in the 20 years preceding his/her application for permanent residence, he/she continuously attended a primary or secondary school for at least 1 scholastic year or that he/she studied at a higher education institute with lessons in the Czech language for at least 1 academic year or a study programme at a higher education institute focusing on Czech language;

  • proves that he/she graduated in a different universally accepted exam of Czech language, which is at least as demanding as the level specified in Government Regulation No. 31/2016 Coll., on Proving of Knowledge of the Czech Language for the Purposes of Obtaining a Permanent Residence Permit in the Czech Republic (pdf, 2 MB);

  • lodge the application for an issuing the permanent residence permit in accordance with the Section 66 of the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Territory of the Czech Republic (Act No.: 326/1999 Coll.) or who lodge this application after his permanent residence in the territory that had been certified in accordance with the Section 87 of the Act No.: 326/1999 Coll.) ceased to exist after his/her 18th birthday;

  • proves that he/she has a physical or mental handicap affecting his/her ability to communicate, or

  • over 60 years old.
     

More information, list of institutions which are competent to realize Czech language exam or model test, you will find on portal Čeština pro cizince, dedicated to this topic.

  


Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, January 10th, 2024

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