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• Check the status of your application – regularly updated approved applications for temporary, long-term and permanent residency including their extensions and extension of the long-term visa listed by receipt number (č.j.)
   
• EU citizens and their family members
  • Recommendation of the MoI of the Czech Republic for the Citizens of the UK in connection with the Brexit (pdf, 186 kB)
  • 2nd Recommendation of the MoI of the Czech Republic for the Citizens of the UK in connection with the Brexit (pdf, 80 kB)
     
• Third-country nationals
   
• Information for education providers and students
• Information for accommodation providers
• Information for employers
• Asylum
   
• Contacts
   
• Full text of the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic (pdf, 1.4 MB)
   
• Do you need assistance or advice?
   
• Information Publications for Foreigners
• Information Publications for Applicants for International Protection
• Information Publications for Beneficiaries of International Protection

IMPORTANT NOTICES:​

• Dear clients,
  The appointment line will be out of order on May 27^th, 2019 - June 3^rd, 2019 due to technical reasons. You can use the online reservation system available here: https://frs.gov.cz/.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear clients,
  from June 1^st, 2019 to appeal, MOI office Klatovy (address: Dragounská 130) will be closed due to operating reasons. You can use MOI office Plzeň (address: Slovanská alej 26), opening hours:
                                                          Mo: 8.00 - 12.00 and 12.30 - 17.00
                                                          Tu: 8.00 - 12.00
                                                          We: 8.00 - 12.00 and 12.30 - 17.00
                                                          Th: 8.00 - 12.00.
  You can make an appointment via telephone number: 974 320 810 or https://frs.gov.cz/cs/.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear clients,
  we would like to inform you that on May 23^rd, 2019 MOI office Liberec will be open until 11:30 due to technical reasons.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear clients,
  from May 15^th, 2019 until further notice the open hours of MOI office Frýdek-Místek (Beskydská 2061) will be limited to two working days:
       MO 8:00-12:00 and 12:30-17:00
       WE 8:00-12:00 and 12:30-17:00
  You can visit the MOI office Ostrava (Výstavní 55 ) except for above mentioned official days, if it is necessary.
  Thank you for understanding.

• Dear clients,
  telephone information line will be out of order on May 29^th, 2019.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear clients,
  we would like to inform you that Information Hotline (pobyty@mvcr.cz) will be canceled temporarily due to personnel limitation. If you send your query after 12:00 Wednesday April 3^rd, 2019, your query will not be answered.
  Formal submission can be done in a standard way to the administrative authority.
  You can find all relevant information for foreign nationals here: https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/immigration.aspx
  You will be informed in time about resumption of Information Hotline.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear clients,
  there will be reconstruction of MOI office Písek from April 15^th, 2019 - December 31^st, 2019, MOI office will be open only for clients with an appointment during this time.
  You can make an appointment via telephone number: 974 235 851 or 974 235 859. It is also possible to make reservation via email: pobyty.cb@mvcr.cz.
  You can use MOI office České Budějovice or MOI office Jindřichův Hradec in emergency cases.
  We apologize you and thank you for your understanding.

• Information about place and time of submission of Employee Card application in Regime Ukraine from May 1st, 2018.
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform you, that from May 1^st, 2018 applicants of Employee Card in government program Regime Ukraine must submit their applications in visa center of company VFS Global in Lvov. Address is: Lvov, Džerelna Street 18.
  You will find more information on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Dear clients,
  this website is currently under construction and is continuously being updated due to amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals. The information available here is not intended to be comprehensive and many details which are relevant to particular circumstances may have been omitted. It is not a complete statement of the Act of the residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic.

• Dear clients,
  there will be changes made by the Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals.You will find the List of changes made by the Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals with effectiveness from August 15^th, 2017 here (pdf, 147 kB).

• There will be visa-free stay from Sunday June 11^th, 2017 for citizens of Ukraine who travel to member countries EU (except The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and to Iceland. Visa requirement will be canceled only for short-term stays (not for profit-making purpose) and for Biometric passport holders.
  You will find more information here: Bezvízový styk s Ukrajinou

• Dear clients,
  Russian web pages are under reconstruction now. We recommend you to check Czech or English modification of web pages.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• Dear citizens of European Union with residence in Prague,
  we would like to highlight that it is possible to  submit your application about a certificate of temporary residence for an EU citizen by postal service.
  Within improving the service of MOI office, reducing the number of client visits and incrising comfort you can only fill in  this form (doc, 472 kB) and you will find more information here (pdf, 24 kB).

• Dear clients,
  there is only one telephone number to make an appointment in Prague and Central Bohemia - telephone appointment line - 974 820 680. We also kindly ask you to call to this appointment line only in case you want to make a reservation. You should prepare your passport and the date of birth. We encourage you to prepare in advance desired date of your appointment and the agenda you wish to discuss. Working hours of appointment line.
                                                                                             Mo - Th: 8:00 - 16:00
                                                                                                Fr: 8:00 - 14:00
  The information hotline 974 832 421/418 is not capable to process your appointment requests. Please refer to these contacts only with general questions.
  Thank you for your understanding.

• This website is currently under construction and is continuously being updated. The information available here is not intended to be comprehensive and many details which are relevant to particular circumstances may have been omitted.

• Dear clients,
  to make an appointment on MOI offices in Prague and in Central Bohemia Region you can use only this telephone number: 974 820 680. There are rules of ordering line. Working hours of ordering line are:
                                                                                         Mo - Thu: from 8.00 - 16.00
                                                                                              Friday: from 8.00 - 14.00
  The Information line of the Ministry of the Interior is competent to provide general information on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic. The Information line is not designed for official communication with the Ministry of the Interior. The Information line has no information if your documents were accepted or not by relevant MOI office. Please, ask relevant MOI office directly or ask provider of postal service.
  Do not request a legal analysis or a legal statement. If this is what you require, you must ask for it in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Code. If your inquiry is of complex legal nature or requires a complex legal solution or even assistance, please contact an organization providing complex counseling (NGO or attorney). For official communication with the Ministry of the Interior, please, use the following contacts: Ministry of the Interior Nad Štolou 3, P. O. Box 21, 170 34 Praha 7, Electronic registry: posta@mvcr.cz ,Data box ID: 6bnaawp. The standpoint which is expressed on the Information line of the Ministry of the Interior (by phone and by emai) has an informative character only. It is based on information given by questioner. Only text of the law or secondary legislation has binding nature.

• Please note the new rules for communication with the MOI Infoline for foreigners. More information available here.

  • 22/01/2019 - An up-to-date version of the Act No. 326/1999 Coll. on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic
  • 01/01/2019 - Proof of funds - change in the amount of normative costs for housing
  • 05/02/2016 - The presentation for foreign students - Quick'n'Simple (introduction of main residence obligations of the students)
  • 20/05/2015 - Emergencies
  • 08/09/2014 - New Immigration Portal of the Ministry of Interior
  • 23/06/2014 - Issue of legal residence certificates for the purpose of marriage / registered partnership from June 24th, 2014
  • 09/06/2014 - Emloyee Card
  • 07/10/2013 - Change in calculation of the authorized length of stay in the Schengen area
  • 16/07/2013 - Change in conditions of entry to the Schengen area
  • 17/06/2013 - Information related to the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
  • 27/02/2013 - Airport transit visas - changes
  • 26/09/2012 - Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
  • 05/06/2012 - NOTIFICATION - free voucher for a Czech language exam
  • 02/03/2012 - IMPORTANT CHANGE: Long-term visas issued after March 1st, 2012
  • 08/02/2012 - Leaving the Czech Republic with a Departure Order - transit by ground
  • 01/05/2011 - Changes from May 2011: Biometric Data in Residence Cards for the Czech Republic
  • 01/01/2011 - Changes in conditions for the entry and stay on the territory of the Czech Republic from 2011
  • 22/09/2010 - Information regarding new visa legislation on the European Commission´s website

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Disclaimer: This website is currently under construction and is continuously being updated. The information available here is not intended to be comprehensive and many details which are relevant to particular circumstances may have been omitted. It is not a complete statement of the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic (pdf, 1.4 MB) or policy. Please note that the MOI takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of any of the external websites we link to from this website.