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Visas and residence
Your right to stay, the permits, telling the foreign police where you live, and citizenship.
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- Přihlašovací tiskopisYour first address report to the foreign policeFill in here
- Oznámení změnA new address, passport, name or marital status, or a lost document, from outside the EU or as an EU citizenFill in here
- Ohlášení změn (dočasná ochrana)A new address, passport, name or marital status under temporary protectionFill in here
- Proof of accommodationThe landlord’s confirmation that you live there, for a visa or permit.Fill in here
- Žádost o vydání osvědčení o registraciAn EU citizen’s registration certificateType into it on screen, then print · Printed in Tschechisch und EnglischDownload (PDF)(opens in a new tab)
- Žádost o vydání povolení k přechodnému pobytuTemporary residence for an EU citizen’s family member from outside the EUType into it on screen, then print · Printed in Tschechisch und EnglischDownload (PDF)(opens in a new tab)
- Žádost o zrušení povolení k pobytuCancelling your residence permit when you leavePrint it and fill it in by hand · Printed in Tschechisch, Englisch und UkrainischDownload (PDF)(opens in a new tab)
- Plná mocLetting someone else file for youPrint it and fill it in by hand · Printed in Tschechisch, Englisch und UkrainischDownload (PDF)(opens in a new tab)
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- Visas and permitsEU citizens can simply move here. Everyone else staying longer than 90 days needs a long-term visa or residence permit for one purpose, such as a job, studies or family, applied for in person and usually at a Czech embassy before you travel.In English
- Register your addressIf you're not an EU citizen, you tell the foreign police where you live within three working days of arriving, unless a hotel or landlord had you sign the form. EU citizens staying longer than 30 days have 30 days.In English
- Temporary protectionTemporary protection lets people who fled the war in Ukraine live, work and study in Czechia. It runs a year at a time, now to 31 March 2027, and you keep it only by registering each year and reporting every move.In English
- Permanent residenceAfter five years' continuous stay, most foreigners can apply for permanent residence: a permit with no end date and free access to work. You need Czech at level A2 and a regular income (not EU citizens and their families), and a place to live.In English
- CitizenshipMost foreigners can apply after five years of permanent residence, or three for EU citizens. You need Czech at level B1, a pass in a test on Czech society and history, a clean record and proof of your income. Czech law hasn't asked new citizens to give up their old citizenship since 2014.In English
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