Requirements for Visa / Residence Application
Requirements for Visa- and Residence Application
- Work Permit - only for a Visa based on employment,
- Health Insurance of a czech insurance company,
- Residence Address in Czech Republic,
- Proof of Financal Means (min 140.000 CZK) - not for a Visa based on employment
- Report Duty - within 3 days of arrival in Czech Republic.
Work Permit
In order to apply for a Visa or Temporary Residence Permit with as reason for stay employment, a 3rd-Country National needs to have a Work Permit and a valid employee contract beforehand. For a Business Visa the Work Permit (and employment contract) is not required.Applying for a Work Permit is a difficult process and can take up to six weeks, and only after receiving it, the Visa application can be made, not the other way around.
If a 3rd-Country National loses his job, then immediately the Work Permit expires and he has 3 days to announce this to the Foreign Police, because inevetably also the Visa for work purposes expires.
Health Insurance
When entering Czech Republic you must have a valid health insurance.3rd-Country Nationals are obligated to pay in advance a basic emergency health insurance for the duration of their stay. The Foreign Police does not accept a foreign insurance anymore, so it's better to get a Czech one rightaway.
By far the largest organisation is VZP, but there are many others, like OZP and Maxima.
A basic emergency health insurance, valid for a year will cost about 5.000 CZK. Although more eleborate and expensive insurances exist, the basic insurance is all you need for a Visa application if you will stay in Czech Republic only.
Alexio can also get you a more elaborate EU / international health insurance or travel insurance, since the basic VZP insurance is only valid inside Czech Republic.
When employed at a czech company, the company will pay social- and health charges for you, and you do not have to pay the basic insurance for the duration of your stay in advance yourself. However, we recommend having it anyway in case your employment ends. You will be uninsured the day your work stops.
When self-employed with a trade licence, you are not obligated to pay monthly health contributions, because you already paid for the basic health insurance for the entire duration of stay as Visa requirement.
Proof of Residence Address In Czech Republic
An applicant must show a proof (a rental contract) of a an address in Czech Republic where he will live. Also he must have from the building owner written permission to use that address as residence address.Alexio can not help you with finding accomodation or a (fake) residence address.
Contact a realestate agent or look on S Reality.cz for that.
Hereby we want to warn especially for companies / people that offer fake residence addresses for a fraction of the cost of normal rent. In many cases those addresses do not exist and proof is falsified or 100s of people are registered at that address. If you make use of such 'services' you run the risk of the Foreign Police rejecting your Visa application or retracting your Visa immediately. Do not do this. Find a real address. If you are moving to Czech Republic you need to live somewhere anyway!
Proof of Financial Means
If you apply for a Visa for employment purposes, you do not need to provide proof of financial means. However, if your purpose is business or some other purpose you need to provide proof on paper that you have a minimum of 140.000 CZK or equivalent (5.600 euro, 8.300 dollar) per year of stay. This 140.000 CZK needs to be on your account at the start of your stay here and can be used during your stay here for living expenses. During your stay you do not have to keep constantly this total 140.000 CZK on your account!In many cases the clerk that handles the application will not ask for any financial proof, although it is a requirement. There is no hard and fixed rule for this; it seems to depend on the mood of the clerk and how reliable you come across. However, we do not recommend risking it and moving to Czech Republic without a crown in your pocket. This money you are going to need to pay your basic living expenses.
Report Duty
In case your stay exceeds 30 days you must report your presence at the Foreign Police. If you don't require an entry Visa you have 30 days, otherwise you must report within 3 workingdays, unless the accomodation provider does this for your (which they rarely do).Having a Residence Permit or a D-type Visa does not mean you can freely travel to another Schengen country. For this, you still (or again) need to apply for a C-type Visa, but fortunately this can be done at the consulate in Prague (this used to be not the case)
Not complying to 'Schengen' rules may have serious consequences: penalties at best, being expelled from the entire Schengen-area (not just CZ) for several years at worst.
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2/7 - Schengen C Visa and D Visa Application for Czech Republic
3/7 - Applying for a Residence Permit for Czech Republic
4/7 - Visa / Residence Permit Requirements for Czech Republic
5/7 - Purpose of Stay (Visa / Residence Permit type) in Czech Republic
6/7 - The Foreign Police in Prague and other cities in Czech Republic
7/7 - Visa, Residence Permit, Work Permit Services for Czech Republic