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Visa, residence permit and citizenship in the Czech Republic

Buying property in the Czech Republic is not a basis for obtaining a residence permit in this country. However, a foreigner owning property in the Czech Republic may apply for multiple-entry Schengen visa (180 days from the corridor in the year).
25.03.2014
Homesoverseas.ru editorial office
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Attention! The information is outdated. Current data on obtaining a residence permit, permanent residence and citizenship in the Czech Republic can be found here: www.homesoverseas.ru/articles/9208

Visas

To enter the Czech Republic, citizens of countries outside the European Union (including Russians) need to obtain a visa – a Schengen or national Czech visa. You can submit an application and documents at visa centers or consular departments of the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

The type of Schengen visa and, accordingly, the length of stay in the country depends on the purpose of the trip. There are tourist, guest, transit, scientific, etc. visas. A Schengen visa of the same name is provided for property owners in the Czech Republic. In this case, an extract from the real estate cadastre (original or copy) is accepted as a document justifying the purpose of the trip. The maximum period of such a visa is 180 days with a corridor per year (no more than 90 days per half–year).

Property owners in the Czech Republic can issue invitations for relatives and friends, which will make it easier for the latter to obtain a visa.

If it is necessary to reside in the country for more than 90 days in half a year, a national Czech visa (D) is required. The grounds for obtaining it may be:

1) study (including in the non-accredited curriculum in the Czech Republic or in courses);

2) work;

3) scientific activity;

4) family reunion;

5) entrepreneurial activity;

6) sports.

The D visa is issued for up to 180 days (the number of entries is not limited). The consular fee is 2500 CZK, paid in euros at the exchange rate of the Czech Foreign Ministry, in case of refusal of a visa is not refunded. All documents must be submitted in the original or certified copies, in Czech. The documents must be issued no more than six months ago at the time of filing the application.

The D visa allows you to travel to the countries of the Schengen Agreement for no more than 90 days with a 180-day corridor.

Detailed requirements and a list of documents for each of the grounds for obtaining a Czech national visa can be found at the official website of the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

Residence permit

You can obtain a temporary residence permit in the Czech Republic (long-term residence permit) on the following grounds:

1) study;

2) work (so-called "blue" and "green cards");

3) family reunion;

4) scientific activity.

A permit for long-term stay is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic, but documents should be submitted to the consulate in your country, in the process of obtaining a D visa. In the visa application, it is necessary to indicate as the purpose of the trip obtaining a permit for a long-term stay in the Czech Republic. When submitting an application, a survey is conducted in Czech – you can hire an interpreter (you must have an identity card and an insurance policy for the duration of your stay in the country). The consular fee for accepting an application for a long-term stay is CZK 500.

In case of a positive response (in fact, an approved residence permit), it is necessary to arrive in the Czech Republic and appear (within 3 working days) at the department of the Ministry at the place of registration to obtain a permit for a long–term stay. The maximum period of validity of a residence permit is 2 years, the number of entries is not limited.

Owning real estate in the Czech Republic when obtaining a residence permit (both temporary and permanent) is an advantage: among the documents submitted with the application, there must be proof of housing security.

Detailed requirements and a list of documents for each of the grounds for obtaining a permit for a long-term stay in the Czech Republic can be found at the official website of the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

A foreigner who has lived in the country for 5 years with a temporary residence permit or:

1) a dependent child;

2) the parent of a foreigner with permanent residence status in the Czech Republic (if the parent is single and cannot take care of himself for health reasons, also if the single parent is over 65 years old);

3) a foreigner of Czech origin;

4) spouse or minor (dependent) child of a refugee or former Czech citizen.

The maximum period of absence of the applicant in the Czech Republic (during the possession of a residence permit) should not exceed 6 months in a row. When submitting an application, a survey / interview is conducted in Czech – you can hire an interpreter (you must have an identity card with you). The consular fee for accepting an application for permanent residence is 500 CZK. Full information on permanent residence in the Czech Republic can be found on website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Citizenship

On January 1, 2014, the new law "On Citizenship of the Czech Republic" (No. 186/2013) came into force. According to him, you can get Czech citizenship in the following ways:

By establishing paternity. Automatically, Czech citizenship is acquired by a child whose father is officially a Czech citizen, and whose mother is a citizen of a member state of the European Union/Switzerland/Norway/Iceland/Liechtenstein/homeless (stateless) or a citizen of another state who has a permanent residence permit in the Czech Republic. Also, the child automatically receives citizenship in case of establishing paternity by court (if the father is a Czech citizen and the mother is a foreigner). For more information, see sections 6, 7 and 28 of the Citizenship Act.

By submitting an application (for foreigners). Foreigners can apply for Czech citizenship after five years of residence in a country with permanent residence status. It is necessary to pass an exam on the knowledge of the Czech language (at the age of 65 or more it is not required to take the exam), the constitutional system and state symbols of the Czech Republic, as well as the basic orientation in the socio-cultural, geographical and historical realities of the country. The absence of a criminal record and the presence of sufficient proven income during the last three years before the application is submitted are checked.
Confirmation of renunciation of previous citizenship is no longer required.

By submitting an application (for former Czech citizens). Individuals who have lost Czech or Czechoslovak citizenship before the date of entry into force of this law (01.01.2014) can obtain Czech citizenship in a simplified form by submitting an application /declaration. For details and exceptions, see section 31 of the Citizenship Act.

Obtaining Czech citizenship does not deprive the previous citizenship, as it was before 01.01.2014. In other words, the new legal norm provides for the possibility of "dual citizenship".

The only way to lose Czech citizenship is an application for renunciation of citizenship (Section 40 of the Citizenship Act), considered by the regional authorities.

Antonina Hirnaya
HomesOverseas.ru

The editors of the portal thank Alexander Mizyuk (Glorion) for help in preparing the material

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