LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE PRESENTED BY APPLICANTS FOR LONG-TERM VISA/RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSE OF STUDY (Czech Government Scholarships ONLY!)

IMPORTANT
ONLY follow these instructions in case you are a Czech Government Scholarships student AND you have received a specific information to do so directly from the embassy!!!
- incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant. Your original visa appointment request will be cancelled and you will have to apply for a new appointment.
- all documents must be presented in Czech language or with Czech translation.
- all documents must be presented in the original or as a notarized copy AND one (simple) color copy of each document (i.e. two complete sets of documents must be provided).
- all documents (except for the travel document) may not be older than 180 days.

PLEASE, SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS IN ORDER FROM no. 1 TO no. 11 EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS:

1) 
visa application form ("long-term visa form" or "long-term residence permit form" according the information you have received from your Czech school)
https://mzv.gov.cz/jnp/en/information_for_aliens/visa_form/index.html
- form must be filled in completely 
- DO NOT attach, staple or glue any photo on the form
- SIGN where indicated 

2)
one color copy of the filled visa application
 
3) 
two passport size photographs
- photos must be identical, recent, in color, size 3,5 x 4,5 cm, entire face must be clearly visible, with white background and in a good print quality on high quality photo paper, made at professional photo studio; do not print photos yourself or the application will be returned to you as unacceptable (!)

4)
passport
- original (!)
- validity must exceed intended stay by at least 3 months
- must be issued within the previous 10 years
- must contain at least two blank pages

5) 
two color copies of the data page of the passport
 
6)
document confirming the purpose of stay
- written confirmation of enrolment into studies issued by the Czech school (Acceptance Letter = "Doklad o přijetí ke studiu")
- this document must be written in the Czech language and must be submitted in original (scanned or simple copies are not acceptable)
- in case this document was sent by the Czech school directly to the embassy, you do not need to bring this document if you are sure it is already at the embassy

7) 
one color copy of the document confirming the purpose of stay
 
8)
proof of accommodation
- document issued by the Czech school, verifying the accommodation for the duration of the stay OR a written confirmation of the owner of the apartment/house with a notarized signature (by a Notary Public in the Czech Republic) OR rental/lease contract, sub-letting contract, accommodation agreement or an agreement with similar content
- original or notarized copy in Czech language of any of the mentioned documents must be submitted
- in case this document was sent by the Czech school directly to the embassy, you do not need to bring this document if you are sure it is already at the embassy

9) 
one color copy of all the documents submitted as proof of accommodation
 
10)
criminal history record
- Ethiopian Criminal History Record that must be superlegalized and must be accompanied by verified translation into Czech language
- if the applicant lived in any other country besides Ethiopia for 6 months or longer in the previous three (3) years, an Excerpt from Criminal History Record issued by that country must also be submitted with the required legalization/apostille and verified translation into Czech language

The embassy is NOT accepting any translations made by the translation company "Lucy Translation and Secretarial Service". Any such a translation will be refused and will NOT be legalized. If such a translation is part of a visa application, the visa application will be considered unacceptable!

11)
one color copy of the criminal history record

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IMPORTANT FINAL NOTES

There are NO visa or consular fees
- the visa application fee is ZERO 
- the consular fee for superlegalization of the Ethiopian Criminal History Record is ZERO
- the consular fee for legalization of translation of the Ethiopian Criminal History Record is ZERO

The scholarship program you are participating in gives you the right to receive free medical care within the Czech Republic throughout the duration of the scholarship.
Therefore there is no need to submit a proof of travel medical insurance.