IMPORTANT NOTICE

All the residents who want to submit their long term visa/stay at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Doha must prove that they have been staying in the State of Qatar legitimately and continuously for at least 2 years. In case they are not able to prove it, the application will not be accepted.

 

APPOINTMENT BOOKING

Citizens of the State of Qatar:

Those interested in arranging an appointment for submitting long-term visa applications - purpose seasonal employment, register at the e-mail address doha.consulate@mzv.gov.cz according to the following rules:

Conditions for sending a registration e-mail:

Each applicant may send only one e-mail. If one applicant sends more than one e-mail within the given deadline, he / she will be automatically excluded from registration, even if the e-mails are sent from different e-mail addresses. The exclusion notice will only be sent to the applicant's first duplicate email detected.

Conditions of the content of the registration e-mail:

1. In the subject of this e-mail must be the applicant´s passport number. E-mails containing in the subject information other than the passport number itself will not be taken into consideration.

2. The content of the e-mail must include the following identification data of the applicant: name, surname, date of birth, contact telephone number and e-mail address.

3. A scan of the employment contract that will be submitted together with the application and a scan of the data page of the passport must be attached to the e-mail application (due to the limited capacity of the registration box the attachments should not be larger than 5MB).

 

Citizens of other countries holding a long-term or permanent residence permit in Qatar:

Those interested in arranging an appointment for submitting long-term visa applications - purpose seasonal employment, register at the e-mail address doha.employment@mzv.gov.cz according to the following rules:

Conditions for sending a registration e-mail:

1. Next e-mail registration will take place on 15th May, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. (Qatari time). E-mails delivered before this date will not be taken into account.

2. Each applicant may send only one e-mail. If one applicant sends more than one e-mail within the given deadline, he/she will be automatically excluded from registration, even if the e-mails are sent from different e-mail addresses. The exclusion notice will only be sent to the applicant's first duplicate e-mail detected.

Conditions of the content of the registration e-mail:

1. In the subject of this e-mail must be the applicant´s passport number. E-mails containing in the subject information other than the passport number itself will not be taken into consideration.

2. The content of the e-mail must include the following identification data of the applicant: name, surname, date of birth, contact telephone number and e-mail.

3. The e-mail must include a scan of the following documents (due to the limited capacity of the registration box the attachments should not be larger than 5MB):

• scan of the applicant's residence permit in Qatar

• scan of the employment contract that will be submitted together with the application

• scan of the data page if the applicant´s passport

Without meeting the above requirements, the registration is invalid and will not be taken into consideration. It will be excluded from processing without further reply to the applicant.

In case of successful registration, the specific date for an appointment will be sent to you via your contact e-mail. The given date is fixed and can be changed only exceptionally by sending a new request for a new appointment. If all six slots for given period are filled, the registration for the that period is terminated and it is necessary to wait until the next registration starts.

Please note that attempts to send registrations in bulk using software tools may be identified as spam by the antispam security of the mzv.cz domain in order to ensure the functionality of the system for all applicants. Such registrations will not be taken into account.

Each e-mail can contain only one adult applicant. If the information requested is incomplete, no appointment will be issued and the e-mail will be discarded as incomplete.

 

The appointments are held during following days and times and are not offered on different days or time frames.

No appointments are offered on Czech national holidays. During Saudi official holidays, except of those which coincide with Czech national holidays, appointments are offered.

The official languages of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Doha are Czech and English. Applicants for long-term visas and residence permits who cannot communicate in either of these languages need to arrange, at their own expense, an interpreter.

 

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

- passport

- application form (below the whole text in attached file)

- 2 photos showing current appearance

- purpose of the stay (employment permit issued by the Labor Office of the Czech Republic in accordance with § 96 of Act No 435/2014 Coll., on Employment, or case number under which an application for an employment permit has been filed, as well as identification of the branch of the Labor office of the Czech Republic where this application has been filed) - employment contract or work agreement for a fixed period or letter of intent, whereby the parties agree to conclude such a contract or agreement is submitted when applying for an employment permit  

- accommodation ( if the employer arranges for applicant´s accommodation, the document on accommodation must show that the accommodation complies with conditions set out in Article 100 d) of the Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals, mainly with respect to the room surface area and number of lodged persons, as well as information on rent or that the accommodation is provided free of charge; the rent must not be disproportionate to the earnings and to the accommodation standard)

- financial means (employer´s confirmation about earnings in case the employer arranges for applicant´s accommodation)

- criminal record (police clearance certificate) 

- fee

- biometrical data 

- travel medical insurance (NOT with the application - once the application is approved, the consulate will inform you about the requirements for the medical insurance). 

 

 

DO NOT OVERLOOK

-Supporting documents may not be older than 180 days with the exception of a passport, registry documents (birth certificate or marriage certificate), diplomas and similar documents and photo (if reflecting current appearance).

-Supporting documents must be submitted in Czech. Documents in another language must also be submitted in official translation into Czech.

-Foreign public documents must be legalized, i.e. equipped by an apostille or superlegalized.

-The following documents must always be submitted in their originals: passport, supporting documents on purpose of stay (in this case employment permit). These originals will be returned to the applicant should he / she wish to keep them. Passport is always returned to the applicant and is submitted again when issuing the visa.

-Other supporting documents may be submitted as originals or officially verified copies.

-We kindly request applicants to also prepare a set of copies of all the requirements.

-SUBMIT ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS CONTAINING ALL THE DOCUMENTS.

-INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE => THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR PROCESSING AND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT. (§ 169h of Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals)

Status of an application can be checked on the web of MOI of the Czech Republic. 

Long-term visa form (PDF, 527 KB)