Long-term residence permit for the purpose of scientific research is intended for foreigners who have concluded a hosting agreement with a research institution and will carry out scientific research in the Czech Republic for a period longer than three months.

Long-term scientific research application requirements:

• application form
• travel document
• 2 photos
• fee
• supporting documents
  • hosting agreement
  • birth certificate
  • written obligation of the research institution that it will cover potential expenses connected with the stay of the scientific researcher on the territory of the Czech Republic after the expiration of the residence permit, incl. expenses connected with the departure from the Czech Republic, if they were accrued within six months after the hosting agreement expiration and were covered from public funds
• criminal record extract issued by the state of the applicant´s citizenship and by the state where the applicant resided in the last three years for more than six months
• upon request a document proving fulfillment of measures against spread of infectious disease
• health insurance for the whole period of stay will be requested when visa is approved

All requested documents MUST be submitted as ORIGINALS together with COPIES translated into CZECH LANGUAGE (WITHOUT THEM THE APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED). Just the data page of the passport should be copied (not the whole passport). 

Detailed information about applications for the long-term residence permit for the purpose of scientific research is available at the web site of the Ministry of the Interior, under which competence the portfolio of residence permits falls.