LONG-TERM VISA / LONG-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT

1. PURPOSE OF LANGUAGE AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION FOR STUDIES OF A UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED STUDY PROGRAME
   • (pursuant to Section 64(b) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. on the Residence of Foreign Nationals)
2. PURPOSE OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Electronic registration for appointments in 2026 will take place on quaterly basis, on the following days:

November 27, 2025 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Vietnam time (for appointments in Q1 2026)

February 25, 2026 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Vietnam time (for appointments in Q2 2026)

May 27, 2026 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Vietnam time (for appointments in Q3 2026)

August 26, 2026 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Vietnam time (for appointments in Q4 2026)

1. Requests for an appointment to submit an application for a long-term visa or a long-term residence permit for the purpose of studies pursuant to the Section 64(b) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. on the Residence of Foreign Nationals (i.e. language and professional preparation for sudies of a university accredited study program) and of other educational activities should be sent on the above-mentioned dates and time to the following email address: hanoi.preparatory@mzv.gov.cz*
2. Indicate your passport number in the email subject line.
3. In the body of the email, state in Czech or English: your name and surname (as it appears in your travel document), visa/residence permit type and the purpose of your stay. 
4. Attach the following documents (in PDF format) to the e-mail: scans of data page of your passport and proof of the purpose of stay ((confirmation of admission to study, study stay, internship, scholarship award, etc., pursuant to Section 64(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Foreign Nationals). 

5. Applicants who are not citizens of countries within the territorial jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi must also attach a scan of a document proving that they have been granted residence in a country within the territorial jurisdiction of the embassy for at least the previous two years. If residence cannot be proven, the applicant must submit their application in their home country.
6. 1 applicant = 1 e-mail. Submit only one email per applicant. Only one applicant can be registered in each email. The only exceptions are: when minor children apply with a parent (→ parent includes minor children in their application) or when a family is applying (→ one family member includes minor children and spouse in their application).
7. Your e-mail will be processed electronically by a system based on a randomized element.
8. The following emails will be excluded from the registration process:

• (i) emails that are not sent in the format specified in points 2 and 3,
• (ii) emails that do not include the attachments referred to in point 4, and 5 where applicable,
• iii) emails in which the applicant attempts to register multiple applicants in one submission** - except for emails from family or parents registering their minor children, 
• (iv) emails that are sent multiple times by one applicant, 
• v) emails sent outside the specified registration period,
• vi) emails with attachments larger than 10 MB.

9. Wait for the confirmation. The Embassy will inform you within 10 working days whether an appointment has been assigned or not.
10. If you do not receive confirmation of an assigned appointment within 10 working days, it means that your registration for an appointment was either unsuccessful or was not sent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the registration process.
11. The assigned appointment cannot be changed. If you fail to show up for your appointment, the assigned appointment becomes invalid. If you arrive late without prior apology, your appointment will also be cancelled - in such a case, the Embassy will proceed with other applicants who arrived on time. 

Number of applications accepted for a given period: 50

*The email address provided is intended solely for booking appointmenst to submit visa applications and is not for general communication or answering inquiries.
**In order to ensure the functionality of the system, attempts to send bulk registrations using software tools may be evaluated as spam by the the mzv.gov.cz domain´s anti-spam  system. As a result, these registrations will not be further processed.

The visa application form and information on the requirements for the application are available on the Official Information Portal for Foreigners.

Based on proof of šesti (6) consecutive unsuccessful attempts to schedule an appointment to submit an application in person for a long-term residence permit for the purpose of study pursuant to Section 64(b) of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the residence of foreigners, the applicant may be allowed to submit an application for the same purpose without the need to participate in further electronic registration. Requests for an appointment in Czech or English should be sent exclusively to the following e-mail address: hanoi.registrations@mzv.gov.cz The request must be accompanied by evidence confirming six (6) consecutive unsuccessful attempts to register before the date of submitting the request for an appointment. The Embassy will verify that the conditions have been met and inform the applicant by email whether or not an appointment has been granted.