Visa is an authorization which allows a foreigner to enter and temporarily stay on the territory of the Czech Republic / Schengen Area under conditions specified within.

Visa is issued into a passport (travel document) of a foreigner in a form of a visa sticker. Every applicant, incl. a child, is issued an individual visa sticker. If the child does not have an own passport and is inscribed in the parent´s passport, two visa stickers are issued into the passport of the parent.

 

SCHENGEN VISA

● UP TO 90 DAYS (for longer stay, see below)

● issued for SHORT-TERM (up to 90 days) stays in the Czech Republic / Schengen Area

● issued as

• short-term visa (type “C” visa) for the purpose of
  • TOURISM
  • MEDICAL TREATMENT
  • BUSINESS
  • CULTURE
  • SPORT
  • VISIT (INVITATION)
  • OFFICIAL (POLITICAL)
  • STUDY, INTERNSHIP
  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
  • EMPLOYMENT
  • SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT
  • TRAINING
  • OTHER
• AIRPORT TRANSIT VISA (type “A” visa)

 

LONG-TERM VISA

● OVER 90 DAYS

● issued for LONG-TERM (over 90 days) stays in the Czech Republic lasting more than 90 days and no longer than one year (type “D” visa)

● authorize the holder to travel and stay on a short-term non-profit basis in other Schengen Area States

● issued for the purpose of

• MEDICAL TREATMENT
• CULTURE
• SPORT
• OFFICIAL (POLITICAL)
• FAMILY
• STUDY, INTERNSHIP, VOLUNTEERING
• WORKING HOLIDAY
• SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT
• TRAINING
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• OTHER

 

LONG-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT

● issued as a "long-term visas for the purpose of collecting a long-term residence permit" for 60 days to allow its holder to arrive and collect a residence permit for a long-term stay in the Czech Republic (type “D” visa)

● long-term residence permit authorizes the holder to travel and stay on a short-term non-profit basis in other Schengen Area States

● issued for the purpose of

• EMPLOYMENT – Employee Card, Blue Card, Intra-Corporate Transfer Card
• INVESTMENT
• FAMILY UNIFICATION
• STUDY
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• STAY OF PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM RESIDENT STATUS IN ANOTHER EU STATE

 

PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMIT

● issued as a "long-term visas for the purpose of collecting a permanent residence permit" for 60 days to allow its holder to arrive and collect a residence permit for a long-term stay in the Czech Republic (type “D” visa)

● permanent residence permit authorizes the holder to travel and stay on a short-term non-profit basis in other Schengen Area States

 

Legal sources:

● Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)

● Act No 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic and Amending Certain Acts

 

Useful links:

● Schengen Area Member States

● Ministry of the Interior

● Information of the European Commission about Schengen 

● Information of the EUR-Lex about Schengen

● Information of the Ministry of the Interior about Schengen

● Information of the Office for Personal Data Protection about Schengen 

● Brochure of the European Commission about Schengen

● Brochure of the European Commission on Entering the EU

● Schengen Visa Information