PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL INFORMATION

 

VALIDITY OF DOCUMENTS: Submitted supporting documents must not be older than 180 days. Exceptions include Albanian registry documents (birth, marriage, death certificate), which are valid for 90 days. Also, the extract from the Albanian criminal record (Dëshmi Penaliteti ) must not be older than 90 days. Any extracts from criminal records from countries where the applicant has resided for more than 6 months in the last 3 years must not be 180 days old.

 

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: The documents must be submitted in the Czech language. Documents in a foreign language must also be submitted in an officially certified translation into Czech. The list of interpreters accredited in the Czech Republic from Albanian to Czech can be found here (justice.cz) ("Tlumočník- Jazyk albánský - hledat záznamy") . The Embassy will validate the translation of the criminal record certificate issued by the Republic of Albania, provided the scanned certificate will be sent to the Embassy with the appointment confirmation. This service is subject to the current consular fee.

FORM OF SUBMISSION: Passport, documents on the purpose of stay, registry documents, or parental consents must always be submitted in original. These originals may be returned to the applicant as required. The passport is always returned to the applicant, it is presented again when the visa is issued. Other requirements can be submitted in the original or in an officially certified copy.

 

Travel medical insurance during a stay longer than 90 days - for long-term visas and for a residence permit  further information are available here

Visa Fees - further information are available HERE

Decision on Visa Application further information are available HERE

Travel medical insurance during a stay longer than 90 days - for long-term visas and for a residence permit  further information are available here

Visa Extension - further information are available HERE

Registering Entry and Residence - further information are available HERE

 

THE CZECH REPUBLIC ISSUES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VISA

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