The application has to be submitted at the Consulate (or Embassy) in accordance with the jurisdiction where you permanently reside.

Types of visa

If the university/program is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, and it is for up to 1 year, you are eligible to apply for a long term-visa for the purpose of study.

If the university/program is not accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, you are not eligible to apply for this type of visa and you have to apply for the long-term visa for the purpose "other".

If the confirmation of enrollment issued by the school contains a statement that the student will be entered in the Register of Students "matrika studentů" together with the registration number, the purpose of the visa is "study".

This website information applies for students who apply for both types of visa. The difference between the two types of visa is the processing time (see bellow).

 

Processing time

A long-term visa must be approved by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic.

The processing time for the long-term visa for the purpose of study usually takes up to 60 days from filing the complete application. 

The long-term visa for purpose "other" can be processed within 90 days from filing the complete application.

Please understand that it is not in power of the Consulate to speed up the visa approval process. The decisions is made by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic. Therefore, the Consulate encourages applicants to submit their applications on time.

 

Required documents

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Please read carefully the list of required documents, as incomplete applications cannot be accepted 
• According to the Law of the Czech Republic, all documents must be presented in Czech 
• We recommend to submit originals and also copies of all supporting documents
• All documents must be presented in the original form or as a notarized copy.
• All documents (except travel document) may not be older than 180 days.
• The Embassy shall not assume any responsibility for lost or damaged documentation.

1. Completed application form

• The form "Application for Long-term Visa" must be filled out completely with a ball point pen or on a typewriter. Do not use red ink to complete the application.
  
  Please do not forget
• to sign the application in the place indicated at the bottom of the fifth page
• to include your phone number and e-mail address for future communication

2. Two recent photographs (not older than 3 months, European passport size 4,5 cm X 3,5cm, professional, OF A GOOD QUALITY - NOT PRINTED OUT FROM PC)

3. Passport

• You must submit your original passport. Its validity must exceed your intended stay by at least 3 months (after the visa expires) and the passport must have been issued within the last 10 years.
• We recommend to submit a copy of the data page of the passport (the page with your personal data and photo) as well.
  
  Note
• Please make sure that your passport has at least two blank pages (for affixing visa and administrative purposes).

 

4. Document confirming sufficient financial resources

Funds to cover the stay in the Czech Republic may be proven by one of following possibilities:

• copy of the front side of an internationally recognized debit/credit card in your name with the validity througout your stay in the Czech Republic + a corresponding bank checking account statement on your name with approximately 3 500,- USD balance for one semester
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• original letter from the bank confirming the fact that you will be able to use your funds during your stay in the Czech Republic with a verified  translation into the Czech language with approximately 3 500,- USD balance for one semester + a copy of the front side of an internationally recognized debit/credit card on your name
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• another document confirming that you can use the financial funds during a stay in the Czech Republic (e.g. an original letter from the family member confirming the financial support during your stay in the Czech Republic signed by a person who will support you /notarized signature with a verified  translation into the Czech language/ plus bank checking account statement with approximately 3 500 USD for one semester) + copy of the front side of your internationally accepted debit/credit card (VISA, Master, AMEX) that is linked to family member account
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• a financial guarantee of the Canadian or Czech University which proves that the student’s stay in the Czech Republic will be secured by providing financial means amounting to the existential minimum for 1 month of the expected stay, or a document that all of the costs associated with his/her stay will be covered by the recipient organization + internationally recognized debit/credit card on your name. The letter from the Canadian university must be translated into the Czech language. Proof of funds submitted in this manner cannot be used for an application for a long-term visa for the purpose “other”.

• For the purposes of a long-term visa (apart from the purpose of business), a foreign national is obliged to prove the availability of funds that are 15 times the amount of the existential minimum (in accordance with the Governement Regulation No. 75/2022 Coll., as of July 1st, 2022 the following minimum is equal to 2 980 CZK) for the first month and double the amount of existential minimum for every month afterwards, i.e. for instance, for a stay from January 1st until June 30th it would be (15 * 2 980) + (5 * 2 * 2 980) = 44 700 + 29 800 = 74 500 CZK.

A foreign national under 18 years proves the availability of half the amount.

Please note that the existential minimum is established by the Czech law and can be changed every year.

5. Document confirming the purpose of the stay

• The original or notarized copy of confirmation of enrolment into studies issued by a Czech university (Acceptance Letter). This document must be in the Czech language.

6. Proof of accommodation

• a document issued by a Czech university or school verifying the accommodation for the duration of your studies, or
• a rental agreement, sub-letting contract, accommodation agreement or an agreement with similar content, or
• a written confirmation of the person who is the owner or authorised user of the apartment or house with a notarised siganture on consenting to the student´s accomodation

Important notes

• The original or a notarized copy of any of the mentioned documents must be submitted.
• The documents confiming your accomodation must be in Czech language.

7. Criminal History Background

 It is possible in accordance with § 31, paragraph 1 letter g) of Act No. 326/1999 of the Czech Collection of Laws, on the residence of foreigners, to replace a Canadian document similar to an extract from the Register of Criminal Records by a foreigner's affidavit on criminal history background.

The criminal record check is necessary to be issued by all the countries you lived in longer than 6 months during past 3 years. The criminal record must be properly authenticated.

8. Travel medical insurance - after the approval

Send a proof of  TRAVEL MEDICAL INSURANCE WHEN VISA APPROVED.

 

9. Visa application fee

• Consular Fees | Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Toronto (mzv.cz)

10. Consent of Parents for applicants under 18

● PARENTAL CONSENT FOR CHILD´S TRAVEL – written in a free form and signed by both parents / legal guardians (signature does not need to be officially verified); parental consent is not required from a parent / legal guardian who (1) lodges the application on behalf of a child younger than 15 – only signature of the second parent / legal guardian is required in such a case, (2) already resides in the Czech Republic and the child will reside here with him / her – only signature of the second parent / legal guardian is required in such a case, or (3) provides a proof that he / she cannot submit such a content due to reasons beyond his / her influence.