Applications are lodged in person, the appointment shall be arranged by e-mail on the address consulate_tunis@mzv.cz.  An interview is held and fingerprints are collected.

 LODGE THE APPLICATION PRESENTING THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

● PASSPORT

● APPLICATION FORM FOR BLUE CARD – You are required to indicate, among others, the vacancy reference number, i.e. the number under which the position is registered in the vacancies database. This database displays vacancies for which foreign nationals can apply. The reference number is displayed in the database along with the job title.

● 2 PHOTOS

● BIOMETRIC DATA (FINGERPRINTS)

● SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ON

  ○ PURPOSE OF STAY 

   ◦ employment contract: employment contract must be concluded for at least one year for a number of weekly working hours legally set (= typically 40 hours per week, other options are given in § 79 of the Labor Code) and for a salary at least 1,5 times the average yearly gross salary (currently 382,620 CZK) – must be clearly stated in the contract

   ○ ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

   ◦ *documents proving HIGH QUALIFICATION (i.e. university degree or higher professional education requiring at least three years of study)

   ◦ for a REGULATED profession: applicant who will perform a regulated profession submits a document proving that he/she has the required professional qualification (click on the profession ("regulated unit"))

  ◦ for AGENCY employment: applicant who will employed through an employment agency submits a document containing information about the applicant (name, surname, maiden name (if applicable), citizenship, date and place of birth and residence address), information about the job (type and place of employment, which the applicant will temporarily carry out) and information about the employer (name and residence)

● APPLICANTS WHO STAYED IN ANOTHER EU MEMBER STATE BEFORE LODGING APPLICATION for the Blue Card submit also a document on monthly family income

 ○ *ACCOMMODATION*

● CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACT

● FEE

● TRAVEL MEDICAL INSURANCE – only if visa approved, not when applying

 

DO NOT OVERLOOK:

-Supporting documents may not be older than 180 days with the exception of a passport, photo (if reflecting current appearance) and documents on high competence.

-Supporting documents must be submitted in Czech. Documents in another language must also be submitted in official translation into Czech.

-Foreign public documents must be legalized, i.e. equipped by an apostille or superlegalized.

-The following documents must always be submitted in their originals: passport and supporting documents on the purpose of stay (in this case employment contract). These originals will be returned to the applicant should he/she wish to keep them. Passport is always returned to the applicant and is submitted again when issuing the visa.

-Other supporting documents may be submitted as originals or officially verified copies.

-We kindly request applicants to prepare a set of copies of all the requirements.

-SUBMIT ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS CONTAINING ALL THE DOCUMENTS.

-INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE PROCESSED => PROCESSING OF INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE APPLICANT ADDS THE MISSING DOCUMENTS (§ 169i + § 169r.4 of Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals). THIS PROLONGS THE OVERALL PROCESSING!

 

AWAIT THE DECISION.

The legal processing time for Blue Cards is 90 days. 

 

GET TRAVEL MEDICAL INSURANCE WHEN VISA APPROVED – ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH TO COVER THE TIME PERIOD BEFORE YOU COMMENCE EMPLOYMENT AND BECOME SUBSCRIBER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE.

Foreign nationals are required to take out a medical insurance for their stay in the Czech Republic. When picking up your visa, do submit an officially verified translation into Czech of the insurance policy and general conditions to prove that you possess such an insurance and in what extent.

Upon request, do submit the proof of payment for the insurance.

 

PICK UP YOUR VISA IF APPROVED OR REFUSAL FORM IN CASE OF VISA REFUSAL.

Applicants can pick up their passports themselves or they can authorize someone else to do so on their behalf. A certified power of attorney needs to be presented when picking up the passport on somebody´s behalf. If the applicant notifies the consulate about this arrangement when lodging the application, no power of attorney is necessary.  

NOTE: Visa does not automatically grant the right of entry to the Czech Republic or the Schengen Area. Visa holders are required to fulfil entry conditions specified in the Schengen Border Code when crossing external borders and, upon request, present documents related to the planned stay.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BLUE CARDS:

Blue Cards are required for employment requiring high qualification by citizens of the so-called third countries, i.e. states outside of the EU, Island, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Citizens of these countries nor their family members (in the extent of a definition of a family member as per § 15a and § 180f of Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals) have free access to the job market in the Czech Republic and do not require a Blue Card.

The Czech Republic does not issue visas for long-term employment, rather it issues residence permits. For short- or mid-term employment, it issues Schengen visas for the purpose of employment (issued for up to three months) or seasonal employment (issued for up to three months work in specific fields), long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment (issued for 3-6 months work in specific fields) and special work visa.

Blue Card applications are lodged at diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic according to the local territorial competence. They forward the applications to the Ministry of the Interior, which examines them and decides on them. If approved, the diplomatic mission, at which the application was lodged, issues a long-term visa for the purpose of collecting a Blue Card. This visa is issued as single entry for 60 days. During this period, the applicant visits the local branch of the Ministry of the Interior according to the place of stay, which subsequently – after collection of biometric data – issues a Blue Card.

If the purpose of stay lasts, the applicant can request – before expiry of the Blue Card – its extension at the local branch of the Ministry of the Interior.

Blue card grants its holder a right of free movement in the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days within any 180 days for non-gainful purposes (in this respect, it fulfils the function of a short-term Schengen visa).