The long-term visa in Czech Republic is issued for foreigners who are interested in staying here for a period longer than 90 days. The application process starts at the embassy or consulate in the country where the applicant is a national or a permanent resident of the respective country; we can provide more details.
The long-term visa in Czech Republic can be granted to third country foreigners for a wide range of reasons, such as: employment purposes, studies, family, business, sports or culture. The application must be made by submitting a set of documents, including the standard application form required by the local authorities.
Foreigners must also expect to pay a processing fee; more details upon this subject can be presented by our immigration lawyers in Czech Republic. Those who consider permanent relocation here can also address our lawyer for advice for the Czech citizenship requirements.
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The long-term visa is a type of immigration document used by those moving to Czech Republic. In order to receive this document, the applicant should submit his or her travel document in original, a photograph, the proof of accommodation in this country, documentation presenting the purpose for which the visa is granted and proof on the funding necessary to live here for the duration of the visa.
These are the basic documents an applicant must prepare – he or she should be able to add to the application file an extract from the Penal Register record in his or her home country or the one of the country where the person has had his or her last residency.
Besides this, the Czech Republic immigration rules require documents presenting the health state of the applicant (in this sense, the Ministry of Health may require documents regarding any infectious illnesses). The applicant must also have health travel insurance.
Although the application for the long-term visa in Czech Republic is submitted to the consulate or the embassy in the country where the person currently lives, foreigners must know that the documents will be processed by the Czech Ministry of Interior, which has the full responsibility regarding the issuance of the document.
The procedures regarding obtaining the necessary documents are different from one country to another. For example, in Italy, in the case of non-EU citizens, the procedure is a lengthier because it requires a visit with the Italian Embassy or Consulate in their home countries and waiting for a response.
Persons applying for the right of residing here on a long-term basis should know that the issuance of specific documents is free of charge, while others will require the payment of a fee. The fees for the issuance of a long-term visa in Czech Republic are administered by the Ministry of Interior, the following being available:
• the issuance of a visa for long-term stays (longer than 90 days) has a fee of CZK 2,500;
• persons moving to Czech Republic who want to apply for a Czech long-term residence permit will need to a pay a fee of CZK 2,500;
• long-term residence permits for applicants with an age below 15 years old are charged with a fee of CZK 1,000;
• the extension of a Czech long-term residence permit is charged with a fee of CZK 2,500;
• changing the information of a long-term residence permit holder is charged with CZK 1,000.
If you are interested in permanent residence in Czech Republic, please mind that you will have to pay the same fee (CZK 2,500) for the processing of the application.
It is possible to immigrate to Czech Republic in a rather short period of time after the submission of the visa application file, given that the law states the visa has a standard processing time of 90 days (calculated from the day the submission was made by the applicant). The maximum period of time stipulated by law is 120 days (it can happen in more complicated cases).
Although Czech Republic is the recipient of numerous visa applications and although most of them receive a positive answer, it must be noted that a share of these applications is usually rejected by the local authorities due to various reasons.
Some of them can be related to procedural mistakes made by the applicant or due to the decisions of the local institutions, which can consider that there isn’t enough evidence that the long-term visa in Czech Republic must be granted for a particular situation.
For example, foreigners can lose the right of moving to Czech Republic under a long-term visa if they fail to present for the interview established with the embassy or consulate of the Czech Republic. Not providing all the documents can also lead to the rejection of the application, which can also be the case if the person fails to submit all the papers in due time.
Misleading information or false declarations are also a legal ground for not receiving the long-term visa in Czech Republic. Persons who have the status of persona non grata or those registered in the Schengen Information System may lose this right as well. Additional reasons can apply and you can find out more details from our immigration lawyers in Czech Republic.
There are several legal grounds that make the application inadmissible, and some of the basic principles have been stated earlier in this article. In this section, our immigration lawyers in Czech Republic present the specific situations that will automatically lead to the authorities’ refusal to issue the long-term visa.
As said above, the main reasons for refusal can appear due to the applicant’s fault or due to the authorities’ decision, made based on the applicable law. One of the circumstances that can lead to the refusal of the application is when the applicant has not paid the visa processing fee. The file will automatically be rejected, even though the rest of the documentation is in place.
Also, another way that can lead to the rejection of the application due to the applicant’s fault is during the interview. The interview takes place after the file has been analyzed and the applicant has received the right to enter the next stage, represented by the meeting in person with the representatives of the Czech Republic immigration institutions.
Here, in the case in which the applicant declared that he or she is not fluent in the Czech language and the embassy requested the person to bring an interpreter, if the interpreter is not present during the interview, the application will be rejected.
Also, in cases when the applicant addressed a different Czech embassy or consulate than the one he/she should’ve contacted, the file will be rejected (as presented, the applicant may only apply through the Czech institutions working in the country where the person has his/her habitual residency or in the country where he/she is a national).
It is crucial to abide by all the rules, otherwise the application process may be delayed or terminated. However, it must be noted that applicants whose files were rejected can apply again for the same visa type or for other visas. Our immigration lawyers in Czech Republic can offer in-depth details concerning all these rules.
We invite you to contact our immigration lawyer in Czech Republic for additional information on the issuance of the long-term visa. You can also rely on our lawyer for advice on the issuance of a work permit or work related visa, as well as for the Czech citizenship application procedure.