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you when the long-term visa is ready to be picked up. After re-entering
in the Czech Republic with your long-term visa, you have three
business days to register at the Foreign Police in the region where you
live. Actual processing times vary. It also depends on the Ministry of
the Interior; if you live in Prague, the waiting time will likely be longer
than if you live elsewhere.
First-time applicants for long-term residence (a stay longer than 90
days) are issued with a long-term (6-month) visa, and if you want to
renew your stay, you must apply for a long-term residence permit.
Foreign nationals applying for permanent (not temporary) residence in
the Czech Republic must pass a Czech language test, which will test at
A1 level proficiency (the equivalent of a one-year course).
the SchenGen zone
The Czech Republic joined the Schengen Zone (a group of European
countries that have removed border controls) in 2008. Though border
checks have ended among Schengen Zone members, the right of
member states to request documentation from travelers has not. Third
state nationals must have a valid passport to enter any Schengen
member state.
Having a long-term visa in the Czech Republic does not grant the holder
the same rights of travel and stay as a citizen of an EU or Schengen
member nation (the two are not synonymous—the UK and Ireland are
members of the former not the latter. For Switzerland, Liechtenstein,
Norway, and Iceland the reverse is true).
Citizens of Schengen states traveling in the zone must carry either
a valid passport or identity card as the Schengen agreement does
not override the domestic policing laws of a given country and some
member states reserve the right to check personal identification.
Police could check passports in: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary,
Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, and the Netherlands. Photocopies of the
passport information pages are acceptable in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia,
Romania, and Slovenia. In the Czech Republic, foreigners are required
to carry a form of identification on their person at all times; the police
are entitled to see it. Regarding length of stay, whether you have
Czech permanent residence or a long-term visa, the duration in another
Schengen country is the same: three months within a six-month period.
Schengen regulations allow a person with permanent residence in the
Czech Republic to spend three months out of every six in the territory
of another Schengen state. Unlike a normal tourist, you don’t have to
return to your home country; you can return to the Czech Republic
and your stay in the Czech Republic does not count against your stay
in the rest of the Schengen Zone. You cannot legally work, and you’re
required to have medical insurance for the duration of your stay.
If you intend to stay longer, you will need to apply for a Schengen visa
for that duration. As the UK and Ireland are not part of the Schengen
Zone they have different rules regarding stays. For the UK, people from
the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are eligible for stays of up
to 180 days, usually without a visa. For the Republic of Ireland, stays
of up to three months are possible without a visa.
There is one condition which changes the aforementioned residence
requirements: if you have a family member who is an EU citizen. Family
members include a spouse, a partner in a civil union, a parent who is
an EU citizen, or his/her spouse or registered partner (meaning that
you are a dependent under the age of 21), or a dependent parent of
either the citizen or spouse or partner.
If your Czech spouse or partner moves to work in another EU member
state, it is likely that you will have to apply for a “family permit.” If you
and your significant other are planning a move, you will require some
documentation: valid and correct passport and marriage certificate or
proof of partnership registration.
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