BASIC INFORMATION
Visa and residence permits
EU Citizens
Citizens of the EU/EEA and Switzerland have the same legal status as Czech residents. No distinction is made between long-term and short-term stays, and you do not need to apply for any permit to study or work in the Czech Republic.
Non-EU Citizens
‘Third-state nationals’, as they are called here (in Czech: občan třetí země), can apply for a short-term visa (less than 90 days) or long-term visa/permit (more than 90 days). Foreign nationals travelling to the Czech Republic to conduct scientific research must apply for a longterm residence permit. Be warned that the processing time takes 60 days. For details on how to obtain a long-term residence permit for the purpose of scientific research please click here. Information about other types of permit/visa also available here.
If you are fulfilling the visa requirement, then you will need several documents to apply for a stay in the Czech Republic, Tereza Lomaka will help you issue these (do not hesitate to contact her). Tereza will need a completed personal profile form from you, which you can download below.
Registration After Arrival in the Czech Republic
Citizens of the European Union
(including the European Economic Area and Switzerland)
are required to announce themselves to the foreign police (address below) of the region where they are planning to stay within 30 days of the day of their arrival on Czech soil, if they are planning to stay more than 30 days (and if their accommodation, for example the landlord, hotel or university dorm, does not do this for them). It is mandated that you must announce every change—for example, surname, marital status, changes in your passport, address changes—within 15 business days. If the stay will be longer than 12 months, it is recommended that you request a temporary residence permit at the Department of Asylum and Migration Police of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (in Czech: Oddělení azylové a migrační policie Ministerstva vnitra ČR, hereafter written as OAMP MV ČR).
Non-EU teachers and researchers
are required to announce themselves to the Department of Asylum and Migration Police of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (OAMP MV ČR) within 3 days of first entering the Czech Republic and apply for a biometric residence card. For this process you will need to present a valid passport and the original of your accommodation contract in Czech.
- Please take note of the time and date to pick up the residence permit card, and plan to apply for an extension before the expiration of its validity (however not earlier than 2 months ahead of time). Immediately upon receiving the residence permit card it is necessary to submit a copy to Tereza Lomaka (and she will provide it to the Human Resources Office)
- Take care to announce changes in your personal information (surname, marital status, address, etc.) at the OAMP MV ČR, as required by law (if you hold a long-term visa or long-term or permanent residence permit).
- It is recommended that you make an appointment at the office in Olomouc, or in Přerov. In the event that this is not possible, visit the office in Přerov as early in the day as possible, as it is possible to be detained all day in the queue there. Please take care to keep your appointment or call to cancel as soon as you know you will not be able to appear.
- Always ask Tereza Lomaka about the correct procedure.
- Detailed information about applying for a long-term residence permit or for getting permission for temporary or permanent residency for EU citizens (including the EEA and Switzerland), as well as for ‘third-state’ (non-EU) nationals, on the website of the Ministry of the Interior CR.
Government Authorities
MV ČR OAMP Czech Ministry of the Interior Olomouc Office
(only by appointment, this office is closed in the summer months)
Address: Třída Svobody 8, Olomouc
Make an appointment minimally 1 month in advance through Tereza Lomaka. When making the appointment
please include your full name (as it appears on your passport), date of birth and country of citizenship.
MV ČR OAMP Czech Ministry of the Interior Přerov Office
Address: U Výstaviště 18, Přerov
T: +420 974 760 399 (for making appointments)
Hours:
Mon, Wed: 8 am – 5 pm (12:00–12:30 lunch break)
Tue, Thu: 8 am – noon
Fri: 8 am – 11 am (only by appointment)
Tereza Lomaka will be happy to help you make an appointment.
Department of Foreign Police
Regional Police Headquarters for the Olomouc Region
Address: Smetanova 14, Olomouc
T: +420 974 761 829
E: krpm.ocp.sekretariat@pcr.cz
Hours:
Mon, Wed: 8 am – 5 pm
Tue, Thu: 8 am – noon
(It is not necessary to make an appointment, but be sure to take a number when you arrive)
Tereza Lomaka will be happy to help you make an appointment.
