Arrival to the Czech Republic

Before arrival in the Czech Republic

There is a detailed description of the visa application formalities that you have to handle before your arrival in České Budějovice - here.

 
After arrival in the Czech Republic:

1. Registration at the Ministry of the Interior and the Foreign Police

For the registration, bring the following:

  • national identity card/passport
  • visa
  • travel health insurance contract and a confirmation of its payment

to the address below (EU students may bring their national health insurance card).

Please, read about the travel medical insurance requirement on the website of the Ministry of Interior: http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-application-requirements-travel-medical-insurance-during-a-stay-longer-than-90-days.aspx

You might be asked to submit an insurance contract and a confirmation of payment before the visa sticker/stamp is added to your passport. Be sure to read about travel medical insurance.

2. When to register:

  • EU students + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland - within 30 days after arrival in the Czech Republic
  • non-EU students within 3 working days after arrival in the Czech Republic

Note:

  • the registration will be made by dormitories on behalf of students (both EU and non-EU) staying in the dormitories of the University
  • it is compulsory to register for students staying in private accommodation

 

3. Where to register: 

A> FOREIGN POLICE ("Cizinecká policie") - students coming from EU countries (+ Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland, Switzerland) and students with a long-term visa for the purpose of studies

FOREIGN POLICE ("Cizinecká policie")
Address:  Pražská 1257/23, České Budějovice – 3rd floor
Telephone: +420 974 221 829
Office hours: 
Monday and Wednesday:  8:00 – 17:00

B> MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, Department for Asylum and Migration Policy - Students with a long-term residence permit for the purpose of studies

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, Department for Asylum and Migration Policy 
("Ministerstvo vnitra, odbor azylové a migrační politiky")
Address: Pražská 1257/23, České Budějovice – 1st floor
Telephone: +420 974 226 851
Office hours:
Monday and Wednesday:  8:00 – 17:00
Tuesday and Thursday:      8:00 – 12:00
Friday:                                Only for clients with an appointment

 4. Extending of your stay as well as your visa

If you want to extend your stay in the Czech Republic, you will have to apply for the long-term residence permit in České Budějovice (no earlier than 3 months before and no later than 14 days before the end of the validity of your visa) at the Regional Department for Asylum in Migration Policy (Ministry of the Interior) in České Budějovice (please see contact details above). Please note that you will have to pay a fee: http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-fees.aspx

List of Czech Embassies and General Consulates abroad
www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/foreign_missions_to_the_czech_republic/index.html