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General Visa information
General Visa information
General visa requirements
To enter the Czech Republic, visas are required from Pakistan/Afghanistan passport holders. From 1 January, 2008 a new type of visa - Schengen Visa - is being issued
GENERAL VISA REQUIREMENTS
To enter the Czech Republic, visas are required from Pakistan/Afghanistan passport holders.
From 1 January, 2008 a new type of visa - Schengen Visa - is being issued.
Important notice:
- there is no legal claim for a visa!!! Even if all requirements are satisfied!!!
- the visa fee is for proceeding visa and cannot be returned !!!
- any of the submitted documents cannot be returned !!!
- No Czech visas are issued at the airport or at other border crossings!
- if asked, everyone has to appear in person at the Embassy for an interview
- don´t pay your ticket, etc. before the visa is granted
Every single applicant mandatory has to:
- fill in the visaform in capital letters or type in
- present passport valid more than 3 month over the expected stay
- submitt recent not-edited colour photo 3,5 x 4,5 cm
- sign-up the application
- present supporting documents on request
- submitt the application in person
- present his medical insurance
The visa procedure is governed by Act No. 326/1999 regulating the stay of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic and amendlng certain acts as amended.
According to Section 51 (2) of the above Act, the issuance of visas is discretionary. A refusal to issue a visa is final and without appeal.
Every applicant who has been refused a visa has the right to be informed orally about the reasons for such refusal in terms of Section 56 of the above Act. At the applicant´s express request, the information will be confirmed in writing.
A refused applicant is entitled, at any time, to lodge a new application accompanied by the required documents. He/she can do so immediately after his/her previous application has been refused.
In accordance with Act No. 101/2000 regulating the protection of personal data and amending certain acts as amended, the applicant´s personal data provided in the visa application are disclosed exclusively to the competent authorities of the Czech Republic for the purpose of the decision to grant or refuse a visa.
Travelersok may be asked by Czech immigration officers to prove sufficient funds for covering expenditures during their stay.
A health-and-accident insurance covering the stay in the CR may also be asked for.
Foreign nationals must register with competent authorities within 3 weekdays of their arrival in the Czech Republic. In case a foreign national stays in a hotel or similar institution, he/she will be registered by the owner/manager of the lodging.
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