Long-term visa

An application for a visa for a stay over 90 days (type D) may be filed solely at a diplomatic mission of the Czech Republic.

The diplomatic mission does not decide on the issue or refusal to issue the visa for a stay over 90 days. The visa for a stay over 90 days is issued by the alien police inspectorate (API) based upon the application of an alien who wishes to stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for a purpose requiring the stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for a period longer than 3 months. The API competent to assess the application for issue of a visa for a stay over 90 days is the API having jurisdiction over the place of residence stated by you. The visa for a stay over 90 days is affixed to the alien's travel document by the diplomatic mission on the basis of the relevant API's instruction. Any visa for a stay over 90 days referred to in this paragraph shall be always affixed as a multiple-entry visa.

Furthermore, a visa for a stay over 90 days is issued to an alien for the purpose of collecting a permanent residence permit, a long-term residence permit for the purpose of family reunification or for the purpose of study or scientific research in the territory of the Czech Republic or for the purpose of submission of the application for a long-term residence permit granted by the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The visa for a stay over 90 days referred to in this paragraph is granted for 6 months and for the period of stay in the territory of the Czech Republic not exceeding 3 working days.

An application for a visa for a stay over 90 days shall be processed by the police within 90 days, in exceptionally complicated cases within 120 days of the submission date of the application.

An application for a visa for a stay over 90 days for the purpose of study or a pedagogic activity or for the purpose of scientific research shall be processed by the police within 60 days of the submission date of the application.

Particulars of a visa application may not be older than 180 days, except for the alien's travel document, civil register documents and photograph corresponding to his actual appearance, unless stipulated otherwise. All particulars, except for the travel document, must be in the Czech language (either in the Czech language or in a foreign language accompanied with a certified translation into the Czech language).

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