Opening a bank account in the Czech Republic

After you settled in the Czech Republic you will probably want to open a Czech bank account. No matter what is your purpose of staying, working, studying, business, for all these purposes you may need to open a bank account. 

In the Czech Republic, you will find a variety of national as well as international banks, which can provide you with a wide range of service and facilities for foreign customers. In general, rules for an opening bank account are similar in each bank, but each bank has its own terms and conditions.

There are 3 types of bank account in the Czech Republic:

The Basic account - allow you to deposit and withdraw money at ATMs, but you are now allowed to overdraft;

The current account - allow you to deposit and withdraw money at ATMs, plus you will be able to make transfers and payments;

The savings account - in case if you are interested in savings, but in the Czech Republic, the interest rate is high.

Companies can open a professional bank account.

You would need to present your passport and another form of identification such as a driver’s license or identity card. Most banks also ask for a residency certificate or work contract to prove your link to the Czech republic. We recommend EU citizens to obtain the Czech Temporary residency certificate which will make your process faster and it will also allow you to ask for a mortgage in the future and get a Czech credit card. Some Czech banks might require your job contract or income tax report for the purpose of getting a credit card or mortgage, so the Czech Temporary certificate makes your life in the Czech republic easier!

One of the most popular banks for foreigners is Fio, Air, and Equa bank where you can make an account free of charge.

Requirements for opening a Czech bank account. Learn about all the requirements for opening Czech bank account.

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Signature authorization is needed for signing specific documents and Power of attorney. With your signature authorization, you confirm your identity.

For arranging signature authorization you don’t need to visit notary offices. The Czech post office has notary services called CZECH POINT. Authorization of the signature of one document cost 33 kč. You can arrange it at any post office and you should bring your passport and residency permit. The Czech post office has an appointment system and it is in English.

Here you can book your appointment for Czech Point service before you go to the post office: https://www.postaonline.cz/en/rezervace

After they call your number you should say at the window – Potřebuji úředně ověřit podpis. 

Signature authorization is needed for signing specific documents or contracts. Read more about the legalisation of signatures in the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic signature authorization and legalisation

Czech Republic signature authorization and legalization

If you are applying for any type of Czech visa/residency, you need to present proof of accommodation or rental contract. Since you will not be giving your original contract you will have to make a legalized copy of the rental contract which can depend on the number of pages you have expensive (33 kč per page ) That is why we are recommending everyone to get proof of accommodation.

Advantages of having proof of accommodation than rent contract

If you use your rental contract for the residency file then you should leave the original rent contract or make legal copies of the rent contract. A legal copy of each page will cost 33 kč per page

If your rental contract has been extended in the last few years you should provide "Amendments" which you might not find

For proof of accommodation only one legal owner can sign but for rental contract all of them

4. Proof of accommodation can be sent by the landlord's databox in case if he doesn't live in the Czech Republic

Proof of accommodation should be signed by the legal owner of the property or it can be signed by the person representing them in which case you would have to provide the original Power of attorney or legal copy of the power of attorney. If you are a Non-EU citizen then the signature of the owner should be legalized.

If you are an EU-citizen, the signature of the owner doesn’t need to be authorized unless you are applying for a Czech Permanent residency!

If you are an EU-citizen duration of the proof of accommodation doesn’t have a fixed period requirement.

Non-EU citizens’ duration of Czech residency/visa depends on the duration of the accommodation proof. For example, if your proof of accommodation is for 2 years, your long-term residency will be also for 2 years.

It is important to have proof of accommodation for a maximum period of time. According to Czech immigration, the first long-term visa is issued for a maximum of 12 months from the date of approval. If you are hoping to get your fist visa for the maximum period of time, your accommodation proof should be for at least 16 months because your visa approval process can take up to 4 months

If you are applying for Czech Visa or Residency, you will need to prove your Czech address. Learn how to get proof of accommodation in the Czech Republic.

 Czech proof of accommodation for Czech Visa 

If you recently registered your new Czech company, you may have received this letter. Most newly registered companies The sender of the letter has heading Register subjektů- oddělení evidence právnických osob.

Most of the new registered company owners received the letter during May. The sender of the letter doesn’t mention the organization name and asks Czech company owners to pay a registration and membership fee 1.000 CZK

The registration office mentioned in the letter does not exist anywhere in any official public register of the Czech authorities.

If you have already paid it or have intentions to pay it, you will face real problems!

The letter also states that the form is a partnership proposal and with your payment, you agree on all terms and conditions including automatically extended yearly services payments. So, they will keep sending you invoices each year for non existing services.

IGNORE THAT LETTER! All registration fees are already paid to Government authorities during your trade license registration and you are already registered at the public Business register.

If you recently registered your new Czech company, you may have received this letter. Most newly registered companies The sender of the letter has heading Register subjektů- oddělení evidence právnických osob. 

Letter from with heading Register subjektů is the scam letter

A baby born in the Czech Republic whose parents are EU citizens should get a Czech temporary residency and the steps are following:


Arrange health insurance for a newborn if none of the parents has a permanent residency or EU citizen who is registered with public health insurance. This can be done with a health insurance provider in person.


Collect the birth certificate from the local registration office. It must be official and not a photocopy.


Apply for a baby’s passport and provide it to the immigration office before the deadline and get an appointment for the biometric procedure.

Step 4.


Skip this if you don’t have permanent residency.
With confirmation from the immigration office, register for health insurance, and get a temporary public health insurance card. Once you attach the permanent residency ID of the baby, you will get the permanent health insurance.

Step 5.


Visit the immigration office at the appointment date arranged through the biometric card.



A baby born in the Czech Republic whose parents are not EU citizens should obtain a Czech residency and the steps are following:


Collect the birth certificate from the local registration office. It must be official and not a photocopy.

Step 3.


Apply for the Czech family reunification residency at the immigration office. Be sure to ask what is the maximum deadline for attaching your child’s passport. According to law, the deadline can be 180 days.


Apply for a baby’s passport and provide it to the immigration office before the deadline and get an appointment for the biometric procedure.

Step 6.


Visit the immigration office at the appointment date arranged through the biometric card.
If both parents have been living in the Czech Republic at least 1 year before the baby was born, they have a chance to get financial support which was 220 000 CZK before January 1, 2019. For parents whose babies were born after January 1, 2019, 300 000 CZK is given.

According to Czech immigration law, the newborns of the foreigners follow the parents. The baby of a foreigner who is born in The Czech Republic will not get automatically Czech citizenship or permanent residency. A Czech birth certificate is not a newborn's residency permit, it is only proof of birth in the Czech republic. The legal deadline of the NON-EU newborn's residency application is 60 days after the birth. If you miss the deadline, MOI won’t accept the residency application and you should make the application at the embassy in your home country


Baby registration process for foreigners in the Czech Republic. Check what is necessary to accomplish it.

Baby registration of foreigners in the Czech Republic

If you are applying for any type of visa in the Czech Republic, you will need to give many documents, for example, Work contact, Rental contract. 

Since you will not give the original one, you should make a legalized copy. Making a legal copy of your document is easy. No need to visit the notary. You can do it at any post office. The service that you should choose is Czech Point, and it is called in Czech – Ověřování dokumentu and you should say at the window ‘potřebuje úředně ověřit listinu’. The Czech post office has an appointment system and it is in English.

If you want to have a document legalized, you don’t have to bring your own copy of the document: it will be copied (up to the maximum A4 format) by the post office personnel. The cost of the post office service is about 33 kč per page. In case if you are able to leave the original documents to us, we can arrange legal copies from the post office.











How to make a legalized copy of original documents in the Czech Republic? Book your apointment.

How to arrange legal copy of original documents?

If you are hiring or looking for work in the Czech Republic, there are  always questions regarding types of job contracts. Some companies prefer to hire someone  under the Zivnostensky list while others prefer to hire people as full-time employees. Both types of employment have  advantages, disadvantages, or even offer tax relief.

Czech employment taxes and taxes for freelancers

Typical full-time employee  taxes, social security, and health insurance rates are higher than for Czech freelancers. To understand how this works, you must understand the three types of salaries : super-gross, gross, and clean.

The difference between the super-gross and clean salary is 45%. Taxes, social security, and health insurance from super-gross salary ( 34% ) is paid by the employer,  and the gross salary ( 11%) is paid by the employee.

For example, if your clean salary is 55 000 CZK per month, then your super-gross salary is 100 000 CZK per month. Here is the detailed percentage of expenses of employee and employer:

A freelancer’s tax, social, and health insurance payments are much less than the payments for full-time employees. Social tax for trade license holders is 2 544 CZK monthly, and public health insurance for trade license holders is 2 352 CZK per month.

Czech trade license holders have a choice of different types of tax methods. Income tax is 15% from net income, and there is a 24 840 CZK tax discount for trade license employees.

The 60/40 calculation method  is the most common amongst freelancers in the Czech Republic. The collection of payment receipts or invoices from expenses is not necessary. This method means that you have a fixed  60% cost allowance and 40% income.

For example, if your total gross income last year was 300 000 CZK,  then you calculate 300 000 – 60% cost allowance (fixed expenses) = 120 000 clean income. You will pay 15% tax on the 120 000 CZK, which calculates to 120 000 -15%= 18 000 (tax amount)- 24 840 (tax discount) = 0 CZK (final tax amount).

The advantage of hiring a freelancer with the Zivnostensky list is that the employer can completely deduct the salary payments from the taxes. At the same time, the employer can pay freelance workers a higher salary, as the employer won’t pay the  35% of tax, social security, and health insurance  from the super-gross salary. Most employers offer higher salaries to freelance workers to support their social tax and health insurance payments.

After a three-month trial period, full-time employees are protected by Czech employment laws. All Czech employment taxes, social security payments, health insurance, and paperwork are then the full-time employer’s responsibility. The employee gets their clean salary after all tax deductions, and aren’t  responsible for regular tax paperwork. Though full-time employees work for only one employer, they can also register a trade license for a side business, in addition to their full-time job.

Trade license holders do their own bookkeeping, pay their own social security and health insurance each month, and are responsible for calculating and filing for their annual tax refund. Unlike a traditional full-time employee, Zivno holders can have multiple partners or employers, as the work relationship between employer  and Zivnostensky list holder is more like a partnership. These contracts aren’t protected by employment law, and either side can cancel the cooperation at any time without any sanctions.

Getting mortgage, Czech maternity stay and paternity bonuses

Getting a mortgage is easier for full-time Czech employees than for Zivno holders. Most banks view full-time employees as more trustworthy, as they have a full-time job and stable income, while trade license holders can lose their work contracts or partners more easily.

Full-time employees have the right to 28 days of paid maternity leave. The amount of monthly financial support can range from 30 to 100%  of their salary from the previous 12 months. In most cases Zivnostensky list holders don’t have the right to maternity leave, as few of them pay sickness insurance.

Czech freelancer visa  holders pay for their own social taxes, health insurance, and income tax.  As expats, these Zivno holders may not understand the Czech social insurance and tax system, and can face some problems with late payments, wrong payments, and accrue debts on insurance.

For that reason, visas are issued only in specific cases or when there is a high demand for freelancers within an industry, like for Native English speaking teachers with TEFL certificates. Freelancer visa holders can qualify for a different type of visa  if they find full-time employment and receive an employee card, or if they begin studying and get a student visa.

The Czech employee card is the better option for Czech visa applicants who are employed full-time with their company. Their tax and insurance payments are paid by their employer, so the employee has no monthly tax responsibilities. However, it is not possible to switch your Czech employee card to a freelancer or business visa without staying in Czech Republic continuously for five years.

Czech trade license or full-time employment?

Our Quick Guide to the Czech Visa Process

If you’re a non-EU citizen moving to the Czech Republic to find self-employment, you probably have heard that you will need to acquire a  long term visa. This type of visa is very common for people moving to the Czech Republic, but it can be quite confusing for people who aren’t familiar with the application process.

Is it called a Czech Zivno visa or Czech Freelancer visa?

The long term visa is commonly referred to as a Czech freelancer visa or Zivno visa. Typically, before you apply for your long term visa, you apply for and receive your work permit. In Czech, this work permit is called a  Zivnotensky list, hence the name “Zivno visa.”  Both of these terms, freelance visa, and Zivno visa mean the same thing.

The official, legal name is Czech long term business visa, and the purpose of stay is classified as “business.” This means that you are living in the Czech Republic to work on a freelance basis, and have a freelance work permit, which is also known as a Zivno.

The Zivno visa is very common for TEFL trainees and English teachers from the US and other countries. Having this type of visa means that you invoice your employers each month, and are not a full-time employee for one company.

Your first visa application is arranged by the Czech embassy, and the purpose of stay is the Czech trade license.

The trade license, which you use to apply for your visa, doesn’t have the tax and commercial number, because it is completed in the following two steps:

1. Register for your Czech trade license for foreigners who don’t have a visa yet. Your trade license will be technically registered, but not activated until your Czech visa is approved. Zivno offices will register your trade license without a tax number, and you then have 180 days to get your visa. You cannot legally invoice others for your services before your trade license is activated — which happens after your visa is approved.

2. When your visa is approved and you collect your visa, you must provide a copy of your visa to the Czech Zivno office within three days.  After that, your Zivno is activated and you can start working legally and invoicing your employers.

During this time you should register with social tax and financial tax authorities.  If you are a US citizen, you should also register with the public health insurance office.

The Zivnostensky list expires when your visa expires. So, it is important to extend both your visa and trade license before they expire.  The first Zivno visa is valid for up to 12 months,  after which it can be extended for another 24 months. When you apply for your visa extension, you don’t need to go back to a Czech embassy. Visa extensions are completed in the Czech Republic at the Ministry of the Interior.

To extend your visa beyond one year, you cannot use the same bank letter you submitted for the initial visa approval. You must meet the required income minimum to fulfill the Ministry's conditions.

To avoid any issues with your visa and residency status, be sure to extend your Zivno as well as your visa and residency. If you don’t extend your trade license after your visa extension is approved and collect your biometric card, then your visa would be canceled, because you don’t have an active trade license.

If you are non-eu citizen, Czech Freelaner Visa, known as Zivno or Zivnotensky list is the first step to your new life in Czechia as self-employed

Czech Zivno visa or Czech Freelancer visa | PragueExpats

Czech Zivno visa or Czech Freelancer visa

If you want to apply for a Czech long-term visa,  get a Trade licence or register a company,  among other documents you should provide a criminal clearance report from your home country.  If you are applying for a long-term visa you should also provide a criminal clearance report from the country/countries in which you have resided continuously for more than 6 months in the last 3 years, or, in the absence of such a document, the applicant's statement (Only for US citizen)  Certificates from criminal records are issued by the local police department in your home country. It should be officially translated to the Czech language and it might need an apostille or super legalization.

If you are a US citizen you should make an appointment at the US embassy in the Czech Republic and sign an affidavit confirming you haven’t committed any crime. You can make an online appointment at the US embassy, they will provide the proper form to fill out and sign in person. The cost of an affidavit is 50 US $.

Need a criminal clearance report from the Czech Republic?

Do you need a criminal clearance report for obtaining a Czech long-term visa, or registering a company? Here you can find where to arrange it.

How to get a criminal clearance report? | PragueExpats

How to get a criminal clearance report?

Most Czech employers will require you to provide them with your Czech criminal record (sometimes also known as a Czech criminal clearance report or Czech criminal clearance certificate).

You’ll also need to present this document when you apply for a visa to another country. If you’ve lived in the Czech Republic and need a visa to travel to another state, then you’ll be required to provide your Czech criminal record.

Where and how do you get your Czech criminal clearance record?

You can apply for your Czech criminal record at any Czech post office using the Czechpoint service.

To do this, you should fill out the application form. You can either submit it yourself or PraguExpats or another representative can do it for you using a power of attorney.

If you want to apply through Czechpoint, you’ll need to provide the following:

The original or an official copy of your birth certificate. This must be translated into Czech by a court-certified translator.

If you don’t want to use your birth certificate, there’s another way to get your Czech criminal clearance record. You can do this at the criminal records office at Soudni 1, Prague 4.

How long does it take to arrange the Czech criminal clearance report?

If you’re not an EU citizen, you should be able to get your Czech criminal clearance record on the same day you apply.

If you’re an EU citizen, it may take up to 20 days to get your Czech criminal record. EU citizens who already have their temporary residency permit and Czech birth number may be able to speed up the process.

The authorities in some countries that need your Czech criminal record may ask for additional certifications. These certifications include an apostille and super legalization

Why you need your Czech criminal clearance record?

Having your Czech criminal record is essential if you want to work for a Czech company or travel to certain countries.

If you’ve already left the Czech Republic or want to avoid the hassle of arranging for your Czech criminal record, please feel free to contact us. We can arrange for your Czech criminal record in Prague using a power of attorney so there’s no need for you to visit any government offices in person.

Need help arranging The Czech criminal clearance report in Prague? Check our service package

Need to arrange a Czech criminal clearance report for employer or visa? Here’s how to get your Czech criminal record fast and easy

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How to get a Czech criminal clearance record?

A certificate of your Czech tax residency can help you avoid double taxation (having your income taxed twice).

The application for proof of Czech tax residency should be lodged at your local tax office in the Czech Republic.

To be eligible, you must come from a country with which the Czech Republic has concluded a bilateral international double tax avoidance treaty*. Individuals and legal entities may both apply for the Czech tax residency certificate.

How to apply for a Czech tax residency certificate :

You can apply for a confirmation of your Czech tax residency in three ways:

Through a representative who can do it for you based on a power of attorney.

– Your application must be written in the Czech language.

– The proof of the Czech tax residency may be issued for the date of your application form or another past date. It cannot be issued for a future date.

– The confirmation can also be issued for a completed or partial tax period in the past. In the second case, you must specify the start and ending date, e.g. from 1.1.2020 to 1.4.2020.

– You can apply using an application form from another country if that country only accepts applications that use its own form. The original form should be provided with a Czech translation.

Information needed to prove your Czech tax residency

Information about the source of your income in the Czech Republic: e.g. employment, a business, property rental, retirement funds

-Personal details: marital status, details of any children and their residence in the Czech Republic

-Proof of Czech residency, e.g. your residency permit or confirmation of your address (rent contract, property deed)

– Work contract, trade licence, or other proof you have binding ties to the Czech Republic, e.g. the residency permit of your spouse/child or their rent contract

The country requiring the confirmation of your Czech tax residency might require the document to be super legalized or apostilled.

Want to avoid the hassles of arranging your Czech tax residency certificate on your own in Prague?

PraguExpats can take care of the entire process for you using the power of attorney. Get in touch with us to find out more.

Countries with which the Czech Republic currently has double-taxation agreements:

-Albania

-Armenia

-Australia

-Austria

-Azerbaijan

-Bahrain

-Barbados

-Belarus

-Belgium

-Bosnia and Herzegovina

-Brazil

-Bulgaria

-Canada

-China

-Croatia

-Cyprus

-Denmark

-Egypt

-Estonia

-Ethiopia

-Finland

-France

-Georgia

-Germany

-Greece

-Hong Kong

-Hungary

-Iceland

-India

-Indonesia

-Ireland

-Israel

-Italy

-Japan

-Jordan

-Kazakhstan

-Korea

-Kuwait

-Latvia

-Lebanon

-Lithuania

-Luxembourg

- North Macedonia

-Malaysia

-Malta

-Mexico

-Moldova

-Mongolia

-Morocco

-Netherlands

-New Zealand

-Nigeria

-Norway

-Panama

-Philippines

-Poland

-Portugal

-Romania

-Russia

-Saudi Arabia

-Serbia

-Montenegro

-Singapore

-Slovakia

-Slovenia

-South Africa

-Spain

-Sri Lanka

-Sweden

-Switzerland

-Syria

-Tajikistan

-Thailand

-Tunisia

-Turkey

-Ukraine

-United Arab Emirates

-United Kingdom

-United States

-Uzbekistan

-Venezuela

-Vietnam

How to get Czech tax residency certificate and proof of tax residency in Prague? Here you can find the complete information.

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Getting Czech tax residency certificate

Each Czech residency or visa has a different code number.  The code of your visa you can find on your Czech visa sticker or on your Czech biometric card/ long-term residency. The meaning of visa codes are below:

A/VL/-/-/–;          single airport transit visa

A/VD/-/-/–;          dual airport transit visa

A/LZ/-/-/–;           service single airport transit visa

A/DZ/-/-/–;           service dual airport transit visa

C/VB/00/-/–;      single-entry visa for up to 90 days – healthcare

C/VB/01/-/–;       single-entry visa for up to 90 days – business activities

C/VB/02/-/–;      single-entry visa for up to 90 days – cultural activities

C/VB/03/-/–;       single-entry visa for up to 90 days – family or friend visit

C/VB/04/-/–;     single-entry visa for up to 90 days – invitation

C/VB/05/-/–;    single-entry visa for up to 90 days – official, political purposes

C/VB/07/-/–;      single-entry visa for up to 90 days – sports activities

C/VB/10/-/–;       single-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism

C/VB/11/-/–;      single-entry visa for up to 90 days – training (studies, scholarship)

C/VB/12/-/–;       single-entry visa for up to 90 days – transit

C/VB/27/-/–;            single-entry visa for up to 90 days – employment

C/VB/93/-/–;           single-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism ADS China

C/VB/99/-/–;                 single-entry visa for up to 90 days – other

C/VH/00/-/–;              two-entry visa for up to 90 days – healthcare

C/VH/01/-/–;               two-entry visa for up to 90 days – business activities

C/VH/02/-/–;             two-entry visa for up to 90 days – cultural activities

C/VH/03/-/–;        two-entry visa for up to 90 days – family or friend visit

C/VH/04/-/–;          two-entry visa for up to 90 days – invitation

C/VH/05/-/–;           two-entry visa for up to 90 days – official, political purposes

C/VH/07/-/–;              two-entry visa for up to 90 days – sports activities

C/VH/10/-/–;              two-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism

C/VH/11/-/–;                two-entry visa for up to 90 days – training – studies

C/VH/12/-/–;          two-entry visa for up to 90 days – transit

C/VH/27/-/–;              two-entry visa for up to 90 days – employment

C/VH/93/-/–;                  two-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism ADS China

C/VH/99/-/–;                two-entry visa for up to 90 days – other

C/VF/00/-/–;                 multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – healthcare

C/VF/01/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – business activities

C/VF/02/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – cultural activities

C/VF/03/-/–;                multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – family or friend visit

C/VF/04/-/–;                multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – invitation

C/VF/05/-/–;                 multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – official, political purposes

C/VF/07/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – sports activities

C/VF/10/-/–;                multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism

C/VF/11/-/–;               multiple-entry visa for up to 90days – training – studies

C/VF/12/-/–;                 multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – transit

C/VF/27/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – employment

C/VF/93/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – tourism ADS China

C/VF/99/-/–;                  multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days – other

C/BD/-/-/–;                    diplomatic single-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/HD/-/-/–;                 diplomatic two-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/FD/-/-/–;                 diplomatic multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/BZ/-/-/–;                   service single-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/HZ/-/-/–;                  service two-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/FZ/-/-/–;                    service multiple-entry visa for up to 90 days

C/VG/82/-/–;            visa allowing entry for the purpose of filing an application for permission to stay in order to seek temporary protection

C/VK/81/-/–;              single-entry visa for up to 90 days – declaration of the intention to apply for asylum

C/VK/83/-/–;              single-entry visa for up to 90 days – for the purpose of following the asylum procedure 

D/VC/00/-/–;               multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – healthcare

D/VC/02/-/–;               multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – cultural activities

D/VC/04/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – invitation

D/VC/05/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – official, political purposes

D/VC/06/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – business – self employment

D/VC/07/-/–;           multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – sports activities

D/VC/16/-/–,           multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Occupation (alien is a partner of business company or association member – participant in

D/VC/17/-/–,         multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Family purpose – applicant is a husband (including unmarried husband – unmarried wife,  registered partner – the same gender)

D/VC/18/-/–,       multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Family purpose – applicant is a child born in the territory of the Czech Republic

D/VC/19/-/–,              multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Family purpose – applicant is a child born outside of the Czech Republic

D/VC/20/-/–,           multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Family purpose – applicant is another family member (e.g. parent, grandparent)

D/VC/23/-/-,            multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Study – Council Regulation 2004/114/ES

D/VC/24/-/–;                  multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Study (training, scholarship) other than Council Regulation 2004/114/ES

D/VC/27/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – employment

D/VC/36/-/–,          multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Executive manager – participation on corporate body occurred according to

Act No 513/1991 Coll.

D/VC/37/WH/–;          multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – employment – working holiday of a national of New Zealand based on the Agreement on  working holiday program between the government of the Czech republic and the government of New Zealand, signed in Prague  on 11 October 2004

D/VC/94/WS/–;        multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – employment – working stay of a national of Canada based on the Agreement between the Czech Republic and Canada on facilitating the temporary working stays of youth, signed in Ottawa on 23 November 2006

D/VS/84/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for over 90 days for stay on sufferance under Section 78b of Act No 325/1999 Coll., on asylum

D/VS/85/-/–;              multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Toleration stay according to Section 58a Act No 221/2003 Coll., on temporary protection

  D/VS/91/-/–,            multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – Toleration stay according to Act No. 326/1999 Coll.

D/VC/99/-/–;            multiple-entry visa for over 90 days – other

D/VR/-/-/–;             multiple-entry visa for over 90 days in order to take possession of a residence permit

D/UD/-/-/–;            diplomatic single-entry visa for over 90 days for the purpose of applying for a long-term residence permit granted by   the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

D/UZ/-/-/–;             service single-entry visa for over 90 days for the purpose of applying for a long-term residence permit granted by the Ministry of    Foreign Affairs

R/VV/-/-/–;             Departure Order (this is not a visa)

L/NE/VC/00/–;          Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – healthcare

L/NE/VC/02/–;          Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – cultural activities

L/NE/VC/04/–;          Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – invitation

L/NE/VC/05/–;          Long-Term Residence permit – third-country national – official, political purpose

L/NE/VC/06/–;         Long-Term Residence permit– third-country national – business activities – self-employment

L/NE/VC/07/–;        Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – sports activities

L/NE/VC/16/–;       Long-Term Residence permit– third-country national – employment – (the foreigner is a partner of a business company or  association member – participant in corporate body and has a work permit in corporate body in accordance with Section 89   of the Act 435/2004 Coll, on employment)

L/NE/VC/17/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – Family – applicant is husband (incl. partner and registered partner of the  same gender)

L/NE/VC/18/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – Family –  applicant is a child born in the territory of the Czech Republic

L/NE/VC/19/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – Family –  applicant is a child born outside of the Czech Republic

L/NE/VC/20/–;    Long-Term Residence permit third country national – Family –  applicant is another family member (e.g. parent, grandparent)

L/NE/VC/23/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – Study – Council Regulation No. 2004/114/EC   

L/NE/VC/24/–;    Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – Study (training, scholarship) another than Council Regulation  No. 2004/114/EC

L/NE/VC/25/–;     Long-Term Residence permit– third country national – employment – research worker – Council Regulation 2005/71/ES   

L/NE/VC/27/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – employment

L/NE/VC/36/–;    Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – executive manager – participation in corporate body established in line with the Act No. 513/1991 Coll.

L/NE/VC/91/–;    Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – toleration stay according to the Act No. 326/1999 Coll.

L/NE/VC/99/–;    Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – other

L/ER/VC/00/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – healthcare

L/ER/VC/02/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – cultural activities

L/ER/VC/04/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – invitation

L/ER/VC/05/–;     Long-Term Residence permit– third country national residing in another EU Member State – official, political purposes

L/ER/VC/06/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – business activity, self employment

L/ER/VC/07/–;    Long-Term Residence permit– third country national residing in another EU Member State – sports activities

L/ER/VC/16/–;    Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – employment (the foreigner is a    – participant in corporate body and has a work permit in corporate body   according to Section 89 of Act no. 435/2004 Coll., on employment)

L/ER/VC/17/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Family – applicant is husband (incl. partner and registered partner of the same gender)

L/ER/VC/18/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Family –  applicant is a child born  in the territory of the Czech Republic

L/ER/VC/19/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Family –  applicant is a child born  outside of the Czech Republic

L/ER/VC/20/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Family –  applicant is another family

  member (e.g. parent, grandparent)

L/ER/VC/23/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – residing in another EU Member State – Study – Council

    Regulation 2004/114/EC   

L/ER/VC/24/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Study (training, scholarship)  other than Council Regulation 2004/114/EC

L/ER/VC/25/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – employment/research worker –   Council Regulation 2005/71/EC

L/ER/VC/27/–;      Long-Term Residence permit– third country national residing in another EU Member State – employment

L/ER/VC/36/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national – residing in another EU Member State – executive manager – participation on corporate body established in line with the Act No. 513/1991 Coll.

L/ER/VC/91/–;      Long-Term Residence permit – third country national residing in another EU Member State – Toleration stay according   to Act No. 326/1999 Coll.,

L/ER/VC/99/–;     Long-Term Residence permit – third-country national residing in another EU Member State – other

Searching for types of Czech visas and Czech residencies by a visa code number? You can find codes for all types of Czech visas here.

Types of Czech visas by the visa codes | PragueExpats

Types of Czech visas by the visa codes

In order to be accepted by the given authority, some documents have to be apostilled. Apostille of the documents issued in the Czech republic are authorized by the Czech Ministry of Justice and  Apostille of foreign documents are authorized by a local Ministry of foreign affairs.

Need help with arranging the apostle? Please check out our service

When applying for a Czech visa you may need to provide different types of documents ( Birth certificate, marriage certificate, criminal records, university diploma ).  If these documents are issued by a country with which the Czech Republic does not have an agreement, then it should be officially translated into the Czech language and super legalized.

Super legalization of foreign documents is authorized by the Czech embassy where the documents are issued, while documents issued in the Czech Republic are authorized by the Czech ministry of foreign affairs.

Apart from getting the apostille and super legalization all documents submitted when applying for long-term (over 90 days) visas must be in Czech or accompanied by an official translation to the Czech language.

Albania 
Andorra 
Antigua and Barbuda 
Argentina 
Armenia 
Australia 
Azerbaijan 
Bahamas 
Barbados 
Belgium 
Belize 
Belorussia 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Botswana 
Brunei 
Bulgaria 
Cook islands 
Montenegro 
Hongkong 
Macao 
Denmark 
Dominican Republic 
Ecuador 
Estonia 
Fiji 
Finland 
France + French Polynesia, French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, Guadalupe, French Guyana, Comoro Islands, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre, and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna. 
Grenada 
Georgia 
Germany 
Honduras 
Croatia 
India 
Ireland 
Iceland 
Italy 
Israel 
Japan 
South Africa 
Cape Verde 
Kazakhstan 
Colombia 
Korea 
Costa Rica 
Cyprus 
Kyrgyzstan 
Lesotho 
Liberia 
Liechtenstein 
Lithuania 
Latvia 
Luxembourg 
Hungary 
Malawi 
Malta 
Marshall islands 
Mauritius 
Mexico 
Moldavia 
Monaco 
Mongolia 
Namibia 
North Macedonia 
Niue 
Netherlands + Netherlands Antilles
Aruba 
Norway 
New Zealand 
Oman 
Panama 
Peru 
Poland 
Portugal 
Austria 
Romania 
Russia 
Greece 
El Salvador 
Samoa 
San Marino 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Serbia 
American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States 
Surinam 
Seychelles 
Saint Lucia 
Saint Kitts and Nevis São Tomé and Príncipe Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
Spain 
Eswatini 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Tonga 
Trinidad and Tobago 
Turkey 
Ukraine 
Uzbekistan 
Great Britain + Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Isle of Man, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, British Solomon Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands. 
Vanuatu
Venezuela

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Belgium
Belorussia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Montenegro
France
Georgia
Croatia
Italy
Yemen
Korea
Cuba
Cyprus
Kyrgyzstan
Hungary
North Macedonia
Moldavia
Mongolia
Poland
Portugal
Austria
Romania
Russia
Greece
Slovenia
Slovakia
Serbia
Syria
Spain
Switzerland
Tunisia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Do you need super legalization and apostille for Czech documents? Here you can find the list of the countries that don't need the apostille.

What are the super legalization and the apostille? | PragueExpats

What are the super legalization and the apostille?

Generally, all nationalities who want to apply for a Czech visa must apply in their home country or in-country which issued their current travel document or in a state in which they have a long-term or permanent residency, so it is not possible to apply for a long term visa in the Czech Republic.

However, there are some exceptions. Citizens from the list below can also make an appointment and apply for a Czech visa in the Czech embassy in any EU country for example – Vienna, Berlin, Budapest, Brussels, Madrid. (Law 429/2010 Sb)

How to book your Czech visa appointment? If you are a citizen of a country that is on the list, you can choose the closest embassy and contact them by email and make the appointment.

In whichever country you apply for a visa, you should always have all the documents translated to the Czech language and some documents should also be super legalized or have an apostille.

After the visa approval, you should collect it at the same embassy where you applied.

Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Guatemala
Honduras
Chile
Israel
Japan
Canada
Korea
Costa Rica
Malaysia
Mauritius
Monaco
Nicaragua
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Panama
Paraguay
Montenegro
El Salvador
San Marino
Seychelles
Singapore
The United States of America
Mexico
Serbia
Vatican city
Venezuela
Taiwan
Uruguay
Hongkong
Macao

Can you apply for a Czech visa outside your home country? The list of nationalities who can book an appointment for the Czech visa application in the EU.

Who can apply for a Czech long term visa in the EU? | PragueExpats

Who can apply for a Czech long term visa in the EU?

Are you a Czech trade licence (živno) holder in the Czech Republic who returned to your home country? Or have you found employment and plan to stop freelance work? In these situations, it’s important that you de-activate your trade licence and inform all the relevant authorities. This will prevent any misunderstandings and unexpected debts to the health insurance and social security offices.

You can’t backdate the de-activation of your trade licence. The change takes effect from the notification date. So, if you don’t need your trade licence anymore but keep it active, you’ll continue to incur social security and health insurance fees every month. These debts can really add up. That’s why it’s so crucial that you de-activate your trade licence on time and de-register for social security and health insurance payments.

Where and how to cancel or suspend your Czech trade licence

As a first step, you’ll want to visit the trade licence office (živnostenský úřad) and let them know you’re not working as a freelancer anymore. You can do this at any branch. After you notify them, you’ll receive a confirmation letter.

The office will give you two options for de-activating your živno: suspension (pausing) and cancellation.

If you’re leaving the country but think you might return sometime and need a trade licence, then you should consider suspending your trade licence instead of cancelling it. It’s not possible to pause your živno indefinitely. You must give a recommencement date, but this could be any time in the future - even 30 years from now. When you want to restart freelance work, simply re-activate the trade licence. There’s no need to redo your registration.

If you’d rather wind up your trade licence permanently, you should choose the cancellation option.

When you visit the trade licence office, be sure to bring at least your passport. If you can’t or would prefer not to go in person, you may appoint someone else to do so based on a power of attorney.

How to cancel or suspend Czech živno-related payments

The staff at some trade licence offices may offer to de-register you with social security and health insurance authorities. Other offices will ask you to contact these authorities yourself. If you’re in the second situation, you should follow the steps below.

To cancel or suspend social security charges, you’ll need to fill out this form. You can submit the signed form in person at your local social security office or send it in by registered mail. Contact details for social security offices can be found here.

If you come in person, please bring your passport and confirmation letter from the trade licence office. If using registered mail, include a copy of the confirmation letter.

If your health insurance is with VZP, then you’ll need to inform the company within 8 business days of canceling or suspending your trade licence.

You can do this by filling in this form and submitting it to a VZP office in person or by registered mail. A list of VZP branches can be found here.

If you have OZP health cover, you can inform the company by email. The email address is info@ozp.cz

If you have private health insurance, no actions are needed.

Finally, you must inform the tax office about your changed status.

To do this, just complete this form and drop it at the PODATELNA window of your local tax office. Alternatively, you can send it in by registered mail.

Remember that you must file a tax return for the year in which you canceled or suspended your živno. Even if you only did freelance work for 2 months of the year, you still have to submit a return.

Earnings from last year should be reported this year while this year’s income should be reported by March 31 of next year. There’s no need to file a tax return if your gross annual income was less than 6,000 CZK.

Help with trade licence cancellation or suspension in Prague

Whether you’ve left the country or are still in Prague and need help with de-activating your trade licence and stopping related payments, PraguExpats has you covered.

We can complete the entire process for you using a special power of attorney.

Talk to us about how we can help with your situation.

Are you moving out and you wonder, how to cancel or suspend the Czech trade license (Zivno) to stop paying charges for social security contributions? Check.

How to cancel a Czech trade licence? | PragueExpats

How to cancel a Czech trade licence?

If you are applying for any type of Czech visa/residency, you need to present proof of accommodation or rental contract. Since you will not be giving your original contract you will have to make a legalized copy of the rental contract which can be depending on the number of pages you have expensive ( 33 kč per page ) That is why we are recommending everyone to get a proof of accommodation.

1. 0 costs;
If you use your rental contract for the residency file then you should leave the original rent contract or make legal copies of the rent contract. A legal copy of each page will cost 33 kč per page
2. Incomplete documents;
If your rental contract has been extended in the last few years you should provide "Amendments" which you might not find
3. Signature;
For proof of accommodation only one legal owner can sign but for rental contract all of them
4. Proof of accommodation can be the landlord's databox in case if he doesn't live in the Czech Republic

It is important to have proof of accommodation for a maximum period of time. According to Czech immigration, the first long-term visa is issued for a maximum of 12 months from the date of approval. If you are hoping to get your fist visa for the maximum period of time, your accommodation proof should be for at least for 16 months because your visa approval process can take up to 4 months

Here you can download the right proof of accommodation forms:

If you don’t want to rent an apartment before your visa approval and need help with a virtual address, please contact us.

Recently, many of our clients have been having trouble obtaining proper rental contracts for visa residency purposes. One of the main conditions of the Czech ministry of interior for visa or residency application is getting the required proof of accommodation confirmation as well as a proper rental contract from a legal owner, according to the land registry office.

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