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Types of Czech visas by the visa codes

Czech Long term visa or Long term residency?


A foreigner who wants to live for longer than 90 days in the Czech Republic should
apply for a long-term visa or long-term residency. It can be studies, freelancing, family,
and other statuses. Applicant can choose if he wants to apply for a long-term visa or a long-term residency

Only an Employee card cannot be a long-term visa. It is always considered a long term
Residency

Long term visa approval deadline is 90 days


A long-term visa is Always suggested as the approval is fast + proof of funds can be bank confirmation for all purposes of stay. Long term visa approval deadline is 90 days

So, It is approved within 90 days and the visa is valid maximum of 365 days. A long-term visa should be registered with foreign police after the collection.
Before it expires, foreigners will UPGRADE it to long-term residency which will be valid
for a maximum of another 2 years.

Long-term residency is not so common, visa approval might take 180 days. Proof of funds should be the spouse’s salary from the Czech Republic for the family reunification for family reunification purposes So, the family of the applicant cannot apply at the same time as the spouse doesn’t have a Czech income
yet.
After the approval of the foreigner, gets a temporary entrance visa under code D V/R with one entrance permission to the Czech Republic and within 60 days should arrange a biometric card at MOI.

Where to apply Long term visa and long-term residence?


Both are applied at the Czech embassy, under the applicant’s citizenship, or In the
country where the applicant has long-term residency. There are citizens of specific countries who can apply for Czech visas and residency at any Czech embassy.


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 is 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


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