Changes for granting a long-term visa
Important:
A new long-term visa will issued for the maximum period of 6 months.
Other changes.
Long-term visa applications should be submitted to a Czech embassy in a persons country of origin (in the state he/she is a citizen of, which has issued his/her travel document, or where the person has long-term or permanent residence).
Exceptions to this obligation are stipulated by the Regulation of the Ministry of the Interior
(but these have not been announced yet!)
An applicant for a long-term visa is obliged to undergo an interview if the embassy so requests. In the case a foreign national is applying for a long-term visa for the purpose of conducting business (i.e. zivnostensky list or sro), he/she must always attend the interview.
Visa renewal after 6 months
If the purpose of residence requires a stay exceeding 6 months, the applicant is obliged to submit an application for a long-term residence not earlier than 90 days and not later than 14 days before the long-term visa validity expiration.
The application shall be submitted at a regional office of the Ministry of the Interior.
If an application is denied, the applicant is entitled to request new assessment of reasons for non-granting the visa within 15 days upon delivery of the information about non-granting the long-term visa.
New conditions for submitting an application for long-term/permanent residence.
To submit an application for granting a residence permit (both long-term, and permanent), a foreign national is obliged to attend in person a regional office of the Ministry of the Interior.