Czech foreign police changes
Foreign police or Ministry of the Interior?
You will contact the Ministry of the Interior for:An application for an extension to a long-stay visa (an application for such visa should continue to be filed at the relevant Czech embassy abroad)
An application for a long-stay visa for the purpose of leave to remain in the Territory and extension of validity of such a visa or length of stay on the basis of this visa
An application for a long-term residence permit or extension of its validity
An application for a certificate of temporary residence in the Territory (EU citizens)
An application for a temporary residence and for a residence card for a family member of EU citizen and its extension, respectively
An application for a permanent residence permit
Reporting a change in the place of residence in the Czech Republic (change shall be reported within 30 days after the change takes place)
holder of a long-stay visa or a long-term residence permit is obliged to report the change of his/her place of residence, provided the change of place of residence is expected to last for longer than 30 days
holder of a residence card of a EU citizen´s family member or of a EU citizen who was granted certificate of temporary residence or foreign national holding permanent residence permit is obliged to report the change of his/her place of residence, provided the change of place of residence is expected to last for longer than 180 days
Reporting other changes (e.g. change in surname, personal status, data in travel document, data in residence permit document) and reporting loss, destruction, theft or damage of residence permit documents
An application for a certificate of legitimacy to stay in the Territory (except for cases when the length of residence does not exceed 90 days and when the certificate is required by the registry office before getting married)
The Foreign Police remain in charge of:
- Reporting the place of residence in the Territory upon the arrival at the Czech Republic (the subsequent change of the place of residence, if the residence is based on a long-stay visa, long-term or permanent residence permit, should be reported to the regional offices of the Ministry of the Interior)
- Extensions to stays in the Czech Republic on the basis of a short-term visa
- Issuance of short-term residence certificates and, irrespective of the type of residence, certificates certifying a legitimate right of residence required by the registry office before getting married
- The verification of an invitation
- Checks on the legitimacy of the stay in the Territory