Applying for the long-term visa for the purpose of business

The application for the long-term visa for the purpose of business has to be lodged in person at the Embassy of the Czech Republic abroad.
A third-country national is entitled to lodge the application at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the state of which he/she is a citizen, or that issued his/her travel document or in the state where a third-country national has a long-term or permanent residence permit. Compliance with this condition is waived for a third-country national who is a citizen of a state that belongs to the list of countries whose citizens are entitled to file the application at any Embassy of the Czech Republic abroad.

The application has to be filed in an appropriate form. Submission of the application is charged with the administrative fee that is equal to 1 000 CZK and that should be paid generally in the foreign currency.

Applying for the long-term residence permit for the purpose of business

This application has to be lodged in person in the territory of the Czech Republic at the office of the Ministry of the Interior. There is no possibility to apply for this type of long-term residence permit abroad (at the Embassy of the Czech Republic) in this case. The application can be lodged by a third-country citizen who has already been residing in the territory of the Czech Republic based on a long-term visa for the same purpose and, concurrently, who intends to temporarily live in the Czech Republic for more than one year (incl. the previous long-term visa).

The application for a long-term residence permit for the purpose of business has to be filed in an appropriate form. Submission of the application is charged with the administrative fee that is equal to 2 500 CZK and that has to be paid in the form of revenue stamp(s).

To obtain the long-term visa for the purpose of business, a third-country citizen must submit:

• a valid travel document;
• a document confirming availability of accommodation;
• a photograph showing the current appearance of the applicant
• a document of the purpose of stay (g. a document confirming the entry into the pertinent business register, list or record, etc.);
• sufficient financial means;
• if required, an extract from the Penal Registry record and
  a document proving that he/she fulfilled the conditions set out by the interim measures of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic on the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases.

To obtain the long-term residence permit for the purpose of business, a third-country citizen must submit:

• a valid travel document;
• a document confirming availability of accommodation;
• a photograph showing the current appearance of the applicant;
• sufficient financial means;
• a document of the purpose of stay (g. a document confirming the entry into the pertinent business register, list or record; etc.);
• a confirmation of non-existence of arrears (e. proving that
  a third-country citizen has no debts registered by the Financial Administration, Customs Administration, Health insurance company and Social Security Administration);
• if a third-countrycitizen is a member of the statutory body of
  a company or cooperative, then a confirmation of non-existence of arrears in this company or cooperative;
• if required, an income tax assessment;
• if required, an extract from the Penal Registry record and
  a document proving that he/she fulfilled the conditions set out by the interim measures of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic on the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases;
• a document on travel medical insurance and, upon request, proof of payment of the insurance premium.

Originals or other officially authenticated copies of all of the attached documents must be submitted. Travel documents must be submitted in original. All submitted documents in foreign languages must be submitted in their original version and with an officially certified translation into the Czech language. The required attachments to the applications must not be older than 180 days, except for travel documents and the photograph of the third-country national, provided that corresponds to his/her current appearance.

A third-country national is obliged to register his/her business at the Business Court. He/she has to be registered at a tax office (Financial Administration of the Czech Republic) and at a social security office (Czech Social Security Administration) as well.

If a third-country national has applied for issuing the long-term visa for the purpose of business and if this application has been approved, an appropriate Embassy of the Czech Republic will affix the visa sticker to his/her travel document. Prior the affixing, a third-country national is obliged to present a medical travel insurance document and, upon request, proof of payment of the insurance premium. These documents are not required if the third-country national subscribes to public health insurance or if the costs for health care are covered on the basis of an international agreement or if the third-country national can demonstrate that health care is covered in another manner.

If a third-country national has applied for issuing the long-term residence permit for the purpose of business and if this application has been approved, he/she is obliged to visit an appropriate office of the Ministry of the Interior to provide biometric data that are necessary for the production of a residence card. The residence card then will be issued at latest within 60 days.

The long-term visa for the purpose of business is usually issued for the duration not longer than one year. The long-term residence permit for the purpose of business can be issued with the duration up to 2 years.

The validity of the long-term visa for the purpose of business can be repeatedly extended on condition that the same purpose of stay remain in place, but for a maximum period of one year (i.e. a period of current validity and a period of extended validity could not be longer than one year together).

The application for an extension of validity of the long-term visa has to be lodged in the territory of the Czech Republic at the office of the Ministry of the Interior. The application must be submitted before the expiry of the period of validity of a long-stay visa at the latest, but not earlier than 90 days before the expiry of this period.

Detailed information about an extension of validity of this type of a visa

The validity of the long-term residence permit for the purpose of business can be extended for the duration up to 2 years repeatedly. The application for an extension of a validity of this residence permit has to be lodged in the territory of the Czech Republic (at the office of the Ministry of the Interior). A third-country national is entitled to lodge this application before the expiration of the validity of the previous residence permit at the latest, but not sooner than 120 days before the expiration of its validity.

Detailed information about an extension of validity of this residence permit

In the event that the long-term visa is refused, you may ask the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic for a new examination of the reasons for the visa refusal within 15 days from the date on which you received the notice that your visa has been refused. The application for the new examination of the reasons must contain the information on the person submitting the application and why this person considers the decision to be at variance with laws and regulations or why the decision or the procedure preceding the issuance of the decision is regarded as incorrect. This application cannot be submitted due to facts that have not been evidenced or stated in the visa application.

In the event that the application for issuing or extending the long-term residence permit is not approved, a third-country national can appeal by requesting that the Ministry of the Interior reassess his/her application within 15 days of the original decision being delivered to him/her. A special Commission at the Ministry of the Interior will examine and make a decision about the request.

Detailed information about a long-term visa for the purpose of business

Detailed information about a long-term residence permit for the purpose of business

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Business licenses and concessions are granted for a specific business or activity. Thus, if a third-country national who is a holder of a long-term visa or a long-term residence permit for the purpose of business and who wants to change the type of business activity, is obliged to obtain a new business license or a concession from a trade licensing office.

A third-country national who is a holder of the long-term visa for the purpose of business and who intends to reside in the territory for another purpose than the one that he/she was granted the visa, has to apply for issuing a new long-term visa for required purpose. The application has to be lodged at the Embassy of the Czech Republic abroad.

A third-country national who is a holder of the long-term residence permit in the territory of the Czech Republic and who intends to reside in the territory for another purpose than the one that he/she was granted the permit is obliged to apply to the Ministry of the Interior for a new long-term residence permit.

Detailed information about the change of the purpose of residence

Family members of a third-country national who is a holder of a long-term visa or a long-term residence permit are entitled to apply for a visa for a stay of over 90 days (a long-term visa) for family purposes as well. This application has to be lodged at the Embassy of the Czech Republic abroad.

Detailed information about a long-term visa for the purpose of family