The legal status of a long-term European Community resident is granted exclusively to third-country nationals.
The legal status of a long-term European Community resident is granted exclusively to third-country nationals.
To receive this status, you must meet the following conditions:
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5 years of continuous residence in the Czech Republic;
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you have not seriously the disrupted public order or threatened the national security of the Czech Republic or another Member State of the European Union;
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you have provided evidence that you have funds for permanent residence in the Czech Republic.
If you are a family member of an EU citizen and a third-country national, and you have applied for a permanent residence permit after 5 years of continuous temporary residence, the MOI CR will grant you the legal status of a long-term European Community resident in the Czech Republic, if you explicitly request this in your application for a permanent residence permit and if your application is granted.
If this status has not been granted to you simultaneously with the granting of your permanent residence permit, it can be granted additionally after the requirements for its granting are met.
You will obtain a permanent residence permit of a family member as well as the status of a long-term European Community resident.
When you apply for permanent residence after 5 years of continuous residence in the Czech Republic, you may also file an application for the status of a long-term European Community resident.
If you have already received a permanent residence permit, you can apply for the status of a long-term European Community resident additionally anytime.
Electronically
In person or by post
You must file the application on a duly filled out application form. The forms are available on the website of the Information Portal for Foreigners.
Enclosed the following required documents with the application*:
*The documents required to be enclosed with the application must not be older than 180 days, with the exception of the travel document, the vital records certificate and the applicant’s photograph, as long as it corresponds to their actual appearance. It is always necessary to submit the originals or officially authenticated copies of the documents. As for the travel document and the vital records documents to be submitted, their originals must be submitted.
Send your filled out application form, along with the documents, in accordance with the Rules of Administrative Procedure to the official contacts of the Ministry of the Interior by e-mail with a recognised electronic signature, with all attachments being in the format of authorised conversion, or to the data box.
Electronic address of the filing office: posta@mv.gov.cz
Data box ID: 6bnaawp
More information about submission by remote means can be found on the Information Portal for Foreigners.
CZK 500
If you submit your application electronically, the administrative fee must be paid by bank transfer via the payment details generator on the Information Portal for Foreigners.
You must file the application on a duly filled out application form. The forms are available on the website of the Information Portal for Foreigners.
Enclosed the following required documents with the application*:
*The documents required to be enclosed with the application must not be older than 180 days, with the exception of the travel document, the vital records certificate and the applicant’s photograph, as long as it corresponds to their actual appearance. It is always necessary to submit the originals or officially authenticated copies of the documents. As for the travel document and the vital records documents to be submitted, their originals must be submitted.
You can submit your application in person at the Ministry of the Interior or send it by post to the same address.
You can find the contact information of the Ministry of the Interior offices on the Information Portal for Foreigners.
If you are a family member of an EU citizen and a third-country national, a biometric certificate of residence permit will be issued to you in addition to the certificate of permanent residence permit, along with a note on the granting of the legal status of a resident.
CZK 500
If you submit your application in person, the administrative fee must be paid by credit card at the Ministry of the Interior office.
If you submit your application electronically, the administrative fee must be paid by bank transfer via the payment details generator on the Information Portal for Foreigners.
You can appeal against the decision within 15 days of the delivery of the decision. You can file the appeal in person or send it by post (or electronically) to the given office of the Ministry of the Interior or to the official address of the Ministry of the Interior:
Ministerstvo vnitra
Nad Štolou 3
PO Box 21
170 34 Praha 7
Electronic address of the filing office: posta@mv.gov.cz
Data box ID: 6bnaawp
The procedure is conducted in the Czech language.
All submitted documents must be in the Czech or Slovak language or must be officially translated into Czech.