Application for a long-term visa for the purpose of leave to remain

Hlavní informace

As a third-country national you can apply for a visa longer than 90 days for the purpose of leave to remain if:

  • you are a foreigner who cannot leave the country for reasons out of his/her control;
  • you are a foreigner who is a witness or an injured party in criminal proceedings and his/her participation in the proceedings is necessary;
  • you are a foreigner who has applied in the Czech Republic for a permanent residence permit in the time when his/her residence permit was still valid and the validity of which cannot be extended, provided that no decision on the application had been taken during the time his/her residence permit was still valid;
  • you are a foreigner who has brought a legal action against the ministry’s decision to revoke a visa for a stay longer than 90 days, a long-term residence permit or a permanent residence permit, or to reject an application for extension of a long-term residence permit, under the condition that at the same time he/she has filed for a suspensive effect of such legal action;
  • you are a foreigner who, as a minor child of a foreigner who has resided in the country with a permanent residence permit, has brought a legal action against the ministry’s decision to reject his/her application for a permanent residence permit submitted in the Czech Republic under the condition that at the same time he/she has filed for a suspensive effect of such legal action.

Týká se vás to pokud

You are a third-country national in the Czech Republic who is prevented from leaving by at least one of the above conditions.

Kdy službu řešit

In case of inability to leave the Czech Republic due to the above-mentioned reasons.

Vyřízení služby

Co potřebujete pokud službu řešíte

To apply you will need:

One of the following:

  • a certified copy of a document attesting the existence of an obstacle beyond your control which prevents you from leaving the territory; if you cannot produce such a document for reasons beyond your control, an affidavit may be substituted; or
  • a document confirming that you are a witness or victim in criminal proceedings and that your participation in the proceedings is necessary (original or certified copy of a document issued by a law enforcement authority), or
  • a proof of filing a legal action and of filing for a suspensive effect of this legal action  if you have filed an action against a decision of the ministry which revoked the validity of a long-term visa, a long-term residence permit or a permanent residence permit, or rejected an application for the extension of a long-term residence permit (a copy of the action and of the application for the granting of suspensive effect of that action, or, where appropriate, certified copies thereof, stamped with the service stamp of the competent court); or
  • comprehensive health insurance, if you lawfully applied for a permanent residence permit as a third-country national in the territory during the validity of the residence permit, which cannot be extended, and this application was not decided upon during the validity of your residence permit in the territory.

Kde a jak službu řešit

Only in the Czech Republic, and in person at a Ministry of the Interior office.

Kolik budete platit

A fee of CZK 300 will be charged upon application. You do not pay the administrative fee if you are a child under 6 years of age. 

The administrative fee must be paid by credit card at a Ministry of the Interior office.

Doplňující informace

Jaký má služba benefit

A visa for a stay longer than 90 days for the purpose of leave to remain allows you to stay legally in the Czech Republic.

Možnosti odvolání

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 mail (or electronically) to the given office of the MOI CR or to the head office of the MOI.

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

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