Application for a temporary residence permit for a family member of an EU citizen

Hlavní informace

A temporary residence permit of an EU citizen’s family member is type of a residence permit for stays longer than 90 days intended for third countries citizens who are family members of EU citizens, citizens of Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, and subject to conditions also for citizens of the United Kingdom.

Týká se vás to pokud

You can apply for a temporary residence permit of an EU citizen’s family member if you are a family member of an EU citizen and you are going to stay in the Czech Republic for a period longer than 90 days.

There are close and distant family members.

A close family member of an EU citizen is:

• a spouse,
• a same-sex registered partner,
• a parent who is the primary carer of an EU citizen under 21 years of age,
• an EU citizen’s offspring (a child, grandchild) who is under 21 years of age,
• an offspring of an EU citizen’s spouse who is under 21 years of age,
• an EU citizen’s offspring or ancestor (a parent, parent-in-law) who is or immediately before his/her entrance in the Czech Republic was dependent on the support or primary care (satisfaction of essential needs) of an EU citizen,
• an offspring or ancestor of an EU citizen’s spouse who is or immediately before his/her entrance in the Czech Republic was dependent on the support or primary care (satisfaction of essential needs) of an EU citizen.

Close family members are also foreigners who are in one of the above-mentioned relations to a Czech citizen who has a permanent residence in the Czech Republic.

A distant family member of an EU citizen is:

• another family member (e.g. a sibling, cousin, aunt or uncle) who at the same time:
  • are supported by the EU citizen in their country of origin, or
  • are members of the EU citizen’s household in their country of origin, or
  • require a personal care of the EU citizen for serious medical reasons, or
• his/her partner with whom they live together if they provide evidence of the long-term partnership.

Distant family members are also foreigners who are in one of the above-mentioned relations to a Czech citizen who has a permanent residence in the country.

Kdy službu řešit

You must submit the application at the latest within 3 months from the date you entered the Czech Republic or from the date your previous residence permit expired. If you become a close family member of an EU citizen only when already residing in the Czech Republic, you must submit the application within 3 months from the date you have become a close family member of an EU citizen.

Vyřízení služby

Co potřebujete pokud službu řešíte

If you are a close family member, in order to apply you will need:

• Travel document.
• Original of a document proving that you are a family member of an EU citizen (e.g. an original of a marriage certificate, birth certificate, decision of a competent authority on custody or a decision on adoption of a child).
• Proof of accommodation.
• Medical insurance.
• Certificate of the EU citizen’s residence in the country (it is not required if he/she holds a registration certificate or a permanent residence permit).
• 2 photographs.

If you are a distant family member, in order to apply you will need:

• Travel document.
• Original of a document proving that you are a family member of an EU citizen (e.g. an original of a marriage certificate, birth certificate, decision of a competent authority on custody or a decision on adoption of the child).
• Proof of accommodation.
• Comprehensive medical insurance for the entirety of your stay, otherwise your residence permit's validity will be shortened.
• Certificate of the EU citizen’s residence in the country (it is not required if he/she holds a registration certificate or a permanent residence permit).
• Proof of funds for the residence.
• 2 photographs.

In both cases if prompted to, you may also need:

• Medical report.
• Extract from the Penal Register record.

*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.

Kde a jak službu řešit

The application form along with the appropriate documents is to be filed at the office of the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy of the MOI, ideally according to your registered address.

You can find the contact information of the offices of DAMP MOI on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.

Kolik budete platit

Upon application you must pay an administrative fee 200 CZK. The administrative fee must be paid by credit card at a Ministry of the Interior office.

Doplňující informace

Jaký má služba benefit

If you are staying in the Czech Republic as an EU citizen’s family member, you can work here without an additional permit (you have a free access to the labour market). You can also work during the time that you are waiting for a decision on your application – a visa sticker in your passport is sufficient. You can repeatedly leave and re-enter the Czech Republic for the whole duration of your residence permit’s or residence card’s validity. You can also travel within the Schengen Area without a visa.

If your application is granted, an employee of the Ministry of the Interior will apply for a personal identity number for you. This does not apply to foreigners who have already received a personal identity number.

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
P. O. BOX 21

Electronic address of the filing office: posta@mv.gov.cz
Data box ID: 6bnaawp