Termination of a residence permit for an EU citizen or family member of an EU citizen by the Ministry of the Interior

Main information

This involves residence permit of an EU citizen or a family member of an EU citizen being terminated by the Ministry of the Interior.

This applies to you if

By its decision, the MOI revokes the validity of an EU citizen’s temporary residence, if:

1. he / she has become an unjustifiable burden on the social security system or the system of assistance in material need of the CR,

2. endangers state security or significantly disturbs public order, unless administrative expulsion proceedings are initiated, or

3. endangers public health as he / she suffers from an illness that is quoted in conditions set out in the measure of Ministry of Health on prevention of the spread of infectious illnesses, if he / she contracted this illness within 3 months of entering the Czech Republic.

By its decision, the MOI terminates the validity of a permanent residence permit for EU citizen and a family member of an EU citizen, who is not an EU citizen, if he / she requests it or if he / she:

• you have been included in the Schengen Information System,

• you circumvented the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals with the purpose of obtaining a permanent residence permit for residence in the country, particularly if you entered into a sham marriage or if paternity was determined based on a false statement of consent,

• you are a threat to the national security or if you are seriously disrupting the public order, unless an administrative expulsion procedure was started,

• you have not been staying in the country for more than 2 consecutive year,

on condition, that this decision is adequate from the aspectof its intervention into private or family life of the family member of an EU citizen.

More information you can find on the Information Portal for Foreigners.

When to use this service

Termination of a residence permit of an EU citizen is carried out by virtue of office.

Service settlement

What you need if you are using this service

Termination of a residence permit of an EU citizen is carried out by virtue of office.

No required documents need to be submitted.

In its decision to terminate the validity of a permanent residence permit of such a family member of an EU citizen who himself/herself is not a citizen of the European Union, the Ministry will also set a time limit for leaving the country and will issue an removal order to him or her.

The family member is required to leave the country within the defined time limit.  

The Ministry of the Interior proceeds similarly in those cases where the validity of a permanent residence permit was terminated upon request from a family member of a citizen of the European Union.

The family member of a citizen of the European Union is required to leave the country within the defined time limit.

Where and how to solve this service

Termination of a residence permit of an EU citizen/his family member is carried out by virtue of office.

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

Termination residence permit of an EU citizen or a family member of an EU citizen.

Appeal options

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 official contacts of the MOI.

Ministerstvo vnitra, PO Box 21

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