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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Health insurance for long term visas and long term residence applicants – new conditions

Since 2th August 2021, the conditions for proving insurance for long term visas and long term residences HAVE CHANGED. Now the only company, which can provide the health insurance for long-term visa holders and residence permit holders, is the General Health Insurance Company (PVZP). On this website you will find information about comprehensive insurance for foreigners. There is also the possibility to buy this insurance remotely from abroad.

1 / Applications for a long-term visa or long-term stay submitted after 2 August 2021
 

Before issuing a long-term visa, or of a long-term visa for the purpose of taking over a residence permit, the foreigner submits to the embassy (before the visa is issued):
 
  a) for the first 90 days of stay health insurance in the scope of necessary and urgent care (concluded by an insurance company other than PVZP authorized to negotiate insurance according to § 180j par. 2 ZPC) and for the remaining period of health insurance in the scope of comprehensive health care (concluded only with PVZP)  .  In this case, the embassy checks both insurance contracts.
 
  or
 
  b) for the entire period of stay, health insurance in the scope of comprehensive care (contract concluded only with PVZP).  The embassy checks only one insurance contract.
 
  2 / Documentation of insurance contracts of participants in public health insurance
 


Participants in public health insurance, including applicants for employment cards, blue cards, long-term residence of a scientific researcher, permanent residence, long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment, etc., are not subject to the obligation of travel health insurance in the scope of comprehensive care.  According to the law, insurance for them is paid by employers in the Czech Republic, so these foreigners translate as before only an insurance contract to the extent of necessary and urgent health care until public health insurance (usually 40 days) applies to them.

Link to the insurance company