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Visas and residence permits

As of 30 April 2023, the execution of the visa and residence agenda of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava was be terminated. As of May 2023, the visa agenda has been be transferred to the Visa Centre in Dresden.
 
 

In connection with the establishment of the Visa Centre of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Dresden intended for the uniform reception and processing of visa and residence applications within the Schengen area, we would like to inform you that as of 30 April 2023, the execution of the visa and residence agenda of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava has been be terminated. From 1 May 2023, only the Visa Centre of the Consulate General in Dresden will receive and process all visa applications and residence permits within the Schengen area. More information about the Visa Centre can be found here:

Víza/Visas | Generální konzulát České republiky Drážďany (mzv.cz)

 

On matters connected to applications submitted at the Embassy in Bratislava before 30 April 2023, kindly contact the Embassy in Bratislava by email bratislava.consulate@mzv.gov.cz.

 

Collecting approved visas:

upon prior appointment (phone: +421 259 203 303, email bratislava.consulate@mzv.gov.cz)

 

Health insurance necessary before a visa is issued

You have to submit a certificate proving your travel medical insurance, before you can collect your long-term visa or your long-term visa for the purpose of residence permit, meeting the following criteria: 

  • Travel and medical insurance covering necessary and urgent medical care for the initial 90 days of your stay, and at the same time another agreement concluded with VZP Insurance Company on comprehensive medical insurance valid for the remainder of your stay.
  • You may also submit a Certificate of Agreement with VZP Insurance Company on a comprehensive medical insurance for the entire period of your stay. Certificate of a comprehensive travel insurance concluded with a different insurance company from VZP is acceptable only if the insurance agreement was entered into before August 1, 2021.

Certificate of travel and medical insurance must confirm:

  • The period of insurance validity (insurance must be concluded for the entire period of your stay in the Czech Republic).
  • The scope of insurance coverage (the agreement must include the coverage of expenses).
  • The amount of indemnity (the contracted limit for one insured accident must be at least EUR 60 000, without participation of the insured person on the costs).

Insurance agreement must not exclude an accident indemnity, in cases where the accident is caused by your intentional or wrongful act, joint culpability, or as a result of alcohol-, narcotic- and psychotropic substance misuse.

If you conclude an insurance agreement abroad, you must also submit a certified translation of your insurance agreement and of the general terms and conditions into the Czech language.

On request, you have to submit the proof of payment of the insurance premium stated on the comprehensive travel and medical insurance certificate.

You will not need to submit your travel and medical insurance certificate provided that:

  • you are participating in the public health insurance,
  • the costs of your health care are covered on the basis of an international agreement,
  • you prove that your health care is covered by different means (for example on the grounds of a written obligation of a legal person, if your stay in the Czech Republic is beneficial for the spiritual values development, human rights protection or other humanitarian values, protection of nature, cultural heritage, scientific progress, educational development, physical education and sports, on the basis of a written obligation of a state authority or based on an obligation arising from an invitation certified by police).

 

Health insurance for minors (under 18 years of age)

From January 1, 2024, all foreigners under 18 years of age who have a valid long-term residence permit, will automatically become participants in the Public Health Insurance System. This applies to all types of long-term residence, regardless of the purpose of the stay.

This change does not apply to foreigners under 18 years of age, who:

Participation in the Public Health Insurance System is mandatory by law. You do not have the option of choosing private health insurance. However, anyone can choose the Health Insurance Company which s/he wishes to be insured with.

 

 

General information on visa and residence issues is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic: https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/information_for_aliens/index.html  and on the website of the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic: https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/immigration.aspx

 

Department for Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic:  Contacts