You should submit the application on a completed form along with all the necessary requirements given individually for selected purposes of stay. You must submit originals of the documents. All of the documents submitted must be in Czech language or officially translated into Czech. Furthermore, Hong Kong or Macau public documents must be apostilled, while public documents from Mainland China must have a higher verification (superlegalisation) by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Beijing or the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai.

Along with the application for a long-term residence permit you must submit:

• a) a travel document,
• b) a document confirming the purpose of your stay in the territory,
• c) a proof of accommodation,
• d) a photograph; not necessary if a pictorial recording has been made of you,
• e) parental consent, or that of another legal representative or guardian, with your stay in the Czech Republic, if you are a minor,
• f) proof of funds, if it concerns university studies or unpaid professional work experience, in other cases a document stating that the costs for your stay are paid by a domestic host organisation,
• g) a document similar to an extract from the Penal Register record - i. e. Certificate of No Criminal Record (in Hong Kong). Certificate of No Criminal Conviction from Hong Kong Police (Request letter from the Consulate is needed in order to apply for the Certificate at Hong Kong Police - for details see here)  and any other country where you have stayed during past 3 years for more than 6 months (duly apostilled or superlegalized and with verified translation into Czech language) and your home country if it is not Hong Kong.

The requirements for the application shall not be older than 180 days except for the travel document and the photograph of the foreign national if it corresponds to his/her actual appearance.

 

In the event of a positive processing of an application filed at an embassy, you are obliged to submit proof of  travel medical insurance and a document confirming the payment for the insurance. Thereafter, a long-term visa for the purpose of receiving a long-term residency permit can be issued.