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New obligation for residence permit holders

Every foreign national who, as of 1 January 2021, is issued a long-term residence permit for the territory of the Czech Republic, and also every foreign national who is issued a permanent residence permit after this date is obliged to undertake the adaptation and integration course within one year of the date of collecting their residence permit. 

This is a course during which foreign nationals will be acquainted with the rights and obligations connected with their stay in the Czech Republic, with the fundamental values of the Czech Republic, with everyday life, culture and customs prevailing in the Czech Republic. Course participants will also be provided information on organisations and institutions that provide advisory services to foreign nationals free of charge.

Adaptation and integration courses are administered by Centres for Support of Integration of Foreign Nationals. There are eighteen such centres in the Czech Republic and it is up to the foreign national to choose which centre to take the course at. The course is taught by a qualified educator, in the Czech language.The course content is interpreted into English, French, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian or Vietnameseby a qualified interpreter. The adaptation and integration course last four hours.

The obligation to take the course does not apply to foreign nationals residing in the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of a long-term residence permit for the purpose of study; long-term residence permit for the purpose of protection in the territory; a long-term residence permit for the purpose of investment; long-term residence permit issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; an intra-company employee transfer card. The obligation to take the adaptation and integration course furthermore does not apply to foreign nationals under 15 years of age or to foreign nationals 61 years of age or over.  Nor will holders of employee cards and blue cards issued under the Highly Qualified Employee and Key and Scientific Personnel governmental programmes be required to take adaptation and integration courses. The obligation to take the adaptation and integration course does not apply to European Union citizens and their family members.

You can find all the details at the website of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic or at the website Welcome to the Czech Republic.