The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai, according to § 31，article 3 paragraph a) of the Act No. 326/1999 Coll., On the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, request all long-term visa or long-term residence permit applicants, who are about to lodge their application at the Consulate to present Extract from the Penal Register or similar, issued by the state of which the foreign national is a citizen and also by the states in which the foreign national has had a continuous residence for over 6 months in the last 3 years. The extract from the Penal Register record may be replaced by an affidavit if the given state does not issue such a document. The obligation to submit an extract from the Penal Register record does not relate to a foreign national under 15 years old.