For Schengen visa applicants, this means that they must provide their biometric identifiers (fingerprints) when applying for a Schengen visa at the Embassy . Therefore, the applicant must appear in person for the collection of his/her fingerprints (while applying for Schengen short-term visa).When the fingerprints have been collected at the time of application, the applicant does not have to provide his/her fingerprints for another 59 months when re-applying for a Schengen visa; however, he/she has to present the original visa sticker in a travel document or a copy of the visa sticker issued after the collection of fingerprints. 

Exercise of Right to Access to Schengen Information System

Complete information is available on a webpage of the Office for Personal Data Protection at https://www.uoou.cz/en/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=200156&id_ktg=1366&p1=1366.