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Visa Services in Israel

(This article expired 31.05.2021.)

The scale of types and purposes of visa applications that the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv currently accepts is given by currently valid Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.

Visa services resumption is taking place as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic continues.

We therefore ask for applicants´ cooperation in observing hygienic rules when visiting consulates. Applicants are required to use hands´ disinfectionwear face masks and maintain at least 2 meters distance. The number of persons who can simultaneously enter the consulate premises is limited.

We also ask for applicants´ understanding that the amount of applications the Embassy can accept and process while observing the preventive hygienic measures cannot approximate the amount of applications accepted and processed before the state of emergency.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to enable arrival of those foreign nationals who need visas to stay in the Czech Republic. However, at the same time, it is not be possible to accommodate all applicants in the midst of the pandemics while observing the preventive hygienic measures. Consulates publish the information about the number of applications they currently have the capacity to accept and process on their websites.

The extent of the visa services currently provided remains limited. The extent of the visa services that consulates are currently allowed to provide is anchored in the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health effetive from 19.03.2021 (reference number MZDR 20599/2020-63/MIN/KAN).

The Extent of Visa Services as of 19.03.2021:
 

1. Schengen Visas: Acceptance of following application forms from:

2. Long Term Visas and Residence Permits: Acceptance of following application forms from:

  • long term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment (based on Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Services No. 322/2017 Coll.)
  • special work visa
  • visas / residence permits within the KEY AND SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL PROGRAM, including family members
  • visas / residence permits within the HIGHLY QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES PROGRAM,including family members
  • visas / residence permits within the PROGRAM QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE  
  • PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR COMPATRIOTS (based on decree no. 1014/2014)
  • BLUE CARDS and applications for long-term residence permits of their spouses and minor children
  • LONG- TERM RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH and applications for long-term residence permits of their spouses and minor children
  • LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY - visas can be issued only study in an accredited program
    (at university)
  • RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY - visas can be issued only study in an accredited program (at university)
  • LONG-TERM AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FAMILY UNIFICATION, but only if the family unification involves spouses and minor children of foreign nationals who already reside in the Czech Republic on a basis of a long-term or permanent residence permit; other family members cannot file these applications at the moment
  • LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE FAMILY PURPOSE, but only if the family unification involves spouses and minor children of foreign nationals who already reside in the Czech Republic on a basis of a long-term or permanent residence permit; other family members cannot file these applications at the moment
  • LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CULTURESPORTS
  • visas for the purpose of collecting residence permits (the so-called D/VR type visa) – the so-called VISA STICKER TRANSFER – for any purpose of stay
  • long term visas and residence permits if the foreign national´s stay is in the interest of the Czech Republic and is supported by a corresponding document
     

3. How to make an appointment for visa:

Complete information on how to make an appointment for a visa can be found on the website of the Embassy in the chapter "Visas"/article "How to make an appointment for a long term visa or residence permit". The capacity of the Visa Section is limited by the epidemiological situation and by local conditions so that there is no accumulation of clients in the waiting room.

 

Entry to the Czech Republic and quarantine measures
 

Travel to the Czech Republic continues to be limited, particularly for the short-term travel, due to the pandemic.

Do refer to the OVERVIEW of who can currently visit on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.