3 Jun 2020, 15:26

Long-term visa application to the Czech Republic

We are hereby sending you vital information about the visa application procedures which can take up to 60 days! Please pay attention and read them carefully as visas are one of the crucial requirements for studying abroad. Please use the attached check list so that you do not forget anything.

We divided the whole procedure into a few steps:

1. Passport check - contact details check

  • Valid passport – passport has to be valid at least 6 months after the end of your mobility
  • Your name in the online application has to be exactly the same as on your passport

2. Visa appointment & police clearance certificate

Contact the nearest Czech embassy and check the visa applicatoin requirements. You can find the addresses of the embassies here. We may also place your name on a fast track which may help you to get an earlier date for your visa application appoinment at the embassy. We will send you more details about it soon, but keep in mind that you need to have all visa documents ready for the visa appoinment ASAP.

Do not wait for our documents to start the process, start with the preparation of others documents embassy asks for! Without the criminal record translated into Czech language (“police clearance certificate” or “extract from the Penal Register record”) the embassy will not accept you!

Be aware of the fact that not all Czech Embassies abroad fully operate at the moment. See the list of embassies that accept visa applications now here . If the Embassy has not been opened yet, it will hopefully happen soon. Keep checking the web pages.

3. Keep in touch

Once your appointment is booked, e-mail us at vasek@czs.muni.cz and let us know the date of your appointment. In case of any changes of your appointment, inform us, too.

4. Visa supporting documents

Once you receive the documents from Masaryk University, please let us know so that we can be sure everything is okay. The documents you will receive from Masaryk University are following:
  1. Acceptance/invitation letter (in English language) – for your records or your home university.
  2. Letter confirming your exchange study at Masaryk University (in Czech, Potvrzeni o prijeti ke studiu) - a document confirming the purpose of the stay in the Czech Republic for visa application)
  3. Confirmation of accommodation at MU halls of residence (in Czech, Doklad o zajištění ubytování) – a document confirming your accommodation at MU Halls of residence for visa applicatio
  4. Letter confirming the fact you got a scholarship from Masaryk University from Erasmus+ programme only for Erasmus ICM students (in Czech, Potvrzení o zajištění prostředků k pobytu) - a document confirming your access to the Erasmus+ scholarship for visa application)
You will hand the documents in the Czech language to the embassy together with others visa documents. Make sure you apply for the long-term visa for the purpose of study. General information about the visa application can be found here.

5. Travel health insurance for the visa application

Every long-term visa applicant is required to have an adequate travel medical insurance which covers the whole period of stay (including your travel). The cost of insurance is not covered by the programme nor Masaryk University.

List of Czech based insurance companies that provide the travel healh insurance schemes for visa applicants are below.

Insurance company Web in English

Maxima https://goo.gl/1ghT2u

PVZP https://goo.gl/CkB8Fq

SLAVIA https://goo.gl/e4coMC

UNIQA https://goo.gl/CJVXaF

Ergo https://goo.gl/cQs1AR


If you need any assistance with arranging the travel health insurance, get in touch with agent Mr. Fendrich, who we work with, at tf@eurovalley.cz.

Visa check and hint list

Do you need help with filling in the visa application. Find a hint list below.

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Useful information

See useful links below:

MU International student guide

Orientation Week

Semester calendar

MU Centre for International Cooperation

Directions

How to get to Brno
How to get to your dormitory
Map of Brno
App - MU buildings

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