Legal Necessities Before Arrival

EU nationals

Health travel insurance

Although not required, we recommend that you take out a travel insurance to cover the time between the date of your arrival in the CR and the date when your employment starts.

Nationals of non-EU countries

Short-term stay

You will have to submit:

Application form (also called the black-and-white application)
Travel document (passport)
Your photograph (2x)
A document that declares the purpose of your journey, for example: invitation letter with a brief description of your agenda and the date of start and end of the journey,
A document that proves your relationship with the hosting institution under labour law, etc. These documents can be issued by a member of our HR staff.
Proof of accommodation or proof of sufficient amount of money that can cover your accommodation (e.g. document certifying that you will stay at a dormitory).
A document proving sufficient financial funds for both food and journey for the estimated length of your stay and for your trip back to your country or a third country (e.g. copy of an international credit card, copy of an employment or other contract that indicates your income).
Information that proves your intention to leave the Czech Republic/Schengen Area before the expiry of your visa (e.g. ticket or flight ticket reservation, proof of funds, proof of employment, proof of ownership of property, proof of family or work connection, etc.).
Travel health insurance covering the time until your employment starts. You can take out the travel health insurance with a private insurance company in a Schengen country or the country of your origin but the policy must be officially translated to Czech.
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Application fee (“duty stamp”)

Long-term stay

You will have to submit:

Application form (also called the green application). The original can be picked at an embassy, a Foreign Police station and the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy.
Hosting agreement - submit the original document; this document is issued by the Biology Centre to people who already have a university degree. A hosting agreement is not concluded in lieu of an employment contract, which will be concluded once you obtain your visa. The hosting agreement will be issued by a member of HR department staff and the original copy will be sent via mail.
A written commitment from the Biology Centre, an integral and compulsory part of the hosting agreement; the BioIogy Centre undertakes to cover any costs related to the stay of an employee after the termination of his/her residence permit, including the costs related to the journey from the country of stay, if arising within six months from the date of expiry of the hosting agreement and if paid from public funds.
Travel health insurance for the period of entry until the beginning of employment. You can take out the travel health insurance with a private insurance company in a Schengen country or the country of your origin but the policy must be officially translated to Czech.
Extract from the criminal record from your country of origin (incl. official Czech translation) or from all the countries where you were staying for more than 6 months in the last 3 years (incl. official Czech translation).
Travel document (passport)
Your photograph (2x)
Proof of accommodation
Application fee (“duty stamp”)

In special cases:

A medical report proving that you do not suffer from any serious illness; a Czech embassy can only ask for a medical report if there is a reasonable suspicion that you suffer from a serious illness.

Remember, if you want to keep your original copies you can ask for verified copies of your documents to be apostilled.

The status of the application is traceable through this link: https://frs.gov.cz/en/ioff/application-status