Discontinuation of Administrative Procedure
Discontinuation of the procedure means termination of the procedure without a substantive assessment of the application, and it is done by a resolution. The procedure is discontinued as soon as the Ministry of the Interior becomes aware of the reasons for discontinuation and has supporting documents for it, without conducting further evidence-taking or collecting additional documents1.
If the administrative authority discontinues the procedure regarding your application, it means that the application will no longer be examined. This means that it will not be granted, and a residence permit will not be issued or its validity extended.
The reasons for discontinuation may arise at the beginning of the procedure, during its course, and up until the decision is issued.
The administrative authority shall discontinue the procedure by resolution if2:
- You have withdrawn your application (Withdrawal of the Application); if there are multiple applicants, all must agree to the withdrawal.
- The submitted application was clearly inadmissible.
- You did not rectify substantial deficiencies in the application that prevent further processing within the specified period.
- You did not pay the administrative fee within the specified period, if required for the given act.
- The application has become clearly redundant.
- The applicant or applicants have died.
- An obstacle under § 48(1) of the Administrative Procedure Code was identified.
Special reasons for discontinuation of the procedure regarding applications for residence permits are further regulated in Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Territory of the Czech Republic.