Termination and Revocation of a Residence Permit (EU Citizens and Their Family Members)

If you want to end your residence in the Czech Republic, you must hand back the registration certificate at the latest 3 days before you end your residence. Hand in the document at any Ministry of the Interior office.

You can also send back your registration certificate by post. In such case, send the registration certificate by registered or insured post together with a note that you are ending your residence in the Czech Republic.

If you want to end your residence in the Czech Republic, you must hand back the residence permit document or the residence card at the latest 3 days before you end your residence. Hand in the document at any Ministry of the Interior office.

You can also send back your residence permit document or residence card by post. In such case, send the document by registered or insured post together with a note that you are ending your residence in the Czech Republic.

If you want to end your residence in the Czech Republic, you must hand back your permanent residence permit document at the latest 3 days before you end your residence. Hand in the document at any Ministry of the Interior office.

You can also send back your permanent residence permit document by post. In such case, send the document by registered or insured post together with a note that you are ending your residence in the Czech Republic.

If you want to end your residence in the Czech Republic, you must hand back your permanent residence permit document at the latest 3 days before you end your residence. Hand in the document at any Ministry of the Interior office.

You can also send back your permanent residence permit document by post. In such case, send the document by registered or insured post together with a note that you are ending your residence in the Czech Republic.

In serious cases, the Ministry of the Interior can revoke your residence permit. This can happen if:

• you have become an unjustified burden for the social security system or the system of material need benefits, or
• you acquired a residence permit based on forged or altered documents and the information essential for the assessment of your application is not true,
• you have been finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence of more than 3 years or repeatedly finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence,
• if a court decision imposing a sentence for committing a criminal offence listed in § 80(1) of the Criminal Code has become final,
• you are a security risk for the State or you cause serious breaches of the peace (this applies unless there are already ongoing proceedings about your administrative removal), or
• within 3 months of your entrance into the Czech Republic, you developed a disease included in the requirements of measures adopted to prevent the spread of infectious disease, by which you pose a danger to public health.

The decision on revocation can only be taken provided that it is proportionate in terms of its effect on your private and family life.

Departure order

If the Ministry of the Interior decides to revoke your residence permit, you will be issued a departure order and given a time limit to leave the country. The time limit will not be shorter than 1 month, except for cases in which the Czech Republic or its citizens are in immediate danger. You must leave the country within the given time limit.

In serious cases, the Ministry of the Interior can revoke your residence permit. This can happen if:

• you have become an unjustified burden for the social security system or the system of material need benefits, or
• you are a security risk for the State or you cause serious breaches of the peace (this applies unless there are already ongoing proceedings about your administrative removal), or
• you acquired a residence permit based on forged or altered documents and the information essential for the assessment of your application is not true, or
• you have been finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence of more than 3 years or repeatedly finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence,
• if a court decision imposing a sentence for committing a criminal offence listed in § 80(1) of the Criminal Code has become final, or
• within 3 months of your entrance into the Czech Republic, you developed a disease included in the requirements of measures adopted to prevent the spread of infectious disease, by which you pose a danger to public health, or
• you are registered in the Schengen Information System and a suspicion arouses that you could pose a danger to a country in the Schengen Area, or
• you tried to acquire a residence permit dishonestly, mainly by entering into a marriage of convenience or by giving consent of convenience leading to the establishment of paternity, or
• if you have been absent from the Czech Republic for more than 6 months in any one year,.

The decision on revocation can only be taken provided that it is proportionate in terms of its effect on your private and family life.

Your residence permit can also be revoked for the following reasons:

• you lose the status of EU citizen’s family member, or
• you no longer live together with an EU citizen, especially if the EU citizen has ended his/her residence in the Czech Republic or his/her temporary residence in the country has been revoked.

If you are no longer an EU citizen’s family member, but you meet the stipulated conditions, your temporary residence permit will not be revoked.

Departure order

If the Ministry of the Interior decides to revoke your residence permit, you will be issued a departure order and given a time limit to leave the country. The time limit will not be shorter than 1 month, except for cases in which the Czech Republic or its citizens are in immediate danger. You must leave the country within the given time limit.

In serious cases, the Ministry of the Interior can revoke your residence permit. This can happen if:

• you are a security risk for the State or you cause serious breaches of the peace (this applies unless there are already ongoing proceedings about your administrative removal), or
• you are registered in the Schengen Information System and a suspicion arouses that you could pose a danger to a country in the Schengen Area, or
• you tried to acquire a residence permit dishonestly, mainly by entering into a marriage of convenience or by giving consent of convenience leading to the establishment of paternity, or
• you have not been residing in the country for more than 2 consecutive years, or
• you have been finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence, or you have been finally convicted in at least 3 cases for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence provided that not more than 1 year elapsed between the last final conviction and the beginning of the permanent residence permit revocation proceedings, or
• if a court decision imposing a sentence for committing a criminal offence listed in § 80(1) of the Criminal Code has become final.

The decision on revocation can only be taken provided that it is proportionate in terms of its effect on your private and family life.

In serious cases, the Ministry of the Interior can revoke your residence permit. This can happen if:

• you are a security risk for the State or you cause serious breaches of the peace (this applies unless there is already ongoing proceedings about your administrative removal), or
• you tried to acquire a residence permit dishonestly, mainly by entering into a marriage of convenience or by giving consent of convenience leading to the establishment of paternity, or
• you are registered in the Schengen Information System and a suspicion arouses that you could pose a danger to a country in the Schengen Area, or
• you have not been residing in the country for more than 2 consecutive years, or
• you have been finally convicted by a Czech court for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence to a custodial sentence, or you have been finally convicted in at least 3 cases for a purposeful commitment of a criminal offence provided that not more than 1 year elapsed between the last final conviction and the beginning of the permanent residence permit revocation proceedings, or
• if a court decision imposing a sentence for committing a criminal offence listed in §80(1) of the Criminal Code has become final.

The decision on revocation can only be taken provided that it is proportionate in terms of its effect on your private and family life.

Departure order

If the Ministry of the Interior decides to revoke your residence permit, you will be issued a departure order and given a time limit to leave the country. The time limit will not be shorter than 1 month, except for cases in which the Czech Republic or its citizens are in immediate danger. You must leave the country within the given time limit.