Official Information Portal for Foreigners of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
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Residence of a Child Born in the Czech Republic – EU Citizen or Family Member of an EU Citizen
EU CITIZENS
FAMILY MEMBERS OF EU CITIZENS
If your child is born in the Czech Republic and is an EU Citizen, you are not required to apply for any residence permit for the child. However, as a legal guardian, you may choose to apply for:
If the child will be residing in the Czech Republic for more than 3 months, you may submit an application for a registration certificate. In this case, you must arrange health insurance for the child. The certificate of registration may be required, for example, for enrolment in a nursery school, primary school, for some leisure activities, or for voluntary associations.
If you reside in the Czech Republic on the basis of a permanent residence permit, you may apply for a permanent residence permit for the child (an EU citizen) within 60 days of the child’s birth. In this case, the child will be included in the public health insurance system from the moment of birth until the decision on the application becomes final. If the application is granted, the child will continue to be included in the public health insurance system.
After this period, you may alternatively apply for a permanent residence permit based on humanitarian reasons. In this case, indicate the purpose as living together with a legal guardian who holds a permanent residence permit.
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What is the required procedure for arranging a child’s health insurance?
If the child is an EU citizen, you must always pay health insurance for the child from the day of birth.
If you hold a permanent residence permit, you may apply for a permanent residence permit for the child. The application must be submitted within 60 days of birth. In this case, the child is covered by the public health insurance system from the day of birth.
How and where can you submit the application?
The application must be submitted in person. The application must be submitted by the child’s legal guardian (usually one of the parents) at the locally competent Ministry of the Interior office. The other parent and the child do not need to be present when submitting the application.
What happens if you do not submit the application in time?
If you were unable to submit the application due to reasons beyond your control, the 60-day period is considered extended until such reasons cease to exist. You must prove such reasons to the Ministry of the Interior when submitting the application late.
If you do not submit the application within 60 days and you cannot prove the reasons beyond your control, you may still apply for a permanent residence permit for an EU citizen based on humanitarian grounds. In this case, follow the procedure for applying for a permanent residence permit for an EU citizen. You will be responsible for paying health insurance for the child from the date of birth until the day you receive the permanent residence permit on behalf of the child. After that, the child will be covered by the public health insurance system. Additionally, you may apply for a registration certificate for the child.
What is the administrative fee?
The administrative fee is 200 CZK.
The administrative fee can only be paid by card at a Ministry of the Interior office.
What is the processing period of the application?
The processing period is 60 days. The processing period does not run if the administrative procedure is suspended or if there is a legal reason for it.
STEPS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR A PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR A CHILD BORN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC:
You can fill in the application form online. Then print out the filled-in form and sign it.
You can also download a blank application form, print it out and fill it in by hand – it must be filled in legibly, in block capitals, in Latin characters, and in Czech. You can also collect the form free of charge at one of the offices of the Ministry of the Interior.
3. Make an appointment to go to a Ministry of the Interior office
Book an appointment to submit your application in advance, either online or by phone. Booking an appointment in advance saves your time; however, it is not a necessary condition for submitting the application – without booking an appointment, you will be served in the standard queue order.
The lack of available appointment slots is not a reason for late submission. If the soonest available appointment is later than 60 days from the child’s birth, submit the application without booking an appointment. See the office hours of your locally competent Ministry of the Interior office to learn during which hours you may visit without an appointment.
When you submit the application in person, the Ministry will issue you a confirmation of submission and provide you with a reference number assigned to your application. You need the reference number, for example, to track the status of your application. Submit the confirmation of submission to your health insurance company.
5. Wait for the decision
The Ministry of the Interior will assess your application in an administrative procedure. If any errors or missing documents are identified, you will receive a written notice to correct errors in submitted application. The notice will specify:
what is the error or missing document,
what must be done to correct it, and
the period for correction.
In justified cases, this period may be extended upon written request.
The Ministry of the Interior also verifies whether you meet the conditions for issuing the requested residence permit. Related to this, an interview may be conducted with you.
During the administrative procedure you may, for example:
You can track the status of your application online via the Status of your application section on the Information Portal for Foreigners or in your personal account. If you receive a notice to submit supplementary documents or to correct errors, the processing period is suspended until the error is corrected or until the period set in the notice has passed.
Being processed: Your application is still being processed. For more information on what you can do during the processing period, see the previous step.
Preliminarily assessed positively: The Ministry of the Interior has preliminarily assessed your application positively. Proceed to the next step.
Rejected: The Ministry of the Interior has rejected your application or discontinued the administrative procedure. In such case, you will receive written notification on the decision or resolution. You may appeal against the decision or resolution within 15 days from the day the notification was delivered.
The decision to reject the application consists of three parts:
The Statement: Legal grounds on which your application has been rejected. It may also state any obligation to leave the Czech Republic, including the period for departure.
The Grounds of the statement: It explains why the application was rejected and what documents and proofs served as grounds for the rejection.
Your rights: It informs you on how to proceed if you wish to appeal against the decision.
The resolution to discontinue the administrative procedure consists of three basic parts:
The Statement: Legal grounds on which the administrative procedure was discontinued.
The Reasoning: It explains the processing and grounds that led to the discontinuation of the administrative procedure.
Your rights: It informs you on how to proceed if you wish to appeal against the resolution.
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7. Collect your residence permit document
The final step is to collect the permanent residence permit document. The period for collection is 30 days. You can book an appointment for collection by phone.
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If a child is born to you in the Czech Republic and is not an EU citizen but is a family member of an EU citizen, the child is entitled to temporarily reside in the Czech Republic for the same duration as their legal guardian’s stay, but no longer than 60 days from the birth. If the child is to remain in the Czech Republic for a longer period, you must submit an application for one of the following:
If the child is going to reside in the Czech Republic together with an EU citizen for more than 60 days, as the child’s legal guardian you must submit an application for a temporary residence permit of a family member of an EU citizen. This application may be submitted no later than 3 months after the expiry of the 60-day period following the child’s birth.
If you reside in the Czech Republic based on a permanent residence permit, as the child’s legal guardian you must apply for a permanent residence permit for the child within 60 days of birth. If the application is submitted within this period, the child’s residence is considered permanent from the date of birth until the decision on the application becomes final (i.e., until the residence permit document is collected). This means that the child is included in the public health insurance system for the entire period. If the application is granted, the child will remain insured.
If this period expires, you may alternatively apply for a permanent residence permit on humanitarian grounds. In this case, indicate the purpose as living together with a legal guardian who holds a permanent residence permit.
If you do not wish to apply for a permanent residence permit for the child, you can apply for a temporary residence permit for a family member of an EU citizen for the purpose of living together with the legal guardian, who is an EU citizen.
What is the required procedure for arranging a child’s health insurance?
If the child is an EU citizen, you must always pay health insurance for the child from the day of birth.
If you hold a permanent residence permit, you may apply for a permanent residence permit for the child. The application must be submitted within 60 days of birth. In this case, the child is covered by the public health insurance system from the day of birth.
How and where can you submit the application for permanent residence permit?
The application must be submitted in person. The application must be submitted by the child’s legal guardian (usually one of the parents) at the locally competent Ministry of the Interior office. The other parent and the child do not need to be present when submitting the application.
What happens if you do not submit the application in time?
If you were unable to submit the application due to reasons beyond your control, the 60-day period is considered extended until such reasons cease to exist. You must prove such reasons to the Ministry of the Interior when submitting the application late.
If you do not submit the application within 60 days and you cannot prove the reasons beyond your control, you may still apply for a permanent residence permit for an EU citizen based on humanitarian grounds. In this case, follow the procedure for applying for a permanent residence permit for an EU citizen. You will be responsible for paying health insurance for the child from the date of birth until the day you receive the permanent residence permit on behalf of the child. After that, the child will be covered by the public health insurance system. Additionally, you may apply for a registration certificate for the child.
What is the administrative fee?
The administrative fee is 200 CZK.
The administrative fee can only be paid by card at a Ministry of the Interior office.
What is the processing period of the application?
The processing period is 60 days. The processing period does not run if the administrative procedure is suspended or if there is a legal reason for it.
STEPS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR A PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR A CHILD BORN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC:
You can fill in the application form online. Then print out the filled-in form and sign it.
You can also download a blank application form, print it out and fill it in by hand – it must be filled in legibly, in block capitals, in Latin characters, and in Czech. You can also collect the form free of charge at one of the offices of the Ministry of the Interior.
3. Make an appointment to go to a Ministry of the Interior office
Book an appointment to submit your application in advance, either online or by phone. Booking an appointment in advance saves your time; however, it is not a necessary condition for submitting the application – without booking an appointment, you will be served in the standard queue order.
The lack of available appointment slots is not a reason for late submission. If the soonest available appointment is later than 60 days from the child’s birth, submit the application without booking an appointment. See the office hours of your locally competent Ministry of the Interior office to learn during which hours you may visit without an appointment.
When you submit the application, the Ministry will issue you a confirmation of submission and provide you with a reference number assigned to your application. You need the reference number, for example, to track the status of your application. Submit the confirmation of submission to your health insurance company.
5. Wait for the decision
The Ministry of the Interior will assess your application in an administrative procedure. If any errors or missing documents are identified, you will receive a written notice to correct errors in submitted application. The notice will specify:
what is the error or missing document,
what must be done to correct it, and
the period for correction.
In justified cases, this period may be extended upon written request.
The Ministry of the Interior also verifies whether you meet the conditions for issuing the requested residence permit. Related to this, an interview may be conducted with you.
During the administrative procedure you may, for example:
You can track the status of your application online via the Status of your application section on the Information Portal for Foreigners or in your personal account. If you receive a notice to submit supplementary documents or to correct errors, the processing period is suspended until the error is corrected or until the period set in the notice has passed.
Being processed: Your application is still being processed. For more information on what you can do during the processing period, see the previous step.
Preliminarily assessed positively: The Ministry of the Interior has preliminarily assessed your application positively. Proceed to the next step.
Rejected: The Ministry of the Interior has rejected your application or discontinued the administrative procedure. In such case, you will receive written notification on the decision or resolution. You may appeal against the decision or resolution within 15 days from the day the notification was delivered.
The decision to reject the application consists of three parts:
The Statement: Legal grounds on which your application has been rejected. It may also state any obligation to leave the Czech Republic, including the period for departure.
The Grounds of the statement: It explains why the application was rejected and what documents and proofs served as grounds for the rejection.
Your rights: It informs you on how to proceed if you wish to appeal against the decision.
The resolution to discontinue the administrative procedure consists of three basic parts:
The Statement: Legal grounds on which the administrative procedure was discontinued.
The Reasoning: It explains the processing and grounds that led to the discontinuation of the administrative procedure.
Your rights: It informs you on how to proceed if you wish to appeal against the resolution.
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7. Book an appointment for biometric data collection
If the application is granted, make an appointment by phone to have your biometric data taken. Please note that the appointment date is binding and you must follow the Administrative Procedure Code if you request a reschedule or cancellation.
8. Attend biometric data collection
Come to the scheduled biometric data scanning appointment. Take your travel document with you. At the biometric data scanning you will agree on a date to collect your completed biometric card.
9. Collect your residence permit document (biometric card)
The final step is to collect your residence permit (biometric card). The time limit for collection is 60 days from the date you had your biometric data scanned.