Obligations of Foreigners Upon Arrival ****************************************************************************************** * Third country citizens ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * Registration upon arrival in the Czech Republic *========================================================================================= In the case of an application submitted abroad for a long-term residence permit, after its a long-term visa is granted to the foreign national in order to accept the long-term resid This visa is entered in the foreign national’s passport (travel document) in the form of a Applicants, including children, will receive a separate visa, even if the child is registe parent’s passport – in which case, two visa stickers are attached in the one passport. With a few exceptions, an entry/exit stamp will be placed in the passports of third countr entering and leaving the Schengen area. It is always a good idea to check that your passpo stamped. After arriving in the Czech Republic, you must visit within three business days of the dat Czech Republic the office of the Czech Ministry of the Interior with a valid passport to p term residence permit and to obtain biometric data and a signature. The residence permit c issued. We will arrange in advance the visit to the Czech Ministry of the Inrerior in cooperation Prague. The above information applies even to submitting an application for a long-term re the territory of the Czech Republic. After this first visit to the Czech Ministry of the Interior, foreign nationals are invite second time in order to receive their residence permit card, and with this action, the res complete. However, one must watch the expiration date of the current permit and submit an renewing the long-term residence or for another type of residence permit or leave the Czec it expires. At the request of the police, a third country national is required to prove their identity valid passport or residence permit (biometric card/residence card). Thus, a third country present this biometric card instead of a passport. However, for travelling outside the Cze the biometric card does not replace the passport, and thus third country nationals must ha passport and a valid biometric residence card. *========================================================================================= * Adaptation and integration course *========================================================================================= Every foreign national who, as of 1 January 2021, is issued a long-term residence permit o residence permit after this date is obliged to take the adaptation and integration course of the date of collecting their residence permit. Foreign nationals will be acquainted with the rights and obligations connected with their territory of the Czech Republic, with the fundamental values of the Czech Republic, with e culture and customs prevailing in the Czech Republic. Course participants will also be pro on organisations and institutions that provide advisory services to foreign nationals free Who is not obliged to complete an adaptation-integration course? • Foreign nationals who have already taken this course or who have been issued a long-term permit or a permanent residence permit before 1 January 2021 • Foreign nationals residing in the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of long-t permit for the purpose of study • EU citizens and their family members • Foreign nationals under 15 years of age or 61 years of age or over on that date • Holders of employee cards and blue cards issued under the Highly Qualified Employee and Scientific Personnel governmental programmes Foreign nationals must complete this course at latest within one year of the date of colle residence permit. The price of the course is CZK 1,500 and it lasts four hours. The Staff cooperation with EURAXESS Czech Republic can arrange your participation in the course at a Detailed information about the possibilities of completing the course, dates and price wil the Staff Welcome Center. Please contact us here [ MAIL "swc(zavinac)cuni.cz"] . *========================================================================================= * Reporting changes to data in the residence card *========================================================================================= Third country citizens are required to report the following changes within three days: • first name/surname • marital status (married, divorced, widowed) • data in passports/identity cards, including replacements • data in the residence cards If a change of address is made, this change must be reported as follows: • within 30 days of the change, provided the anticipated change of address will be longer (for long-term residence) • within 30 business days of the change, provided the anticipated change of address will b 180 days (for permanent residence) All of the above changes are reported to the office of the Czech Ministry of the Interior www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/contacts.aspx"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Citizens of EU ****************************************************************************************** Information on the procedures to be followed by EU citizens upon arrival can be found here swc.cuni.cz/UKSWCEN-23.html"] .