CzechiaFamily
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
The qualifying relationship is the parent–child relationship: the applicant is a child born in the Czech Republic. The source does not list marriage, partnership, or dependency categories for this route.
Residence of a Child Born in the Czech Republic
A parent, as legal representative, applies at a Ministry of the Interior office; at least one parent must hold a valid long-term visa.
Long-term visa – if at least one of the parents is a holder of a valid long-term visa.
Within this period, s/he must either leave the country, or you, as his or her legal representative, can apply for a residence permit or a visa for the child at a Ministry of the Interior office.
The application is made by the child's legal guardian (most frequently a parent) within 60 days of birth; the child's birth certificate and travel document are required, and if they are not available within 60 days the application is still submitted as incomplete and those documents supplied later.
The child’s application must be submited by a legal guardian (most frequently one of their parents) within 60 days from the date of the child´s birth.
You will also need: child's travel document ; child's birth certificate.
If you do not have all the requirements within 60 days of the birth, still submit the application as incomplete. You can submit all the necessary documents - birth certificate and travel document - later.
The application must include proof of travel medical insurance for the child's stay, or an affidavit that the parents will pay the child's medical costs.
proof of travel medical insurance for the duration of the stay or an affidavit that the parents will pay the costs of the child's medical services.
Application for a long-term visa is without administrative fee.
A child born in Czechia may stay visa-free for a maximum of 60 days; within that period the legal representative applies for the visa for the child, only in person at a Ministry of the Interior office (the child and other parent need not attend). For a long-term visa, the visa is placed in the passport at the Ministry office, which concludes the process. The official source does not state the visa's validity, the rights it grants, renewal or a path to independent or longer-term status.
If your child is born in the Czech Republic, s/he can stay temporarily without a visa on the territory for a maximum period of 60 days . Within this period, s/he must either leave the country, or you, as his or her legal representative, can apply for a residence permit or a visa for the child at a Ministry of the Interior office.
Only in person at one of the Ministry of the Interior offices. The application must be submitted by a legal guardian (most frequently one of the parents). Neither the other parent nor the child needs to be present.
In the case of a long-term visa application , you will receive the visa in your passport when you come to the Ministry office. By this, the whole process will be concluded and no more visits to the Ministry offices will be necessary.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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