Extension of current stay/visa for the purpose of the study
Extending your current valid visa/residence permit for the purpose of the study is always the best option. How to extend an existing visa/residence permit? → Extension of stay in CZE
If you hold a valid visa/residence permit for the purpose of study, you are not entitled for temporary protection. For comprehensive information about temporary protection extension visit the page of MOI, and the following page can help you decide which document you might need: https://frs.gov.cz/en/want_to_apply/
Do not apply for a leave-to-remain visa/ Віза толерантності! See below.
Extension of temporary protection
At the beginning of 2025, temporary protection holders will be able to register for extension again. As in previous years, the process will involve online registration and subsequent marking of the visa sticker at a Ministry of the Interior office.
If you want to extend your temporary protection until 2026, do not create a user account yet. Online registration has not yet been launched, so it is not possible to register. Before the registration for the extension of the temporary protection is opened, the accounts of the temporary protection holders will be deleted again as in the previous year. You will be able to set up a user account after the online registration is launched in the first months of 2025. We will inform you about the further procedure.
Leave to remain visa (Віза толерантності/ Vízum strpění)
If you possess your valid long-term visa or residence permit for the purpose of studies, do not apply for a Leave to remain visa (віза толерантності).Students/applicants apply for the visa for leave even though they possess valid long-term residence permits that they intentionally expire. The system of obtaining the visa for leave may seem less complicated, but it bears complex restrictions binding the holders without any benefits.
Leave to Remain Visa expires the moment the holder leaves the Schengen Area.
If you are a student or an academic worker, we strongly recommend obtaining a regular long-term residence permit or long-term visa. You can find further information on the governmentwebsite.
Make an appointment for submission of documents for an extension through your account on the Ministry of Interior web page make an appointment for a submission of documents for an extension. If do not have an account yet, you can make one here and here is the guide of the Ministry of Interior on how to make one. And if something is still unclear, you can come to our office and we can help create an account.
Attend the appointment, wait for the decision (it should not take more than 30 days, you can check the status of your application here) and after it has been granted, make an appointment to pick it up (online or by phone).
If you have been granted a leave to remain visa issued in connection with the armed conflict in Ukraine after February 24 2022 do not apply for its extension. It will be extended after the upcoming amendment to Act No. 65/2022 Coll. automatically until 31 March 2024.
Restrictions of Leave to remain visa
Holders of Leave to remain visas are bound by the following restrictions:
If the situation in Ukraine develops and there are some safe areas in the territory, the visa expires.
This visa does not expire by leaving the territory of the Czech Republic (holders can travel to other EU/Schengen countries, but only with a valid travel document).
If the Leave to remain visa expires, it is not possible to prolong/switch to your long-term residence permit/visa for the purpose of studies.
It is not possible to apply for other permits (it is possible to be a holder only of the Leave to remain visa).
Leave to remain visa does not provide other financial benefits (it does not cover health insurance or other expenses).
Coming from a different EU country with a Temporary Protection
Ukrainian students holding temporary protection in an EU member state other than the Czech Republic can now apply for long-term visas for study at the Czech Republic Embassy in Kyiv or Consulate General in Lviv. To apply, the student must be a citizen of Ukraine with temporary protection in another EU state and the study must be related to accredited university programs or scholarship stays.
The application must be submitted inperson with required documents such as passport data page, proof of temporary protection in another EU state, and a document confirming the purpose of stay. Further details on application requirements can be found on the embassy website about the possibility of applying for students.
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