Czech Republic Pre-Departure Guide
Your complete checklist and guide for all essential preparations before traveling to Czech Republic for your studies.
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Getting Ready for the Czech Republic
Plan your visa, money, insurance and housing together. Each one depends on the others.
You Need a Visa or Permit for Study
What to Prepare
- Visa and papers: Confirmation of studies, money proof, housing proof, police certificate, translations.
- Money: Show CZK 115,810 for 1 year of study, and plan how to pay your tuition fee (the price of your course).
- Health insurance: Full cover of at least 400,000 euros (EUR), with no part of the bill paid by you.
- Housing: A dormitory or flat, with a paper that proves you can live there.
Your Timeline
First
Apply to your university and get the original confirmation of studies.
On the booking day
Send one email to your embassy on its booking day to ask for an appointment.
Your appointment day
Hand in your papers in person and pay the visa application fee: CZK 2,500, one time.
Up to 60 days
The MOI decides. Then you show insurance and collect your visa.
First days
Foreign Police within 3 working days (long-term visa), or an MOI office within 30 calendar days (D/VR visa).
Pre-Departure Checklist
Tick these off before you fly.
Papers
Passport
Pakistan: at least 2 blank pages and valid at least 3 months after you return.
Confirmation of studies
The original paper, or a copy stamped as true by an office, from your university.
Police clearance certificate
From your country of citizenship, translated into Czech.
Money and Insurance
Proof of money
CZK 115,810 for 1 year, the MOI's worked example.
Health insurance
At least 400,000 euros (EUR) of cover.
Housing and Travel
Proof of accommodation
A paper from the owner that says you can live there, with the signature stamped as real by an official. Or a rental contract (lease).
Arrival plan
Know where you will register in your first days.
Watch the Booking Days
Important Contacts
Numbers and offices to save before you travel.
Important Contacts & Resources
Emergency Contacts in Czech Republic
112 reaches police, fire and ambulance. It works from any phone, even with no credit or SIM card.
Save These Contacts Before Departure
Emergency: 112
Police, fire and ambulance. Operators speak several languages.
Police: 158
The police number.
Ambulance: 155
Emergency medical service.
Contacts to Save
Save 112 for emergencies.
Save your university's international office contact.
Save your Czech embassy's booking email.
Tips Before You Leave
Ask your university early for the original confirmation of studies. You need it to book the embassy.
India: note the booking days, when you email the embassy to ask for an appointment: 14 December 2026, then 15 March, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July, 9 August and 13 September 2027.
Pakistan: booking is on the last working day of each month, from 12:00 to 18:00 Pakistan time.
Check that each paper is less than 180 days old when you apply.
Book housing before you apply. You need proof of accommodation for the visa.
Buy comprehensive health insurance that meets the Czech rules before you collect your visa.
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