What do Czech visas and permits actually cost?
It depends on what you file and where: the same Employee Card application costs less at the Ministry inside Czechia than at an embassy abroad, reporting a change of employer is free, and EU citizens pay a different schedule entirely. Every figure below is read from the official fee schedule or the exam provider, with its source and date attached.
Who this is for: Anyone budgeting a Czech application: first permits, extensions, permanent residence, citizenship and the exams around them.
Not for: Lawyers’ or agencies’ service prices, which are private contracts, and our own subscription, which is on the pricing page and is not an immigration fee.
Applying for a visa or permit
The location rule first, because it explains most of the confusion: filing inside the Czech Republic at the Ministry and filing abroad at an embassy are different line items in different schedules. Neither is a typo of the other.
Employee Card / Blue Card / long-term residence — application fee when applying IN the Czech Republic
2,500 CZK
Third-country nationals applying IN the Czech Republic at the Ministry of the Interior. Applying from abroad at an embassy costs more. EU citizens and their family members pay a different, lower schedule.
“Long-term residence (including blue and employee cards) | Application submission for a long-term residence permit | 2,500”
Read from ipc.gov.cz on 9 September 2026Check it yourself
Employee Card — consular fee when applying FROM ABROAD at an embassy
5,000 CZK
Applying FROM ABROAD at a Czech embassy or consulate. Applying inside the Czech Republic costs less.
“5,000 CZK paid in local currency or paid by card.”
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Long-stay visa (over 90 days, "visa D") — fee when you apply INSIDE the Czech Republic
1,000 CZK
Third-country nationals over 6 years of age applying in the territory. Under 6 is free. Applying at an embassy abroad is a separate consular fee. This is NOT the long-term residence permit fee, which is 2,500 Kč.
“Visa for a stay longer than 90 days | Application submission in the territory of the Czech Republic* | 1,000 (* Applies only to persons over 6 years of age.)”
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Long-stay visa (over 90 days, "visa D") — fee when you apply AT AN EMBASSY abroad
2,500 CZK
Third-country nationals applying at a Czech embassy or consulate for a long-stay visa for any purpose OTHER than business. Applying inside the Czech Republic is 1,000 Kč instead. A long-stay visa for business purposes is 5,000 Kč.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“Act 634/2004, Sazebník, Položka 144A: "a) Přijetí žádosti o udělení dlouhodobého víza Kč 2 500"”
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Long-stay visa for BUSINESS purposes (živnostenské oprávnění / podnikání) — fee at an embassy
5,000 CZK
Third-country nationals applying at a Czech embassy for a long-stay visa for the purpose of business. Every other purpose is 2,500 Kč at an embassy.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“Act 634/2004, Sazebník, Položka 144A: "b) Přijetí žádosti o udělení dlouhodobého víza za účelem podnikání Kč 5 000"”
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Booking an appointment at a Czech embassy to lodge a visa or residence application
1,000 CZK
Third-country nationals booking a slot to lodge, in person at a Czech embassy, an application for a long-stay visa, a long-term residence permit or permanent residence. This is charged for processing the booking and is separate from the application fee itself.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“Act 634/2004, Sazebník, Položka 162: "d) Zpracování objednávky k sjednání termínu osobního podání žádosti o vydání povolení k dlouhodobému nebo trvalému pobytu Kč 1 000"”
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Extending, changing, replacing
Extending a long-term residence permit (including Employee Card and Blue Card) — renewal fee
2,500 CZK
Third-country nationals aged 15 or over extending in the Czech Republic. Under 15 it is 1,000 Kč. Extension for the purpose of tolerated stay is 1,000 Kč.
“Extension of validity of a long-term residence permit | 2,500”
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Employee Card — fee to report a change of employer
0 CZK
All Employee Card holders reporting a change of employer, work position, or an additional position.
“There is no administrative fee for reporting a change of employment.”
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Change of information in a residence permit document
1,000 CZK
Third-country nationals only. EU citizens and their family members pay 200 Kč for the equivalent change.
“Change of an information in the residence permit document (e.g., change of name) | 1,000”
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Replacing a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed residence permit card (Employee Card, Blue Card, long-term or permanent residence card)
2,500 CZK
Third-country nationals aged 15 or over replacing the physical card. Under 15 it is 1,000 Kč. This is NOT the same as reporting a change of employer, which is free.
“Issuance of a new residence permit document to replace a damaged, destroyed, lost, or stolen document | 2,500”
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Permanent residence and EU citizens
Permanent residence (trvalý pobyt) — application fee
2,500 CZK
Third-country nationals applying IN the Czech Republic. EU citizens and their family members pay 200 Kč under a separate schedule.
“Permanent residence | Application submission | 2,500”
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Czech language exam for permanent residence (A2)
3,200 CZK
Third-country nationals applying for permanent residence who are not exempt, and EU Blue Card holders. EU and EEA nationals are not required to take it.
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“Kolik zkouška stojí? Cena zkoušky je 3 200 Kč.”
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EU citizen or their family member — fee for a registration certificate, temporary or permanent residence document, or a change to one
200 CZK
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members of any nationality, including UK nationals covered by Part Two of the Withdrawal Agreement. Third-country nationals outside that group pay the much higher Položka 116 fees instead.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“Act 634/2004, Sazebník, Položka 116: "5. Přijetí žádosti o vydání osvědčení o registraci, povolení k přechodnému nebo k trvalému pobytu občanu Evropské unie a jeho rodinnému příslušníku bez ohledu na státní příslušnost, o prodloužení doby platnosti nebo provedení změny těchto dokladů Kč 200"”
Read from e-sbirka.gov.cz on 13 September 2026Check it yourself
Citizenship and its exams
One honest gap: the adult citizenship application fee is stated on exactly one official page, which carries no date, and neither relevant Act names the amount in a form we could verify. So we show the entry in its real state rather than printing a number we cannot stand behind.
Czech citizenship application fee — adult (18 or over)
We can’t confirm this one right now. Check the source below before acting on it.
Applicant aged 18 or over. Reducible to 500 Kč in cases deserving special consideration.
Read from cestina-pro-cizince.cz on 10 September 2026Check it yourself
Czech citizenship application fee — child / minor (under 18)
500 CZK
Applicant under 18, and separately any applicant granted asylum. Reducible to 100 Kč in cases deserving special consideration.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“Za přijetí žádosti o udělení státního občanství České republiky dítěti se úřadu příslušnému k přijetí žádosti hradí správní poplatek 500 Kč. (mv.gov.cz, page-declared date 2026-05-27)”
Read from mv.gov.cz on 13 September 2026Check it yourself
Citizenship exam fee — Czech language (B1) AND Czech life and institutions (reálie) taken together
5,700 CZK
Citizenship applicants sitting both required exams. Not the permanent-residence exam, which is A2 and separate.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“poplatek za konání zkoušky z českého jazyka a zkoušky z českých reálií: 5 700 Kč”
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Citizenship exam fee — Czech language (B1) only, if you are exempt from or already passed reálie
3,700 CZK
Citizenship applicants who are exempt from, or have already passed, the reálie exam.
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The wording the rule above was read from. It is the authoritative text, and it is in Czech.
“poplatek za konání zkoušky pouze z českého jazyka: 3 700 Kč”
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The mistakes that cost people money
- Budgeting the embassy fee from a page describing the in-territory fee, or the reverse. Check where your filing happens before trusting any number.
- Paying an agent to “file a change of employer” as if the state charged for it. The notification itself is free.
- Confusing the A2 permanent-residence exam fee with the citizenship exam package. They are different exams with different providers and prices.
Quick questions
- Why do different pages say 1,000 and 2,500 for what sounds like the same visa?
- Because they are different filings: a long-stay visa filed in the territory and one filed at an embassy sit in different schedules. Both numbers are real; the question is which filing is yours.
- How are the fees paid?
- It depends on the office: Ministry workplaces, embassies and regional authorities each take payment their own way. The form page for your filing on this site says what to bring; we do not list payment methods we have not verified.
- Do children pay the same?
- Often not: several items have reduced rates for children, for example the under-6 long-stay visa in the territory is free and the under-15 card replacement is lower. The cards above state the age scopes the schedule itself draws.
Official sources, and when we read them
- Act 634/2004 Sb. (fee schedule), consolidated text in force read 13 September 2026
- Český jazyk pro cizince: exam fees (provider-set) read 10 September 2026
A summary to help you act in time, not legal advice. Rules change; the dates above say when each source was actually read, and the fact boxes carry their own.
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