The Czech Republic has always been for Russian tourists among the most attractive countries in Europe.
The Czech Republic is very popular among young people who want to study abroad, and those who are trying to get a job there.
Regardless of the goals, everyone who wants to visit the country has to solve a problem such as applying for a Schengen visa, without which entry into the republic is impossible.
The Schengen visa is issued at the Czech Embassy today. First you need to call the consular department. You can also contact the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow.
How does the institution work?
At this institution, clients apply for a visa, and also receive the necessary clarifications.
The Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow is a commercial structure, by the nature of its activities closely related to the embassy.
The decision on visa applications is made by the employees of the consular department of the embassy.
The Czech Visa Service Center in Moscow is not the only place where you can apply for a Czech visa. Such centers are also available in other cities of Russia, where, if necessary, residents of the periphery can apply.
Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow: how to get there?
Getting to the location of the institution is easy. Previously, you can familiarize yourself with the map by opening a special card.
Address of the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow: ul. Suschevsky shaft, 31, building 2.
You can take the subway. Exit should be at the stop "Marina Grove."
Telephone of the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow: + 7 (495) 5043654.
Persons with disabilities
There are special facilities for people with disabilities at the entrance to the visa center: applicants arriving in wheelchairs can use the existing ramp. Throughout the entire process of the appeal, their accompaniment by relatives or other persons is allowed.
Car owners
Car parking is prohibited on the territory of the center! She is behind the security point.
About obtaining a visa: step by step
By applying for a visa yourself, you should proceed in stages:
- collect the necessary documents (see the list of documents);
- present documents and pay the fee (when applying for a visa at the embassy, you must first contact by phone and sign up);
- get the document on the appointed day.
How can I apply?
To apply for a visa, an application to the Czech visa center in Moscow is submitted in one of the following ways:
- personally;
- through the mediation of a person who is in close kinship;
- with the help of an official representative;
- using a corporate power of attorney;
- through an accredited travel agency.
About the personal filing method
This method will require the applicant utmost concentration.
First, a questionnaire is filled out (by hand or on a computer). After this, you should study the list of required documents, get acquainted with the amount of fees and services of the service and put a signature.
A photograph taken in accordance with the rules of the Center and other required documents must be attached to the questionnaire. Before you submit an application, you must make sure that all documents in full (according to the list) are available.
You must have your own civil passport with you.
Having submitted the application, the client must wait for a while for the decision of the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs, about which he will be notified in a timely manner.
On filing an application through a close relative
The representative of the client who came to the Czech visa center in Moscow must have, in addition to the list of documents indicated in the questionnaire, his own internal passport, as well as a document that can confirm the relationship: the original birth certificates marriage, etc. The original can be replaced by a copy of a document certified by a notary.
Applying through an Authorized Representative
This method can be used by persons who have already visited Schengen countries, who can present copies of visas granted to them earlier.
As an official representative, any individual who is not closely related to the applicant can act as the applicant.
This method is convenient for people who do not live in the capital and are not able to personally come to the Czech visa center in Moscow.
The representative, in addition to the questionnaire filled out by the applicant and the list of documents, should present his own civil passport and a power of attorney certified by a notary from the applicant (original and copy). Without their availability, documents will not be accepted.
Corporate Power of Attorney
The method is convenient for those who are going on a business trip (working trip) to the Czech Republic.
The application is submitted by the applicant’s colleague with an official corporate power of attorney.
In addition to the applicant’s dossier with his application form, the representative presents his own passport, a power of attorney issued by a notary public (copy and original), a certificate of employment is also required.
About Travel Agency Help
Those who want to travel around the Czech Republic as tourists can use the services of travel agencies, whose staff will be happy to solve many issues.
Clients should be careful when choosing travel agencies, rely solely on reliable and trusted organizations with the appropriate accreditation.
Official listings of accredited travel agencies can be requested online.
The choice of application does not affect the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic to issue a visa.
About personal presence
For customers who do not have foreign biometric passports, who first applied for a visa, a requirement has been introduced about the need to be present in person at the time of application. This is necessary to ensure receipt biometric data. It is not necessary to personally attend applicants who have already received a Schengen visa (they can provide a copy with a note on fingerprints), and children under 12 years of age.
For persons without citizenship of the Russian Federation
Applicants without Russian citizenship must personally apply for paperwork at the visa center of the Czech Embassy in Moscow.
You should make an appointment by phone:
- + 74997034972;
- + 74997045561;
- + 74952760702.
Fax: +74997912982.
The embassy is located on the street. Julius Fucik, 12/14, building 6.
Visa is issued exclusively to persons who have residence permit in Russia or long-term registration and certificate of employment in the Russian Federation.
Deadlines
Usually a visa is issued within 5-10 days.
Urgent execution in 3 days is provided (with payment of double the amount of the consular fee).
What are the visas validity periods?
Visa validity period:
- short-term - three months;
- standard - 6 - 12 months;
- long-term - up to 5 years.
How to arrange a permanent stay should be checked with consultants.
About fees
Payment of the visa fee is made exclusively in rubles. In case of usual registration, the amount of the fee is 2380 rubles, with urgent - 4760 rubles. The amount of the service fee is 22 euros.
When applying for a visa at the embassy, the consular fee is paid in European currency. For a short-term visa, 35 euros will be charged, registration of an urgent visa costs 70 euros.
Citizens of Kazakhstan and Belarus pay a fee of 60 euros, citizens of Russia and Ukraine must pay an amount of 35 euros.
A visa for children under 12 years of age is issued without paying a fee.
About the necessary documents
The list of documents provided to the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow:
- Passport (foreign) with a mandatory 3-month validity period after the visa expires. When entering information about the children provide a photocopy of the pages with their photos.
- Color photographs 3.5 x 4.5, without decor elements (2 pcs.).
- Application form, neatly completed by hand or printed, in English or Czech. The form and sample are easy to get at the center or download online.
- A copy of the pages of the internal passport with photos and registration.
- An agreement with a travel agency on the provision of services in Czech territory.
How to confirm solvency?
Crossing the Czech state border requires tourists to confirm their solvency: there is sufficient financial means to pay for a stay in the country (for a month - 1010 kroons, for minors - half the amount).
You can confirm solvency:
- a certificate from the place of work, where the position and salary are indicated;
- a copy pension certificate (for pensioners);
- an application for sponsorship, confirmed by a certificate of the amount of the salary of the sponsor (for non-working persons);
- bank statement (original), with data on the owner and status of the account;
- international bank card (copy);
- documentary evidence of payment for accommodation in the Czech Republic;
- documentary evidence of the provision of free accommodation.
About the documents required for the departure of children
To apply for a child visa you need:
- copy of birth certificate;
- upon leaving the country of a child with one of the parents or another person, permission is granted from the other parent, certified by a notary;
- single mothers should be presented with a copy of the certificate or a police certificate stating that there was no information about their father (in the original);
- widows (widowers) must provide a document confirming the death of the spouse (copy).
How to apply for a visa yourself?
To apply for a visa without a travel agency, you need:
- availability of a document confirming the hotel reservation with the hotel seal;
- the presence of an invitation necessarily certified by the Czech police;
- availability of medical insurance, it can be issued on the Internet;
- printout of a ticket booking document.
Opening hours of the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow
The institution has a daily reception of documents, with the exception of weekends and holidays. Reception: from 09.00 to 16.00
Visas are also issued daily, except weekends, from 11.00 to 16.00.
How to get a visa?
Are needed:
- the presence of an ICR check;
- identification;
- document confirming the agency agreement.
The proxy must present a power of attorney.
Additional services
For the convenience of visitors, the establishment of the Czech Visa Application Center in Moscow (Suschevsky Val, 31, p. 2) provides additional services:
- photocopying documents;
- SMS notification to help control the change in application status;
- photo services;
- courier services;
- Internet access.
About safety rules
In accordance with the rules in force on the territory of the institution, visitors are prohibited from:
- mobile phone and other electronic devices;
- sharp-cutting objects;
- explosive and flammable substances;
- weapons, large baggage;
- products;
- sealed envelopes and packages.
The institution has 24-hour video surveillance.
The organizers of the work of the center have provided a lot to get visas for clients as affordable and comfortable as possible.
