Procedure explanation

In order to get Czech/Schengen business visa (in further text only "visa") it is necessary to have reason of residence. There are few possible options:

• First and the most common option is to buy Czech limited company and to name oneself as director. The director is automatically entitled to apply for visa which can be granted if there is no obstacle such as criminal record or past offenses of any kind.
• The other possibility is to employ oneself in the company and to apply for employer’s visa. This option is more complicated and it takes longer to be fulfilled. The reason is that in this case also the Employment office is involved and it prolongs the whole procedure.
• Once director or employer is in Czech Republic based on valid residence permit/visa, his family members (meant underage children and the wife) are entitled to apply for the so-called visa for the unification of the family members.

Every visa applicant must enclose certain documents when applying for visa:

• The most important document is actual criminal record certificate (in some countries also "character certificate") which must not be older than 3 months. It must be from the home country of an applicant and in some cases it must go through an extra legalization (depending on country – somewhere it is possible to get an apostille but in some cases it is necessary to go through the process of super-legalization which is done on the Czech embassy in the certain country). This document is also inevitable when naming oneself as director of the Czech limited company.
• The reason of stay of the applicant is proved through actual Czech extract from the companies director – certificate of good standing of the company issued by the Companies register (when applying as director) or through the employment permit issued by the Employment office. Both these documents are easy to get if person is already the owner and director of the company.
• Applicant must prove he has the place to stay in Czech Republic during the whole period. It is possible either to rent an apartment or to get the certificate which is valid for the Embassy but it does not provide real accommodation.
• The health insurance is one important item. The embassy demands from visa applicant – director of the company – to have health insurance for the period of 3-5 days upon his arrival on the territory of Czech Republic. After the person has arrived the health insurance for the whole period of stay in the Czech Republic is needed to finish the procedure and legalize the residence with Ministry of interior. It is possible to obtain this health insurance on the premises. In the case of the applicant which is employed by the company – employee – the health insurance is covered by the employer.
• For the director of the company there is also the necessity to prove he has the substantial amount of money on his bank account which covers the expenses of his life minimum during the whole stay in Czech Republic. This amount comes to app. 5,000 € and the applicant must prove its existence through the bank guarantee or in cash. As well as with the health insurance, the applicant employed by the Czech company must not prove the existence of this amount since his life minimum is secured through his wage.

In reality visa settlement procedure must start with the purchase of the Czech limited company (in further text only "s.r.o."). As well as in English speaking countries, the s.r.o. is literally “the limited company”. It must have:

• shareholder (maximum of 10 shareholders which are not entitled for visa)
• director (maximum of 5 directors which are all entitled for visa)
• address (price of the virtual address of the company is included in the price of the company)
• activities (up to 90 activities are already registered with Companies register)

Due to its huge costs – one s.r.o. with the company address for one year can cost up to 2,500 euros – it pays for several persons to invest commonly and to name themselves as directors. In this case only one of them must come to Czech Republic to complete the company purchase procedure; the others can give him the power of attorney to act in their name.

If deposit is provided, our company can provide the letter of guarantee for one director to come to sign the documents.

So once again to repeat the steps:

• PROVISION OF THE CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATE OF THE DIRECTOR(S)
• PURCHASE OF THE COMPANY
• VISA SETUP
• ARRIVAL

Do not forget that our company provides the assistance only if deposit has been paid to our bank account.