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Document checklists for foreigners in Czechia
Short document lists for the most common situations: visa, company, marriage, nostrification, mortgage and car insurance. Print or save them.
- 6 life situations
- Updated: November 2026
- Free document check
Visa / residence permit renewal
- Passport
- Proof of the purpose of stay (study, work, business, family)
- Proof of accommodation (lease or potvrzení o ubytování)
- Proof of funds (bank statement)
- Comprehensive health insurance for the whole period
- Completed MVČR application form, photo
Opening an s.r.o.
- Company name (checked on justice.cz)
- Details of the founders and the director (jednatel)
- Criminal record certificate of the director if they have no Czech permanent residence or citizenship
- Property owner’s consent to the registered address (notarised signature)
- Share capital (from CZK 1; we recommend at least CZK 10,000)
- List of business activities (živnost)
Marriage registration (foreigners)
- Birth certificate
- Passport
- Certificate of legal capacity to marry (not older than 6 months)
- Proof of marital status and place of residence
- Divorce ruling or death certificate (if applicable)
- Proof of legal stay in Czechia (not older than 7 working days)
- Official Czech translations with proper certification
Diploma nostrification
- Notarised copies of the diploma and its supplement
- Sworn Czech translation
- Application form (depends on the university)
- Passport
Mortgage
- Passport and Czech residence permit
- Proof of income: employer’s certificate or tax return
- Bank account statements
- Employment contract or business documents
- Proof of own funds
- Property documents: reservation or purchase agreement, cadastre extract
Car insurance
- Photo of both sides of the small vehicle registration certificate
- Owner’s name, surname and rodné číslo
- Company IČO if the car is registered to a company
The exact list depends on your situation and the authority’s requirements. Send us your documents — we will check them and tell you what is missing.