Family Reunification visa applications

Required documents

Attention

IMPORTANT

(!) incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant
(!) all documents must be presented in Czech language
(!) all documents must be presented in the original or as a notarized copy AND one (simple) copy of each document (i.e. two complete sets of documents must be provided)
(!) all documents (except travel document) may not be older than 180 days

visa application form (form_long-term visa (PDF, 555 KB))
- form must be filled in completely with a blue ball point pen or on a typewriter
- one photo must be glued into the correspondent space in the upper right corner of the first page
- do not forget to sign at the bottom of the last page (application of a child of up to 15 years of age must be signed by the legal guardian of the child)
- do not forget to include your mobile phone number and e-mail address
- make sure you complete the form with the state codes as per the information on: Country codes - Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky (mvcr.cz), namely for the Republic of North Macedonia - MKD, for the Republic of Kosovo - XXK

1. one copy of the filled visa application

2. two passport size photographs
- photos must be identical, recent, in color, size 3,5 x 4,5 cm, entire face must be clearly visible, with white background and in a good print quality on high quality photo paper, made at professional photo studio; do not print photos yourself or the application will be returned to you as unacceptable (!)
- one photo must be glued on the visa form and the other one (with your surname on back) must be submitted enclosed loosely inside the passport

3. passport
- original (!)
- validity must exceed intended stay by at least 3 months
- must be issued within the previous 10 years
- must contain at least two blank pages

4. two copies of the data page of the passport

5. document confirming the purpose of stay
- relationship of the applicant (spouse/child) to the family member legally staying in the Czech Republic (spouse/parent) must be proved by an appropriate official document
- original of marriage certificate (in case of spouse applying) OR original of birth certificate (in case of child applying) AND official translation into Czech language
- non-Czech documents must be provided with apostille or superlegalization if required

6. one copy of the document confirming the purpose of stay

7. proof of accommodation
- written confirmation of the owner of the apartment/house with a notarized signature (by a Notary Public in the Czech Republic) OR rental/lease contract, sub-letting contract, accommodation agreement or an agreement with similar content
- original or notarized copy in Czech language of any of the mentioned documents must be submitted

8. one copy of all the documents submitted as proof of accommodation

9. documents confirming sufficient financial resources

- it is necessary to prove the availability of financial funds that are 15 times the amount of the existential minimum (currently CZK 3,130 per month) for the first month of the stay and double the amount of the existential minimum for every month afterwards.

For instance, the required minimum for a stay from January 1 till June 30 (6 months) is (15 x 3,130) + (5 x 2 x 3,130) = 46,950 + 31,300 = CZK 78,250, i.e. approx. EUR 3,200.
- remember that only checking or savings bank accounts are acceptable; credit accounts are not acceptable!

Funds to cover the stay in the Czech Republic may be proven by one of following means:

1) notarized copy of the front side of a valid international debit/credit card on the name of the applicant AND corresponding checking bank account statement for the last three (3) months (originally issued in English or if the original is in Macedonian or Albanian, with verified translation into Czech language)
2) notarized copy of the front side of a valid international debit/credit card on the name of the applicant AND original letter from the bank confirming that the applicant can use the financial funds (with verified translation into Czech language)
3) another document confirming that the applicant can use the financial funds during the stay in the Czech Republic (e.g. an original letter from the family member confirming the financial support with notarized signature and with verified translation into Czech language) corresponding checking bank account statement AND notarized copy of the front side of a valid international debit/credit card on the name of the applicant

10. one copy of all the documents confirming sufficient financial resources

11. criminal history record from the authorized court in the Republic of North Macedonia or the Republic of Kosovo translated into the Czech language by an official translator
- required from all citizens older than 15 years
- if the applicant lived in any other country for 6 months or longer in the previous three years, an Excerpt from Criminal History Record issued by that country must be submitted with the required legalization/apostille and verified translation into Czech language

12. visa application fee
- payable in cash only (EURO)
- please, provide exact cash!

Once you have everything ready, please send us an email (visa_skopje@mzv.cz) so we can schedule an appointment for you.

In the „Subject line" of the email message please state: Your full name – Long-term Family Reunification Visa (for example: "John Doe – Long-term Family Reunification Visa“).

In the message, please state:

1/ full name of the applicant

2/ contact information (email, phone number, residence address of the applicant)

3/ the name and relationship of the person with whom you are requesting the family reunification visa and the dates of the planned stay