Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Cultural Purposes
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Vízum k pobytu nad 90 dnů za účelem kulturním as of 2026-06-22[1] The Czech form of the Information Portal's own heading; the Aliens Act names no cultural visa and the instrument is granted under the general s. 30(1) power. |
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| Official name (English) | Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Cultural Purposes as of 2026-06-22[1] The Ministry of the Interior's own English page heading. |
| Legal basis | Act No. 326/1999 Coll., s. 30(1) with s. 30(3) and s. 31; clergy of registered churches are exempted from the work-permit system by Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(r) as of 2026-06-22[1][3] s. 30(1): the Ministry grants a long-term visa to a foreigner who intends to stay for a purpose requiring a stay longer than 3 months. The same sentence bars a long-term visa for the purpose of employment, which is why this instrument does not authorise employment. |
| Instrument type | national visa as of 2026-06-12[3] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-06-22[1][3] |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source No minimum age is stated. |
| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 31(1)(g) is in the general list of documents for a long-term visa and nothing in the sources read disapplies it for a cultural-purpose application. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-22[1][3] The route page states 'For a maximum of 1 year', which is also the s. 30(3) ceiling for a long-term visa. |
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| How the initial term is set | fixed |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-06-22[1] Extendable repeatedly but only up to a total of 1 year; beyond that the holder must convert to the long-term residence permit. |
| Renewal duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-22[1] Aggregate ceiling, not a per-extension figure. |
| Maximum total duration | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-22[1][3] s. 30(3) and the route page agree. |
| Work rights | none as of 2026-07-01[1][3][4] The route page: 'If you reside in the Czech Republic with a visa for cultural purposes, you cannot be employed here, except for clergymen.' s. 30(1) is the general bar on a long-term visa for employment, and Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(r) is the clergy exception. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Yes as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term visa; this visa is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2026-06-22[1] Employment is barred on this instrument except for clergy. |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-06-22[1] None is stated. |
| Qualification requirement | none as of 2026-06-22[1] No qualification condition; the qualifying activities are film crews, artistic performances, religious missionary work and cultural projects. |
| Employer sponsorship | Not established from a qualifying source The route page states no sponsoring body and lists no documents. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-06-22[1] Not a job-search instrument. |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2026-06-22[1] 'You can only apply in person at one of the Czech Republic's diplomatic missions.' |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 90 days as of 2026-06-22[1] 90 days at a mission; an application to extend the visa is decided in 14 days. |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-06-22[1][3] Neither the governing provision nor the route page states a day count, a maximum absence or a reporting obligation for keeping this permit. What the Information Portal states instead is qualitative: 'You must fulfil the purpose of your stay for the whole duration of your residence permit.' s. 155b applies to long-term residence permits, not to visas. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | No as of 2026-06-12[3] s. 42a(7)(a) issues the family-reunification permit only where the sponsor holds a long-term or permanent residence permit. A long-term visa is neither, so the family cannot be brought on this instrument; the path runs through conversion to the corresponding long-term residence permit and then the s. 42a(7)(a) qualifying period. |
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| Eligible relations | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[3] |
| Family may apply at the same time | No as of 2026-06-12[3] Follows from allowed = false. |
| Family members' work rights | Not applicable No dependants can be admitted on this instrument. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 4 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-07-01 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-26 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Cultural Purposes
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-22 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [2] Narizeni vlady o maximalnim poctu zadosti – zamestnani a podnikani (Government Regulation No. 220/2019 Coll., as amended, with the per-mission tables)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 · Archived copy - [3] Zakon c. 326/1999 Sb., o pobytu cizincu na uzemi Ceske republiky a o zmene nekterych zakonu – consolidated text
Ministerstvo vnitra CR / e-Sbirka · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [4] Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti (consolidated text in force from 1 July 2026)
Sbírka zákonů a mezinárodních smluv (e-Sbírka) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-23