Please note: this article is not finished (the first time I went to Dresden, I didn't know that the Consulate shut at 11:30am so got there too late), but contains useful information about the requirements needed to get your long term Residency visa, so has been put up as it is.

http://prague.tv/forum/viewpost.php?id=62

Czech Embassy in Canada:

http://www.czechembassy.org/wwwo/default.asp?ido=153&idj=2&amb=58&trid=1

Czech Embassy in London, Britain:

http://www.czechembassy.org.uk/consular.htm

Czech Embassy in Washington, USA:

http://www.mzv.cz/washington/cons/pobyt.htm#OSMA

Czech Embassy in Britain:
phone:	+44 207 243 1115 between 2.00pm and 4.00pm
fax:	+44 207 243 7926
website:	http://www.czechembassy.org.uk/
Czech Embassy in Washington:
phone:	+1 202 274 9100
fax:	+1 202 274 9100
website:	http://www.mzv.cz/washington/
Czech Embassy in Canada:
phone:	+1 613 562-3875
fax:	+1 613 562-3878
website:	http://www.czechembassy.org/
email:	ottawa@embassy.mzv.cz

• passport valid for at least 455 days (15 months) counted from the day of the issue of the visa
• 2 recent passport sized photos (get 4 in case of any bureaucratic problems when actually applying)
• document proving the purpose of stay. this can be:
  
  
  • For working visas: Work Permit
    This must be provided by your employer. To get it, they will need a copy of your passport, your birth certificate number, and proof of education or qualifications, and need to contact their local employment office. The "proof of education" is typically your school diplomas, but can apparently be test certificates or something that proves past experience and shows that you are qualified to do your job.
    
    My personal experience is that when I tried to use a certificate from a test I'd taken (outside of school), they wouldn't accept it, and also wouldn't accept my CV, assurances from my employer, or anything except certificates from school exams, which I were never sent on from my school after I left. However, the same official also told me that I'd need my Residency Permit to get a Work Permit, so he was probably just trying to get a quick bribe out of me.
    
    
  • For student visas: Confirmation (in Czech) that you are accepted for a course of study
    This probably won't be relevant for most people, but just in case you're a student over here, you should be able to fill this requirement easily by getting a letter, stating that you're officially studying here.
    
    
  • For business visas: a trade licence, articles of association, or extract from the Companies Register
    
    
  • For family visas: Respective registrar's document, together with evidence that the relative concerned is holder of Long Term Residence Permit
    Again, you probably wouldn't be reading this if you had a relative here who already held a Permanent Visa or Long Term Residency Permit. If you do submit these documents, make sure that they're either duplicates or a certified copies, as they won't be returned.
    
    
  • Confirmation of the organizer of the event
    If you're here because of some concert, consultation project, installation works or whatever, an official letter will suffice.
  
  
• confirmation of available accomodation. this can be:
  
  
  • a lease contract in Czech - your landlord must provide this for you.
  • extract from the respective land registry proving ownership of the premises (Cestne Prohlaseni) - your landlord must also provide this for you and used to have to be notarised, but doesn't anymore. I've heard that this isn't needed at all now, but ask your landlord to get it just in case.
  • document proving prepaid hotel or other accomodation or letter from the sponsor.
  
  
• Czech police check ("Zadost O Vypis Z Rejstriku Trestu", literally "Request for Extract from the Criminal Register")

  This costs 50 kc. to get This, you need to go to the Criminal Register Office (Rejstrik Trestu) at Soudni 1 in Prague 4. To get there, the easiest way is to take the number 18 tram right to the last stop, going away from hradcanska and through nusle. After you get off you should see people milling about outside an office not far from the stop, which is where the office is. click here for a link to a map.
  
  Take a ticket, fill out a form and wait your turn. When your number comes up, go to the relevant counter (it's printed on the ticket) and give them your passport, form and the 50 kc. They should just stamp the form and return it to you.
  
  If you have stayed in any other country for 6 months or more in the past 3 years, you should also apply for the extract for the criminal register of that country.
  
  For more detailed information, check out Chi Chi's article on the subject.
  
  

  NB:	British police check is not required (I think this is the case for Americans as well)

• documents proving the applicant's possession of sufficient funds to cover his living expenses in the Czech Republic
  
  
  • A letter from the host or sponsor in the Czech Republic confirming that he/she will support the applicant during the visit
  
  
• Those nationals who are not covered by the respective bilateral agreement for the purposes of health insurance must be insured for their stay in the Czech Republic and be able to prove it by the original insurance policy document (does not concern British nationals or short term travellers).
• Proof of health insurance for the duration of your stay in the Czech Republic (this does not apply to British nationals or people from other countries covered by "the respective bilateral agreement for the purposes of health insurance").
• Proof that you have sufficient funds to cover your living costs in the Czech Republic. This can be:
  
  
  • a recent bank statement
  • a letter from the host or sponsor in the Czech Republic stating that they will support you during your stay
  • an internationally recognised credit card
  
  "sufficient funds" is defined as:
  
  
  • 1095 Kc per day for a length of stay not exceeding 30 days
  • 32850 Kc (about 900 USD) plus 4380 Kc (about 120 USD) per day for
  • every additional month exceeding the one month stay
  • 109,500 Kc for business stays exceeding 90 days
  
  Children under 18 only require half these amounts.

Czech Consulate in Dresden:
address:	Erna Berger Strasse 1 01097 Dresden-Neustadt
phone:	+49 351 8032501-3
fax:	+49 351 8032500
opening hours:	8:30am to 11:30pm Monday to Friday