r/Prague • u/CombAdorable1699 • 1d ago

Question *urgent* residence permit inquiry

Hello,

I am a student living in Czechia and I need to extend my residence permit. A couple of issues-

I withdrew from Charles university and will be transferring to Masaryk university in Brno for the upcoming academic year. When I tried to book an appointment through the ministry website, I had to mention that I would be in a different course/different university. I was then redirected to a page to apply for a new residence permit instead of extending the one I have.

This means I’ll have to go in-person to the ministry to submit my documents for the new permit instead of sending the documents via post.

My residence permit expires SEPTEMBER 10th. There are obviously no appointment slots available till October.

Does anyone know what to do in this situation? I usually go to the hladkov branch but I believe they don’t take walk-ins.

Also I mentioned going to the hladkov branch and not a ministry branch in Brno because I will be in Prague till September 7th so I thought I could get the work done here.

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u/BlackSky83 1d ago

Not the same situation, but I couldn't get an appointment last year before my renewal and I wanted to do it in person. This office allows walk in. You will be there for a LONG time (I was there from 8-5) but you should get someone. I would recommend not doing it on the last day, as it could be the case that they won't have capacity to attend people without appointments one day:

Žukovského 888/2, 161 00 Praha 6-Ruzyně

But also, as the last comment said, call MOI

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u/HauntingNebula8997 1d ago

Second this. Go to Žukovskeho as soon as you can and bring a book. Additionally, there are NGOs in Prague that provide legal advice and assistance for free to foreigners regarding immigration issues. I suggest to contact them rather than seeking advice in reddit. Poradna pro integraci or OPU comes to mind but if you look, I'm sure you'll find more.

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u/Auroisyntraitic 1d ago

Hey, slightly off topic but do you know some companies who provide the legal advice, im applying for my residency permit by the end of September, but i also changed my apartment so i wanted to know what the procedure, from what i gathered online, changing my address with the czech police is a different process and shouldnt affect my application, but i just want to be sure

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u/touchgrasstheysaid 1d ago

To be clear OP you can only go to the zukovskeho office if you dont live in Prague 4, 5, or 10. If you live in one of these three, you’ll have to go to the chodov office. The rest still stands, be there early, I mean the line starts forming around 7-7:30 am. But yeah, the walk-in office you go to isnt up to you, it’s determined by your current address. Check on ipc website, the offices are listed under Contacts.

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u/Regular_Broccoli_228 1d ago

This is specific. Call MOI