Czech Republic student visa: the official document checklist
In short: the Long-term residence permit for the purpose of study (long-term visa for study for stays over 3 months up to 1 year) for Czech Republic asks for 10 documents from every applicant, and 4 more when they apply to you. This list follows the official checklist the Czech Republic mission publishes for applicants in Pakistan, read on 16 October 2026. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Where applicants in Pakistan submit: In person at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Islamabad. Appointments are free and are requested by e-mail through the embassy's appointment registration system (see its Appointments page). Children under 12 give no fingerprints but must attend; ages 12-15 attend with a parent. The Czech Ministry of the Interior decides.
Photo: Two colour photographs, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background.
Passport: Valid passport with at least 2 blank pages, valid at least 3 months after return to Pakistan/Afghanistan.
Documents every applicant needs (10)
Application form Signed by the applicant. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Valid passport At least 2 blank pages; valid at least 3 months after returning to Pakistan/Afghanistan. Bring the original plus one set of copies. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Two colour photographs 2 photos, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Fee The embassy page links to its fees page; amount not stated on the checklist. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Document confirming the purpose of stay (letter of admission to the study programme under §64 of Act No. 326/1999) Original or certified copy; English documents need an official Czech translation. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Proof of accommodation for the entire stay Either a confirmation from a person or legal entity with an officially verified signature, or an original or certified accommodation/rental contract. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Proof of funds Bank statement for the last 6 months, stamped and signed by the bank; international debit card. No minimum amount is printed on the embassy checklist. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Extract from the criminal register Pakistani criminal record extract with an official Czech translation. Also an extract from every country where you stayed more than 6 months in the last 3 years; if that country does not issue one, an affidavit in English and Czech instead. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Official translation into CzechWhen: Any supporting document in English or Urdu. Official translation into Czech (the embassy lists an authorised translator). (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Originals or certified copies, plus copy sets Documents must be originals or certified copies, not older than 180 days from issue (passport, academic degree, birth and marriage certificates excepted). Bring originals plus one set of copies of everything; the embassy also asks for a second set of copies. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Documents that depend on your situation (4)
Consent of parents or legal guardianWhen: Applicant is under 18.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Scholarship documentsWhen: You have a scholarship.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Document on compliance with the Ministry of Health measure against infectious illnessWhen: Only if the embassy asks for it.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Travel medical insuranceWhen: Submitted only after a positive decision.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
How to prepare each document
Visa application form
Fill it online exactly as your passport (FF Assistant can fill it); print and sign the confirmation where asked.
Passport
Valid for the whole stay plus the margin the country asks (often 6 months beyond).
At least two blank visa pages.
Scan the photo page in colour, flat, all four corners visible.
If you renewed it, keep the old passport too.
Official verification: Only the issuing authority can confirm a passport; we never call it genuine.
Photographs
Use the size and background the official checklist states (most ask a white or light background, face straight, no glasses).
Recent: usually taken in the last 6 months.
Same photo on the form and on paper.
Visa fee receipt
Pay only on the official site; keep the receipt.
Official verification: The official payment record.
Parents' consent (under 18)
Signed by both parents, with copies of their IDs, as the checklist asks.
Official verification: The notary.
Admission document
The document the visa asks for (CAS, I-20, CoE, LoA, admission letter).
Every detail must match your passport.
Official verification: The university can confirm it; ask its admissions office by e-mail.
Accommodation
Housing contract, university hall confirmation or a host's letter, if the checklist asks.
Official verification: The landlord or university.
Bank statement
The period and balance the country asks, never dropping below the amount.
Printed after the holding period, recent on the day you apply.
Signed and stamped by the bank, or e-mailed by the bank where the mission asks.
Official verification: Only the bank can confirm a statement; we never call it genuine.
Scholarship letter
The award letter with the amount and what it covers.
Official verification: The awarding body.
Police certificate
From every country you lived in for the period asked; recent on the day you apply.
Official verification: The issuing police.
Certified translation
Any paper not in English (or the country's language), translated by a qualified translator who signs and dates it.
Keep the original and the translation together.
Official verification: The translator's registration.
Notarised copies
Copies certified by a notary public, front and back, when the checklist asks.
The notary stamps and signs each page.
Official verification: The notary's register.
Medical or TB test
Only at the clinics the country approves; still valid on the day you apply.
Official verification: The approved clinic.
Travel insurance
Cover for the journey and the first days if the checklist asks (Schengen countries often do).
Official verification: The insurer.
These preparation points are practical guidance; the official checklist decides what is asked.
ForiForeign prepares and guides; you file your own application and the Czech Republic authorities decide. Checklists change: open the official source before you submit.
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