Long-Term Residence as a Long-Term Resident of Another EU Member State

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A Czech long-term residence permit (not permanent residence) for third-country nationals who hold permanent residence and approved long-term EU resident status in another EU member state; issued for up to 2 years.

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Limits of the record

Catalogue divergence: this is a mobility long-term residence permit for holders of EU long-term resident status from another member state, not a status earned by accumulated residence in Czechia.

https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
Long-term residence of a resident of another EU member state is a type of residence permit which is intended for third-country nationals , who have a permanent residence permit in another member state of the European Union, and who are, at the same time, entitled to the status of an EU resident
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
For how long is the residence permit issued? Up to 2 years.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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Limits of the record

The checked official route sources did not establish this question-specific fact.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

The checked official route sources did not establish this question-specific fact.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

The checked official route sources did not establish this question-specific fact.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Apply at a Czech diplomatic mission or in person at a Ministry of the Interior office within 90 days of entering Czechia, with proof of the approved long-term EU resident status and proof of the purpose of stay; fee CZK 2,500, decision within 120 days. Holders have free labour-market access. If the other state revokes the permanent residence and resident status, Czechia also revokes the permit.

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https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
Yes. You can apply for it at an office of the Diplomatic Mission of the Czech Republic, or at an office of the Ministry of the Czech Republic. If you apply for it at an office of the Ministry in the territory of the Czech Republic, your application must be submitted within 90 days of your entering the Czech Republic.
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
- Proof of your approved legal status of another EU country resident - Proof of the purpose of your stay in the territory in the Czech Republic (for example a proof of employment )
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
What is the administrative fee? CZK 2,500.
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
What is the time-limit for the official processing of your application? 120 days.
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
If you stay in the Czech Republic on the basis of a long-term residence permit of a resident of another EU member state, you have free access to the labour market.
https://ipc.gov.cz/en/visa-and-residence-permit-types/third-country-nationals/long-term-residence-permits/long-term-residence-permit-of-a-resident-of-another-eu-member-state/
If the state, which has acknowledged your legal status of a resident of another member state of the European Union, revokes your permanent residence permit and the legal status of a resident, the Ministry of the Interior also revokes your long-term residence permit in the territory of the Czech Republic.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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Long-Term Residence as a Long-Term Resident of Another EU Member State

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

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