CzechiaFamily
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The qualifying relationship is the parent–child relationship: the applicant is a child born in the Czech Republic. The source does not list marriage, partnership, or dependency categories for this route.
Residence of a Child Born in the Czech Republic
A parent (legal representative) applies for the child; at least one parent must hold a valid long-term residence permit (including, e.g., an employee card). The application must be filed within 60 days of birth.
Long-term residence permit – if at least one of the parents is a holder of a valid long-term residence permit (including, for instance, an employee card).
The child´s parent legal representative must file the application within 60 days from the date of the child´s birth .
The application is made by the child's legal guardian (most frequently a parent) within 60 days of birth; the child's birth certificate and travel document are required, and if they are not available within 60 days the application is still submitted as incomplete and those documents supplied later.
The child’s application must be submited by a legal guardian (most frequently one of their parents) within 60 days from the date of the child´s birth.
You will also need: child's travel document ; child's birth certificate.
If you do not have all the requirements within 60 days of the birth, still submit the application as incomplete. You can submit all the necessary documents - birth certificate and travel document - later.
If the mother holds a long-term residence permit, the child stays in public health insurance while the long-term residence application is pending (the application must be filed within 60 days of birth); the guardian must pay the premium and register the child with a health insurer within 8 calendar days of birth; once the permit is granted the child remains publicly insured until 18. If neither parent holds permanent residence or the mother does not hold a long-term residence permit, the child must have comprehensive medical insurance from birth.
the child’s mother is a long-term residence permit holder, such a child remains a participant of the Public Health Insurance System for the entire period during which proceedings on the application for a long-term residence permit are running.
However, an Application for a Residence Permit must be filed within 60 days from the birth of the child.
The child’s legal guardian or trustee is obliged to pay the premium. S/he is also obliged to fulfill the duty of registering the child with a Health Insurance Company of his/her own choice, within 8 calendar days of the birth of the child. After obtaining a long-term residence permit, the child remains covered by public health insurance until the age of 18.
neither of the parents holds a permanent residence permit or if mother does not hold a long-term residence permit , the child must be insured with comprehensive medical insurance from the date of his/her birth
The legal guardian (most frequently a parent) applies only in person at a Ministry of the Interior office; neither the other parent nor the child needs to attend. Processing takes 60 days, not running while proceedings are suspended. With the permit the child can stay with the family and need not leave after 60 days from birth. The official source does not state the permit's validity, renewal or a path to independent or permanent status.
Only in person at one of the Ministry of the Interior offices. The application must be submitted by a legal guardian (most frequently one of the parents). Neither the other parent nor the child needs to be present.
What is the time limit to process the application? 60 days. The time limit is not running if the proceedings are suspended or if there is a legal ground for it.
A child with a residence permit will be able to stay with you in the Czech Republic and will not have to leave after 60 days from birth.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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