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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Introduction.
  2. STAYING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
  3. EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS.
  4. HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE.
  5. SOCIAL SECURITY AND SERVICES FOR FOREIGNERS IN PILSEN..
  6. EDUCATION..
  7. CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT IN PILSEN..
  8. TRANSPORT IN PILSEN..
  9. IMPORTANT CONTACTS.

 

Introduction

The updated electronic Information Handbook for Foreigners in Pilsen is primarily intended for foreigners from third countries who live and work in the city, but, of course, not only for them. The publication offers a basic overview of information about the conditions of residence, employment, business, social security, as well as the education and health care systems in the Czech Republic, in five languages. In addition, it provides information about social services, culture and public transport in Pilsen that will help foreigners living in Pilsen to better understand the key areas of everyday life here. Each chapter is accompanied by a list of web links related to the issue, and there are also specific contacts for the relevant institutions.

 

Given its scope, the Information Handbook for Foreigners in Pilsen contains essential, but also only basic data. Therefore, if comprehensive information is needed, we recommend contacting the specific authority or non-governmental non-profit organisation, a list of which is provided at the end of each chapter and, in detail, in the chapter Social security and services for foreigners in Pilsen.

 

If this brochure becomes a popular guide for foreigners integrating into our society, it has fulfilled its purpose.

 

August 2021

 

PhDr. Alena Hynková, MBA

Head of the Department of Social Services, Pilsen City Hall

 

STAYING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Aliens in the Czech Republic, regulates the conditions of entry of foreigners into the Czech Republic and the departure of foreigners from the Czech Republic, and it also stipulates the conditions of foreigners’ stay in the Czech Republic

“Foreigner” means a natural person who is not a national of the Czech Republic, including European Union nationals. The aforementioned act divides foreigners into EU citizens and their family members (including EEA[1] and Swiss citizens) and third-country nationals. The admission conditions for applicants for international protection and residence conditions for asylum holders and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection are regulated by Act No. 325/1999 Coll., on Asylum.

 

All current information, as well as the Residence of Aliens Act, can be found on the website of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, including the latest amendment to the Act, which applies to the new issuance of documents for citizens of the European Union and to the specification of the group of persons who are considered to be their family members: http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/sluzby-pro-verejnost-informace-pro-cizince-informace-pro-cizince.aspx

 

This chapter deals with the issue of residence very briefly – especially in relation to foreigners from third countries. If necessary, please contact Pilsen’s office of the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic or the non-governmental organisations listed in the chapter Social security and services for foreigners in Pilsen.

 

The Residence of Aliens Act distinguishes two basic types of residence – temporary residence and permanent residence.

 

 

  1. TEMPORARY RESIDENCE

A foreigner may reside temporarily in the Czech Republic:

 

A foreigner may stay temporarily in the Czech Republic without a visa:

  1. in detention or custody or is serving a term of imprisonment;
  2. detained in a police cell or alien detention facility;
  3. under 15 years of age during hospitalisation provided that he/she has arrived with another foreigner in whose travel document he/she is recorded and that foreigner has left the country;
  4. a minor, based on a preliminary measure taken by the competent authority;
  5. a holder of a permit to stay in another contracting state and the period of stay in that country does not exceed 3 months;
  6. a pupil who is not a national of a Member State of the European Union (EU) but resides in another EU Member State and travels on a school trip within the EU;
  7. a family member of an EU citizen who is not an EU citizen, a holder of the residence card of an EU citizen’s family member or a permanent residence card for another EU Member State, and the period of stay in that country does not exceed 3 months;

 

Staying based on a short-term visa

 

This visa is issued:

 

 

 

 

  1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

 

THIRD-COUNTRY FOREIGNERS

 

An EU CITIZEN may apply for a permanent residence permit:

 

An EU CITIZEN’S FAMILY MEMBER may apply for residence:

 

When applying for a long-term and permanent residence permit, the foreigner is usually obliged to submit the following documents:

 

The residence permit is a public instrument. The permanent residence permit card is issued for a period of validity of 10 years. The card can be (repeatedly) renewed for 10 years.

 

A foreigner is required to report a change of surname and marital status, as well as any change in the data in the travel document and the data in the document issued for the stay in the Czech Republic. In the case of a visa-free stay or a stay based on a short-term visa, the foreigner must report any changes to the aliens’ registration office; in the case of a long-term visa or long-term or permanent residence, any changes must be reported to the relevant office of the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.

 

 

 

CONTACT

 

DEPARTMENT OF ASYLUM AND MIGRATION POLICY OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Department for Aliens’ Residence – Pilsen Region

Pilsen Office

areas: districts of Pilsen-City, Pilsen-South, Pilsen-North, Tachov, Rokycany, Klatovy and Domažlice

Jagellonská 1017/9, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 974 801 801 (information and appointment line)

Mon–Thu: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fri: 8:00–12:00 a.m.

 

 

Office hours: Mon, Wed: 8:00–12:00 a.m. and 12:30–5:00 p.m.
Tue, Thu: 8:00–12:00 a.m.
Fri: only at the invitation of the administrative authority
Make an appointment online
A ticket with a serial number can be collected no later than 30 minutes before the end of office hours.

 

 

 

 

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

 

 


EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS

Foreigners may engage in gainful activity in the Czech Republic as employees on an employment basis or as entrepreneurs.

 

  1. EMPLOYMENT

The conditions for employing foreigners in the Czech Republic are laid down in particular in Act No. 435/2004 Coll., on Employment; labour relations (relations between employees and employers) are regulated in particular in the Labour Code (Act No. 262/2006 Coll.).

 

A third-country national may only be employed in the Czech Republic if:

 

 

 

Foreigners with permanent residence in the Czech Republic, as well as EU, EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members, do not need a work permit to work in the Czech Republic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee card

A work permit is issued:

 

 

Labour relations

 

The employment contract must be concluded in writing in two copies (for the employee and the employer) and should contain the following elements:

 

Other specifications are not mandatory in the employment contract. However, the employee MUST be informed of such specifications in writing by the employer. These are:

 

Employment may be terminated:

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES:

 

 

Employment through recruitment agencies

Recruitment agencies must be authorised by the Directorate-General of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic to employ natural persons as regular employees or to mediate their employees in the form of temporary assignment to work with another legal entity or natural person (user).

Under Section 309 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code:

 

 

In addition to employment, it is also possible to work under non-employment agreements to a lesser extent in the Czech Republic (for example, temporary work).

 

There are two types of such agreement in the Czech Republic:

 

 

Agreements must be drawn up in writing and must contain the following elements:

 

The Labour Code lays down the principle of equal treatment of all employees by employers – both direct and indirect forms of discrimination in labour relations on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, language, faith, religion and political or other beliefs are prohibited.

 

If you believe that your rights under the principle of equal treatment or legal obligations of your employer are being violated, contact the Regional Labour Inspectorate for the Pilsen Region and the Karlovy Vary Region based in Pilsen or one of the non-profit organisations listed in the chapter Social security / Services for foreigners in Pilsen.

 

 

CONTACTS

LABOUR OFFICE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Regional branch in Pilsen

Kaplířova 2731/7, 305 88 Pilsen

Telephone: 950 148 111

Call centre: 800 779 900

Email: podatelna.pm@uradprace.cz

 

REGIONAL LABOUR INSPECTORATE FOR THE PILSEN REGION AND THE KARLOVY VARY REGION BASED IN PILSEN

Schwarzova 27, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 950 179 611

Email: plzen@suip.cz

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. BUSINESS

In the Czech Republic, you can carry on business activity as:

 

  1. A) a self-employed person (natural person)

 

Foreigners who want to carry on business activity in the Czech Republic must meet the following conditions:

 

In addition, they must submit to the trade licensing office:

 

The notification or application for a licence may be submitted in person at any trade licensing office or via the CzechPOINT service, regardless of the place of residence.

Do not forget about the obligations arising from business:

 


 

  1. B) a legal entity

 

The right of a legal entity to carry on business activity in the Czech Republic is established as of the date of registration of such an entity or, as the case may be, its organisational unit in the public register (Act No. 304/2013 Coll.) 

 

CONTACTS

PILSEN CITY HALL

Trade Licensing Office

Tylova 36, 306 32 Pilsen

Telephone: 378 034 801

 

 

PILSEN REGIONAL COURT

Commercial Register

Veleslavínova 40, 306 17 Pilsen

Telephone: 377 868 888

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE

In the Czech Republic, health care is fully or partially reimbursed on the basis of health insurance. If you do not have health insurance, you must pay for health care. There are two basic types of insurance within the Czech health insurance system:

 

  1. PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE

In the Czech Republic, health care services are provided mainly on the basis of compulsory public health insurance. If the employee is employed, the employer pays 13.5% of the assessment base to the health insurance company (of which 1/3 is paid by the employee and 2/3 by the employer). In some cases, this insurance is paid by the state (for example, for dependent children, pensioners, etc.).

 

The public health insurance system in the Czech Republic is based on three parties:

 

Pursuant to the Public Health Insurance Act (No. 48/1997 Coll.), the following persons are insured:

 

Persons covered by health insurance are entitled to a health insurance card if they meet the set conditions. The card is used to prove their entitlement to health care paid for by a Czech health insurance company.

The scope of care paid for by the insurance company depends on the type of card issued. More information on this issue can be found on the websites of health insurance companies.

 

Rights and obligations of a public health insurance participant

Participants’ rights:

 

Participants’ obligations:

 

If the public insurance system is not available to you, you are required to take out commercial health insurance.

 

  1. COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE

If a foreigner is not covered by the Czech public health insurance system, such a person must take out commercial health insurance for his/her stay in the Czech Republic.

The insurance must cover all costs that might be incurred during the foreigner’s stay in connection with emergency medical care, emergency hospital care or death and repatriation to the home country.

 

The following types of insurance may be currently arranged:

  1. insurance of necessary and urgent care
  2. comprehensive health insurance

 

  1. Insurance of necessary and urgent care

Insurance of necessary and urgent care is intended especially for foreigners who plan to stay in the Czech Republic for fewer than 90 days and apply for a short-term visa. The maximum period for which this insurance can be arranged is 2 years. Compared to comprehensive health insurance, it is much more attractive from a financial point of view, but on the other hand, as the insured, you have to take into account that you will be reimbursed only the costs associated with urgent and outpatient care, as implied by its name. You must pay for regular preventive examinations from your own resources.

 

  1. Comprehensive health insurance

Comprehensive health insurance is intended especially for persons staying in the Czech Republic for more than 90 days who apply for long-term residence or permanent residence. As part of comprehensive health insurance, health care provided to the insured in the insurer’s contractual medical facilities is reimbursed without direct payment of the costs of treatment by the insured in order to maintain his/her state of health prior to the conclusion of the insurance contract, i.e. both outpatient care and preventive health care, as well as health care related to pregnancy and childbirth. In this case, the statutory minimum amount of insurance benefit is EUR 60,000 per insured event.

 

Health insurance companies

 

 

Insurance companies are not obliged to conclude a contract for commercial health insurance with a foreigner.

 

If your life or health is seriously endangered, you will be treated in any health care facility even if you are not insured. However, you will be obliged to pay for the health care provided from your own resources.

 

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

There are both state and non-state health care facilities in the Czech Republic. Almost all of these facilities have concluded a contract for the provision and reimbursement of health care with an insurance company and provide health care to patients insured with the relevant health insurance company without direct payment.

 

In the event of illness, a patient should usually first contact primary care doctors who work in his/her area of ​​residence. These are general practitioners for adults, general practitioners for children and adolescents, dentists and general gynaecologists. A patient may go to an expert specialist without recommendation from a primary care doctor in the Czech Republic.

 

For all primary care doctors, a patient must first register, which is only possible with doctors who have concluded a contract for the provision of health care with an insurance company with which the foreigner is insured. Upon registration, the doctor becomes obliged to provide the registered patient with systematic care, i.e. to provide basic care (including the visiting service) and, if necessary, to ensure special care by specialist doctors or hospitals.

 

A doctor may refuse to register a patient in cases where the registration would entail such workload that would prevent the doctor from taking good care of other patients or if prevented by operational or staffing reasons. The reasons for refusing to register a patient for care are assessed by the doctor, and the doctor issues a written report on the reasons for a refusal to the patient.

 

 

 

CONTACTS

EUC Klinika s.r.o. – POLIKLINIKA DENISOVO NÁBŘEŽÍ

Denisovo nábřeží 4, 305 94 Pilsen

 

First aid medical service:

Telephone: 378 218 300, 378 218 111

(Mon–Fri 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. / Sat, Sun, holidays 6:00–6:00 a.m.)

 

Telephone: 378 218 126

(Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

 

Telephone: 378 218 467

(Mon–Fri 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. / Sat, Sun, holidays 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

 

MĚSTSKÁ POLIKLINIKA PLZEŇ, SPOL. S R.O.

Francouzská tř. 4, 326 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 378 014 111

 

First aid medical service:

Telephone: 377 243 000, 378 014 310

(Mon–Fri 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. / Sat, Sun, holidays 6:00–6:00 a.m.)

 

Telephone: 377 240 788

 

NEMOCNICE U SV. JIŘÍ

Staniční 1126/74, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 377 266 647

 

First aid medical service for children and adolescents:

Telephone: 377 262 970, 377 263 965, 377 266 647

(Mon–Fri 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. / Sat, Sun, holidays non-stop)

 

PILSENSKÁ LÉKÁRNA, K. S. – LIPOVÁ LÉKÁRNA

alej Svobody 60, 323 18 Pilsen

Telephone: 377 441 401

 

First aid pharmacy service:

Telephone: 377 533 259

Devětsil JST, s.r.o., Lékárna DEVĚTSIL (at Poliklinika Slovany)

Francouzská třída 2079/2, 32600 Pilsen

 

First aid pharmacy service:

Telephone: 377 240 788

FAKULTNÍ NEMOCNICE PLZEŇ-LOCHOTÍN (PILSEN-LOCHOTÍN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)

alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen

Telephone: 377 103 111

https://www.fnplzen.cz/node/916

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL SECURITY AND SERVICES FOR FOREIGNERS IN PILSEN

The social security system in the Czech Republic is based on three pillars:

 

  1. SOCIAL INSURANCE

The social insurance system includes sickness insurance and basic compulsory pension insurance.

 

Social security includes sickness insurance, which is regulated by Act No. 187/2006 Coll., on Sickness Insurance. Sickness insurance is intended for gainfully employed persons and its purpose is to secure these persons with cash benefits at a time when they lose their income from gainful activity due to a short-term social event (temporary incapacity for work, maternity, etc.). Sickness insurance of self-employed persons is voluntary. There are 6 benefits provided from sickness insurance of employees and 4 benefits provided from sickness insurance of self-employed persons (excluding nursing allowance and compensatory allowance):

 

 

Pursuant to Act No. 155/1995 Coll., on Pension Insurance, old-age, disability, widow’s, widower’s and orphan’s pensions are provided from the basic pension insurance.

In order to qualify for a pension payment, it is generally necessary to meet the condition of the required insurance period; for the old-age pension, the condition of reaching the retirement age must also be met.

 

The relatively long period of insurance required to qualify for the Czech pension (especially the retirement pension) is often the reason why a foreigner does not meet the conditions for entitlement during his/her active life in the Czech Republic. The situation is partially solved by international bilateral agreements between the Czech Republic and other states – under these agreements, in order to meet the required insurance period, the contracting states also take into account the period completed in the other state. If the total period meets the necessary insurance period, the pension is granted in the amount corresponding to the ratio of the periods completed in each of them.

 

The application for any type of pension is submitted to the District Social Security Administration; its staff will also provide you with more detailed information about the individual types of pensions.

 

CONTACT

PILSEN-CITY DISTRICT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Americká 28-30, 303 18 Pilsen

Telephone: 377 486 111

Electronic filing office’s email: posta.pm@cssz.cz

 

 

 

 

  1. STATE SOCIAL SUPPORT

The state social support system is regulated by Act No. 117/1995 Coll., on State Social Support. The following social benefits are provided under this Act:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. ASSISTANCE IN MATERIAL NEED

The system of assistance in material need is regulated by Act No. 111/2006 Coll., on Assistance in Material Need. The following benefits are provided for assistance in material need:

 

CONTACT

LABOUR OFFICE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC – PILSEN REGIONAL BRANCH

Kaplířova 2731/7, 320 73 Pilsen 1

Telephone: 950 148 111

Email: podatelna.pm@uradprace.cz

 

 

 

LINKS

 

 

SERVICES FOR FOREIGNERS

Social services are governed by Act No. 108/2006 Coll., on Social Services, which regulates the conditions of providing assistance and support to people in an unfavourable social situation through social services and care allowance.

 

In the Czech Republic, social services are often provided by non-governmental non-profit organisations. Services are usually provided free of charge to clients and are based on the following principles:

 

A list of all organisations providing services to foreigners can be found on the website of Pilsen City Hall’s Department of Social Services:

socialnisluzby.plzen.eu/katalog-sluzeb/?sk=9&co=vse&dr=vse

 

CONTACT

Martinská 2 (1st floor), 306 32 Pilsen

Telephone: 378 033 351

http://socialnisluzby.plzen.eu

 

 

In Pilsen, free services to foreigners are provided by the following organisations:

Target group

Services provided

All services are provided free of charge.

Contact

Address: Cukrovarská 16, 301 00 Pilsen

Jagellonská 9, 301 00 Pilsen, Department for Aliens’ Residence, Department of Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic in Pilsen

Telephone: 731 433 060, 731 433 027, 731 591 883, 731 433 008, 731 433 023, 731 433 096

Email: poradna@dchp.charita.cz

www.dchp.cz

 

 

Target group

 

Services provided

Contact

Address: Americká 39, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 725 874 975/6, 377 223 157

Email: icplzen@suz.cz

www.integracnicentra.cz

 

Target group

Services provided
• free social and legal advice

All services offered by the Pilsen branch of the organisation are provided free of charge.

Contact

Address: sady Pětatřicátníků 33, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: +420604809165

Email: opu.plzen@opu.cz

www.opu.cz

Terrain for endangered persons Diaconia Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (Diakonie ČCE) – West Bohemia Centre

Target group

Services provided

All the services are provided free of charge.

Contact

Address: Resslova 12, 301 00 Pilsen

Telephone: 737 651 641 (SOS mobile)

E-mail: teren@diakoniezapad.cz

www.diakoniezapad.cz

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

The basic legal regulations governing education in the Czech Republic are Act No. 561/2004 Coll., on Preschool, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Professional and other Education (Education Act) and Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions.

 

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

(3–6 years)

The nursery school provides preschool education to children usually aged 3–6 years. Education up to 5 years of age is not compulsory. Preschool education is compulsory from the beginning of the school year following the day on which the child reaches the fifth year of age until the child begins compulsory education.

Compulsory preschool education also applies to citizens of another Member State of the European Union who stay in the territory of the Czech Republic for more than 90 days. Furthermore, compulsory preschool education applies to other foreigners who are entitled to stay in the Czech Republic permanently or temporarily for more than 90 days, as well as to parties to proceedings for granting international protection.

Enrolment for preschool education takes place from 2 May to 16 May (the date and place of enrolment are set by the principal of the nursery school). The child may also be admitted to preschool education during the school year.

Payments in nursery schools

Nursery education is subject to a charge (for children up to 5 years of age). During compulsory education (the last school year in the nursery school), it is free of charge.

Boarding is subject to charge for the entire period of preschool education.

In addition, there are children’s groups and other private entities where children under the age of three can usually be enrolled. These services are paid.

 

PRIMARY EDUCATION

(6–15 years)

Education is compulsory for nine school years. Pupils are educated together in primary schools organised in two stages (1st–5th grade and 6th–9th grade). After finishing the first stage of the school, it is possible to continue at the second stage of the primary school or at multi-year grammar schools.

Compulsory education also applies to citizens of another Member State of the European Union who stay in the Czech Republic for more than 90 days. Furthermore, compulsory education applies to other foreigners who are entitled to stay in the Czech Republic permanently or temporarily for more than 90 days, as well as to parties to proceedings for granting international protection.

The legal representative is obliged to register a child who has reached the age of six by 31 August of the given year for enrolment for compulsory education from 1 April to 30 April of the calendar year. The date and place of enrolment are set by the principal of the school.

The legal representative is obliged to enrol the pupil for compulsory education within 90 days of coming to the Czech Republic, i.e. also during the school year.

If the child is not physically or mentally mature, the principal of the school may be requested at the enrolment to postpone education for one school year. The application will be granted if supported by a recommending assessment of the relevant school counselling facility (see Educational-Psychological Counselling Centre below) and a specialist paediatrician or clinical psychologist.

For the fulfilment of compulsory education, municipalities define catchment school districts for children with a place of permanent residence and for foreigners’ children with a place of residence in that area. The schools in the school district are obliged to accept children until their capacity is reached.

Pupils may not be rejected for any other reason.

 

Payments during primary education

Compulsory primary education in public schools is free of charge. Only meals and staying in school care (school clubs) are subject to charge.

 

 

 

SECONDARY EDUCATION

After completing compulsory education, most pupils continue their education at the next level of education.

  1. a) secondary education (obtained by students by successfully completing an educational programme of 1 or 2 years of full-time education)
  2. b) secondary education with a certificate of apprenticeship (obtained by students by successfully completing an educational programme of 2 or 3 years of full-time education or an educational programme of shortened study for obtaining secondary education with a certificate of apprenticeship)
  3. c) secondary education with a school-leaving examination“maturita” (obtained by students by successfully completing educational programmes of a six-year or eight-year grammar school, an educational programme of 4 years of full-time education, an educational programme of follow-up study of 2 years of full-time education or an educational programme of shortened study for obtaining secondary education with a school-leaving examination – “maturita”)

 

EDUCATION AT CONSERVATOIRES

Having completed compulsory education, students can continue to study at a conservatoire, provided that they have passed the admission procedure, including talent examinations in the arts.

The following levels of education can be achieved by successful completion of the educational programme at a conservatoire:

  1. a) secondary education with a school-leaving examination“maturita” (obtained by students by successfully completing the corresponding part of an educational programme at a conservatoire after 4 years of full-time education in a six-year educational programme at the earliest or after 8 years of full-time education in an eight-year educational programme)
  2. b) higher vocational education at a conservatoire (obtained by students by successfully completing a six-year or eight-year educational programme)

Payments during secondary education

Secondary education is usually free of charge. Students pay for textbooks, school supplies and meals.

 

HIGHER PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Students who have obtained education with a school-leaving examination (“maturita”) may continue their studies at higher professional schools or higher education institutions (state, public or private schools).

 

EDUCATIONAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING CENTRES

Educational-Psychological Counselling Centres, together with special educational centres and educational care centres, are school counselling facilities. Educational-Psychological Counselling Centres provide educational-psychological and special pedagogical counselling services and educational-psychological assistance in pupil/student education.

Counselling services are provided free of charge.

 

 

RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVED EDUCATION

Decisions on the recognition of foreign certificates from primary and secondary schools and higher professional schools are made by the regional authority of the relevant region in which the applicant is registered for permanent residence.

Applications for the recognition of higher education may be submitted to:

Full information can be found at: www.msmt.cz

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

 

 


CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT IN PILSEN

 

With its 171,000 inhabitants, Pilsen is the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic. It occupies an important position in the western part of Bohemia, as a strong industrial, commercial, cultural and administrative centre. The city was founded in 1295 at the confluence of the Úhlava, Úslava, Radbuza and Mže rivers by the Czech king Wenceslas II.

 

Pilsen is known as an industrial and brewing city. The large factory halls of the former Škoda plant produce means of transport, while the well-known Prazdroj and Gambrinus beers are brewed on the other side of the regional metropolis. Pale lager is known worldwide as Pilsner or Pils according to the German name of the city – Pilsen.

 

The most important sights in this West Bohemian metropolis include the historic city centre and the surrounding streets, which are now protected as an urban conservation area. The dominant feature of the city is the Gothic Church of Saint Bartholomew, which is the highest in Bohemia with its 102-metre tower. Furthermore, Pilsen boasts the Great Synagogue, which is the largest synagogue in the Czech Republic and the third largest in the world. Secular monuments are represented by the unforgettable Renaissance town hall from the 16th century, J. K. Tyl Theatre, the West Bohemian Museum and 17.5 kilometres of historical underground cellars and corridors.

 

There is the Zoological and Botanical Garden of the City of Pilsen and many public parks and gardens (Luft Garden, Hruška Meditation Garden, Sofronka Arboretum, etc.).

 

Among the most valuable cultural traditions in Pilsen is the J. K. Tyl Theatre. Pilsen is a venue for cultural events and festivals of international importance, such as Smetana Days, Skupa’s Pilsen, the Historical Weekend, Pilsner Fest, the international Drawing Biennial and the Theatre Festival. The Pilsen Cultural Summer hosts concerts and theatrical performances on open stages in the city centre.

 

LINKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT IN PILSEN

The city public transport system in Pilsen consists of trams, trolley buses and buses. The three tram lines represent the backbone of urban transport, connecting the largest suburbs with the city centre, as well as train and bus stations; city buses provide connections to distant parts of the city and, as suburban connections, also to some suburban municipalities.

 

Public transport may only be used with a valid ticket. Passengers without a valid ticket must pay the fare and surcharge on the fare.

 

Fare subscription

Fare subscription, for example, a one-month (31-day) subscription, is good value if the passenger makes at least 30 journeys during the 31-day period. If you buy an annual subscription, you only need to make 250 journeys (in 365 days) to make subscription more advantageous compared to single tickets. Fare subscription can be activated on the Pilsen Card, on Czech Railways’ In Karta card or on the Virtual Card app.

 

The Pilsen Card (or Czech Railways’ In Karta card) is a chip card that serves as a medium for public transport subscription and electronic money for use at the terminal in the vehicle. Passengers with a Pilsen Card can use both subscription and convenient transfer fare, which can be bought through a payment from the Pilsen Card electronic wallet at self-service terminals directly in public transport vehicles.

 

 

Virtual Card

A system to top up and prove a subscription using a contactless bank card or mobile app. The app is free to download on AppStore or Google Play. After registering and filling in your personal data, you need to choose an identifier to prove your identity (bank card or mobile phone), and then you can top up your subscription via the e-shop. If checked by a ticket inspector, produce either your bank card or your mobile phone, depending on which identifier you chose in topping up.

 

Fare subscription for the Pilsen Card can be bought in the following ways:

 

Single tickets can be bought in the following ways:

 

A price list of fares and subscription, a diagram of lines, timetables and other information can be found at www.pmdp.czinfo@pmdp.eu. . Should you need further information, you can also use the PMDP info line at 371 655 600 (Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) or email address

 

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IMPORTANT CONTACTS

112 Emergency number

150 Fire and rescue service

155 Emergency medical service

158 Police of the Czech Republic

156 Municipal Police

1180 Information about telephone numbers in the Czech Republic

 

 

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When preparing the handbook, we relied on the applicable laws and information published on the websites of the relevant institutions and on the information provided by the individual institutions and organisations.

 

The Information Handbook for Foreigners was published with the financial support of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic as part of the

“Support for the Integration of Foreigners at Local Level in 2021” project.

 

[1] European Economic Area. The EEA currently covers only Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

[2] Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers.

[3] The employer must not give notice to the employee during the protective period (Section 53 of the Employment Act – for example, incapacity for work, pregnancy, maternity and parental leave).

[4] For example, education, work experience; it does not need to be provided for unqualified trades.

[5] The registered office is the address from which the entrepreneur manages his/her business activity.