Why an expat links page?

Living abroad can be difficult (and stressful) for anyone. There's a new culture to acclimatise to, a new language to learn, new laws and regulations to find out about, new people to deal with, a new mentality to understand... Frankly, not everyone has what it takes to make a new life abroad.

This section, then, is by way of being a helping hand for expatriates living in the Czech Republic, and in Roudnice in particular.

                                The Elbe (Labe) at Libotenice

Laws and regulations

Act 40/1993 On the Acquisition & Forfeiture of Czech Citizenship (as ammended). Czech-language .pdf file

Act 326/1999 On the Residence of Aliens in the Czech Republic. The complete text, incorporating all subsequent ammendments. This is a Czech-language .pdf file

Paperwork! This page from the Ministry of Interior contains links to printable application forms for residency permits, residency permit extensions, visas and "aliens' passports" (?!). It also links to an English text of the original Act 326 (not incorporating subsequent ammendments!), various laws and details of how formal invitations to enter the country should be made to those needing them.

General advice sites

The Czech Republic Advice and information from the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
The Czech Republic Advice and information from the United States Department of State.
The Czech Republic Advice and information from the Canadian government.
The Czech Republic Advice and information from the Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade.
The Czech Republic Links from Enterprise Ireland.
Expats.cz The largest site specifically for expats in the Czech Republic; heavily biased towards Prague.
Czech.cz The official Czech government English-language portal about the Czech Republic...