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Act No. 24 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended, and other related laws — Law amending Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended, and other related laws.

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THE LAW

of 30 January 2025

amending Act No 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended, and other related laws

Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

Amendment of the Act on certain measures in connection with armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops

Čl. I

Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended by Act No. 175 / 2022 Coll., Act No. 198 / 2022 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2023 Coll., Act No. 75 / 2023 Coll., Act No. 173 / 2023 Coll. and Act No. 454 / 2023 Coll., is amended as follows:

1. in Article 1 (1) (a), the words "(hereinafter referred to as the Council Decision)" shall be deleted; the words "or the re-introduction thereof" shall be inserted after the words "extension of temporary protection," and the words "or award" shall be added at the end of the text of the letter. "

2. In Paragraph 1 (1), at the end of point (d), the word "a 'is replaced by a comma.

3. In Article 1, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (f) and (g) are added:

"(f) a long-term stay in connection with armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops (" special long-term residence "); and

(g) the specific rules governing the acquisition of citizenship of the Czech Republic in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops ("the special rules governing the acquisition of citizenship"). "

4. At the end of the text of § 2 and in § 3 at the end of the text of paragraph 1, the words "the European Union under § 1 (1) (a) 'shall be added.

5. In Article 3 (2) of the Introductory Part of the provision, the words "where an effective decision of the Council of the European Union is taken pursuant to Article 1 (1) (a) shall be inserted after the words" further "."

6. in Article 3 (2) (a), the words "24 February 2022" shall be replaced by the words "referred to in the Council of the European Union Decision referred to in Article 1 (1) (a)";

7. in § 5 (4), first sentence, § 7b (2), § 7c (1), § 7e (2), second sentence and in § 7g (1), "2025" is replaced by "the following calendar year."

8. in Article 5 (8) (a) and (b), the words "as decided by the Council" shall be deleted;

9. in Paragraph 5 (8), the word "or" shall be deleted at the end of (c).

10. In Article 5, at the end of paragraph 8, the dot is replaced by "or 'and the following point (e) is added:

"(e) after 90 days when the place of residence of the alien was the registered office of the administrative authority referred to in Article 6 (4)."

11. at the end of paragraph 1, the sentence "At the request of a stranger shall be required to submit proof of accommodation with an officially certified signature of the person who is the owner or authorized user of the apartment or house; the obligation to submit a written confirmation of consent to the accommodation with the officially certified signature of the authorised person under Section 31 (5) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic is not affected."

12. In the first sentence of Paragraph 6 (2), the words "independent" shall be inserted after the words "cannot" and the words "police of the Czech Republic" shall be replaced by "upon request."

13. In the first sentence of Article 6 (5), the words "temporary protection granted" shall be replaced by the words "temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic or, in the case of a stranger referred to in Article 5 (1) (c) or (d), a national of Ukraine who holds a valid residence permit or a holder of a visa for a stay of more than 90 days in order to remain in the territory of the Czech Republic, granted in connection with an armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine resulting from the invasion of the Russian Federation 'and the word" period' shall be replaced by the word "introduction '.

14. In Paragraph 6 (8), the second sentence is replaced by the following: "In addition to the application for a visa under the first sentence for the reason set out in Paragraph 33 (1) (a) of the Aliens' residence law in the Czech Republic, the alien is required to submit proof of the accommodation provided for in paragraph 1. The proof of accommodation referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be submitted by the alien prior to the granting of the long-stay visa in accordance with the first sentence for the reason provided for in Section 33 (3) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, otherwise the visa shall not be granted."

15. in Article 6 (10), the words "and Article 6a (4) shall apply" shall be added at the end of the third sentence.

16. In Article 6, the following paragraph 15 is added:

"(15) Data relating to the temporary protection procedure shall be recorded in paper, electronic form or in a way combining both forms. The recorded data shall be kept in paper form for a period of 5 years from the date of termination or non-temporary protection. ';

17. in Article 6, the following paragraph 16 is added:

"(16) If an alien who, in the period from 24 February 2022, has been granted a visa in connection with an armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine due to an invasion of Russian Federation troops to reside for more than 90 days for the purpose of suffering residence in the territory of the Czech Republic pursuant to § 33 (1) (a) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, who does not qualify for temporary protection in the context of an armed conflict in the territory of the Czech Republic, or pursuant to § 33 (3) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, he shall stay in the territory without a valid travel document and prove that he cannot obtain a travel document with the competent authorities of origin for reasons of his own accord, at the request of the Ministry of Interior. This does not apply if local conditions do not allow for the issue of a travel card. The stranger is obliged to present a photograph."

18. In the first sentence of Paragraph 6b (2), the words "only once 'shall be inserted after the word" only once', the words "consecutive 'shall be inserted after the word" day'.

19. Paragraph 6b (5) reads:

"(5) If a person refuses the accommodation allocated or leaves the accommodation for no serious reason, he shall be regarded as having exhausted the maximum accommodation period. If a person is not present at the place of accommodation for more than 10 days consecutive without informing the operator, the accommodation shall be left. The person shall be obliged to inform the operator in writing before leaving the accommodation. In the absence of the person, the operator shall also be obliged to communicate a change in the duration of the absence. ';

20. in Paragraph 6b (6), at the end of point (b), the word "a" is replaced by a comma.

21. In Article 6b (6), the words "immediately after leaving the accommodation provided or from the moment the fiction of leaving the accommodation is applied" shall be added at the end of the text in point (c).

22. In Paragraph 6b, at the end of paragraph 6, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (d) and (e) are added:

"(d) record the time of absence of the person at the place of accommodation immediately after his departure; and

(e) in the case of an object, indicate whether it is a building of accommodation. ';

23. In the second sentence of Paragraph 7 (2), "150" is replaced by "90" and at the end of the last sentence, the words "and 1 person caring for this person" are added.

24. in Article 7b (1), the words "extended or" shall be inserted after the word "at the same time," the words "2022 or 2023" shall be replaced by the words "previous calendar year" and the number "3" shall be replaced by "4."

25. in Sections 7b (1) and (2), 7b (8), first and second sentences, 7c (1) and 7g (1), "2024" is replaced by "the current calendar year."

26. In Article 7b, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1:

"(2) In the case of a new decision of the Council of the European Union on the introduction of temporary protection, if the alien was in the territory of the Czech Republic on the date of entry into force of this Decision on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic and covered by it, paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. ';

Paragraphs 2 to 8 shall be renumbered paragraphs 3 to 9.

27. in the last sentence of Article 7b (4), the word "workplace" is replaced by the words "office address of the Ministry of Interior."

28. in Paragraph 7b (6):

"(6) If there has been a change in the place of residence in the Czech Republic since the date of the last marking of the visa sticker, which has not been notified in accordance with the procedure laid down in § 6 (10), or if his place of residence is determined in accordance with § 6a (4), the alien shall be obliged to provide proof of residence in accordance with § 6 (1) upon arrival of the visa sticker; if the alien does not submit a proof of accommodation in accordance with § 6 (1), the visa sticker shall not be indicated. '.

29. in Article 7b (8), the words "designated place of work" are replaced by the words "address of designated place of work of the Ministry of Interior."

30. in the second sentence of Article 7b (9), "5 or 6" is replaced by "6 or 7."

31. in Article 7d, the following paragraph 3 is added:

"(3) A foreigner who has enjoyed temporary protection in another Member State of the European Union, or a foreigner who has resided in the territory of the European Union on the basis of a residence permit issued by the Czech Republic or another Member State of the European Union for a period of more than 90 days, has, at the date of granting temporary protection by the Czech Republic for the purposes of this Act, a law on measures in the field of employment and social security in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine resulting from the invasion of Russian Federation troops and in matters of residence in the Czech Republic, a legal status as an alien to whom temporary protection was granted six months ago. The period during which an alien has enjoyed temporary protection granted by another Member State of the European Union shall not be considered as a period of residence in the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection."

32. in Paragraph 7e (1), "2025" is replaced by "each subsequent calendar year, if the Council of the European Union decision referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) is effective."

33. in Article 7f (1):

"(1) If an effective decision of the Council of the European Union is taken pursuant to Paragraph 1 (1) (a), a residence visa shall be issued for a stay of more than 90 days for the purpose of maintaining residence in the territory of the Czech Republic pursuant to § 33 (1) (a) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, which does not entitle them to stay for temporary protection or pursuant to § 33 (3) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, in connection with an armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine resulting from the invasion of Russian Federation troops with effect until 31 March of the following calendar year. '

34. in Article 7g (1), the words "and 3" shall be deleted;

35. in the second sentence of Paragraph 7g (2), "3" is replaced by "4."

36. in Article 7g (3), the words "and the obligation to appear on the visa sticker shall cease" shall be deleted.

37. After § 7n, the following § 7o to 7y is inserted:

„§ 7o

Special long-term residence

(1) Special long-term residence is a long-term residence permit pursuant to § 17 (c) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic.

(2) The special long-term residence of a stranger shall be acquired by taking the residence permit. A special long-term stay entitles foreigners to stay in the Czech Republic for 5 years.

(3) There is no legal claim to a special long-term stay.

(4) In matters of special long-term residence not regulated by this law, the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic is followed.

(5) Parts of the Second and Third Administrative Regulations shall not apply to the procedure for obtaining a special long-term residence.

§ 7p

Expression of interest in special long-term residence

(1) An alien aged over 18 who resides on the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic and is interested in a special long-term stay is obliged to express this interest towards the Ministry of Interior via an electronic form published on the website of the Ministry of Interior. The expression of interest in a specific long-term stay (hereinafter referred to as "expression of interest ') shall be made using an electronic identification device issued under a qualified electronic identification system; no other procedure shall be taken into account. For a child under 18 years of age, a statement of interest shall be made by his legal representative or any other person entitled to act for that child. The expression of interest is completed by sending a certificate from the Ministry of Interior of acceptance of the expression of interest to the e-mail address indicated by the alien in the electronic form. An expression of interest may form part of a registration to extend temporary protection. The expression of interest shall be valid for a period of 1 year from the date of transmission of the acknowledgement of acceptance of the expression of interest. The alien may cancel the expression of interest during the period for expressing interest.

(2) The expression of interest shall be made by both spouses living in the common household, each of whom shall be required to indicate the other in the electronic form. A stranger or 1 of the spouses performing an expression of interest is also obliged to express interest for children under 18 years of age living with him in the common household and residing in the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic. Furthermore, an alien is entitled to include in the electronic form an uninsured adult child under the Act on State Social Support or a family member pursuant to § 42a (1) (d) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic; the condition of loneliness does not apply. Unprovided adult child under the Act on State Social Support and family member under § 42a (1) (d) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic may indicate in the electronic form a family member with whom they will be assessed together; If the electronic form indicates a family member with whom they will be assessed together, the expression of interest of an uninsured adult child under the Act on State Social Support or a family member under Paragraph 42a (1) (d) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic shall be valid only if the family member with whom they will be assessed together has also indicated them in the electronic form. If at least 1 other person is mentioned next to a stranger, this is a common expression of interest and these persons will be assessed together.

(3) If the alien has failed to fulfil the obligation to express interest jointly, the registration of interest shall cease, even retroactively, on the day following the end of the period for expressing interest determined in accordance with paragraph 6.

(4) By expressing an interest, the alien agrees that the Ministry of the Interior should collect the data referred to in § 7r to his or her person and persons under the age of 18 for whom he expresses an interest in a special long-term residence.

(5) The Ministry of the Interior shall keep a non-public list of persons who have expressed an interest in a special long-term stay (hereinafter referred to as "the list of candidates") indicating the possibility of making a registration for a special long-term stay (hereinafter referred to as "the residence registration").

(6) The Government provides for a period of time by regulation to express its interest.

§ 7q

Labelling of persons

(1) The Ministry of the Interior shall indicate in the list of candidates a stranger who has been granted temporary protection under this Act and who, at the date applicable to the fulfilment of the conditions for registration for residence (hereinafter referred to as "the applicable date")

a) holds a valid travel document pursuant to § 108 (1) (a) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic;

(b) it has remained in the territory of the Czech Republic continuously on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic for at least 2 years; the condition of 2 years does not apply if persons mentioned in a common statement of interest (hereinafter referred to as "registered persons') are under 18 years of age,

(c) according to the data transmitted to the Ministry of the Interior pursuant to § 7r, it is continuously registered for at least 2 years with public health insurance and does not have arrears for public health insurance; the condition of 2 years does not apply if it is a jointly registered person under the age of 18;

(d) has, according to the data transmitted to the Ministry of Interior pursuant to § 7r, an annual aggregate income for the period laid down by the Government Decree at least at the level laid down by the Government Decree;

(e) for the period laid down in the Decree of the Government, according to the data transmitted to the Ministry of the Interior under § 7r, he has not been receiving a humanitarian benefit;

f) According to the data transmitted to the Ministry of the Interior pursuant to § 7r is a tax payer on income of individuals with income

1. the dependent activity, the independent activity, the income from capital assets, the income from or with other income and its taxable income for the tax period laid down by the Government Decree is at least at the level laid down by the Government Decree;

2. the separate flat-rate activity in the band provided for by the Government Regulation, its income tax on natural persons for that tax period is equal to the flat-rate tax and the amount which is considered to be income is equal to that laid down by the Government Regulation; in determining the amount to be considered as income, the government shall be based on the fixed margin of the flat-rate scheme;

g) has a registered place of residence in the Czech Republic and is not a place of residence according to § 6a (4); and

h) if he is the person who reached the sixth to fourteenth years of age in the immediately preceding school year, he is according to the data transmitted to the Ministry of Interior by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports pursuant to § 5b of Act No. 67 / 2022 Coll.

1. a pupil of a school registered in the school register and of the school establishments in which he carries out compulsory schooling; or

2. educated under § 42 of the Education Act, if it is a person with a deep mental disability.

(2) For jointly registered persons, the annual aggregate income referred to in paragraph 1 (d) and the amounts referred to in paragraph 1 (f) shall be calculated jointly for all jointly registered persons.

(3) Where one of the jointly registered persons does not comply with the conditions of registration for residence referred to in paragraph 1, the conditions of registration for residence have not been fulfilled by any of the registered persons.

(4) The Government shall determine by regulation the period of registration for residence and the relevant date for compliance with the conditions for registration for residence referred to in paragraph 1.

§ 7r

Data sources

(1) The Ministry of the Interior, for the purpose of marking the data referred to in Section 7q (1), the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the administrator of the registry of all public health insurance insurers, shall send to the Ministry of Finance and the registry of all insured persons who, at the relevant date, fulfil the condition laid down in Section 7q (1) (b), and to jointly registered persons under 18 years of age residing in the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic.

(2) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs shall, at the request of the Ministry of the Interior, send to the Ministry of the Interior an indication of whether the alien has received a humanitarian benefit at the relevant date for the period prescribed by the Government's regulation and an indication of his annual total income, unless it is income from a separate activity; annual total income of a stranger means the sum of the assessment bases of the insured person per calendar year according to the Czech Social Security Administration records.

(3) At the request of the Ministry of the Interior, the General Financial Directorate sends to the Ministry of the Interior an indication of the income tax base of individuals at the relevant date, if they are individuals resident in the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic, with income from a separate activity, income from capital goods, income from rental or other income; Furthermore, it shall send an indication of whether the taxpayer with income from a separate activity is equal to the flat-rate tax and the designation by the taxpayer of the selected margin of the flat-rate scheme.

(4) The administrator of the register of all public health insurance insurers shall evaluate compliance with the condition of continuous entry to public health insurance for at least 2 years in accordance with § 7q (1) (c) at the relevant date and shall transmit the details of the alien to the health insurance undertaking with which the stranger is insured (hereinafter referred to as the relevant health insurance undertaking).

(5) The relevant health insurance undertaking shall verify compliance with the 24-hour public health insurance condition for at least 2 years in accordance with § 7q (1) (c) and shall supplement the details of whether the alien has or does not have outstanding health insurance premiums at the relevant date.

(6) The relevant health insurance companies shall send completed data on foreigners in accordance with paragraph 5 to the Ministry of the Interior.

§ 7s

Registration of residence

(1) The registration for residence is carried out by a stranger over 18 years of age who resides on the territory of the Czech Republic on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic and is indicated in the list of candidates referred to in § 7q (1) by means of an electronic form published on the website of the Ministry of Interior. The residence registration shall be carried out by an alien using an electronic identification device issued under a qualified electronic identification system; no other procedure shall be taken into account. The stranger is obliged to provide information under Section 54 of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic.

(2) A stranger who makes a registration for a residence must, together with his registration for a residence, make a registration for a residence for a registered person. Where a foreigner makes a joint registration for residence with an uninsured adult child, he shall accompany the electronic form referred to in paragraph 1 with an electronic copy of the evidence of the insecurity of the aged child and of the document proving family ties between the registered persons.

(3) Part of the residence registration is the sending of registration certificates to the e-mail address indicated by the stranger in the electronic form. The registration certificate for residence includes the date and address of the Ministry of Interior, where the alien and the registered persons are to arrive to obtain biometric data.

(4) Information contained in the list of candidates shall not be provided under the Freedom of Information Act. The Ministry of the Interior shall make available to foreigners the details of whether the individual conditions for registration in accordance with Section 7q (1) have been met or not met by the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with the data relating to the person and to persons jointly registered under 18 years of age. The Ministry of the Interior shall make this information available only to an alien who has failed to fulfil the condition under Paragraph 7q (1) (b). Where the alien considers that the information in the list of candidates is incorrect, he shall only refer to the person who submitted the information to the list of candidates.

§ 7t

Recruitment of residence permit

(1) For the purpose of issuing a residence permit, the alien is obliged to accept the acquisition of current biometric data.

(2) Prior to the acquisition of biometric data, foreigners and jointly registered persons are personally required to:

(a) submit a travel document;

(b) provide proof of the insecurity of an adult child, if there is an uninsured adult among the registered persons;

(c) provide evidence of family ties between jointly registered persons; and

(d) pay an administrative fee equal to the administrative fee for receipt of an application for a residence permit.

(3) If there is an alien among the jointly registered persons pursuant to § 7q (1) (h) and the Ministry of the Interior has not obtained data on his school attendance from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports pursuant to § 5b of the Act on measures in the field of education in connection with armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian Federation troops, the alien shall, at the request of the Ministry of Interior, be required to demonstrate the fulfilment or fulfilment of compulsory schooling or the decision to postpone compulsory schooling.

(4) The documents referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be presented by the alien in the form of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic. An officially certified translation into the Czech language is not required.

(5) No later than the receipt of a residence permit by a stranger, the Ministry of the Interior shall verify that the registration for all persons registered together has been carried out and that the alien and the persons registered together have been registered together

(a) stay on the territory of the Czech Republic on a temporary basis on the basis of the protection granted by the Czech Republic from the relevant date;

(b) are not listed in the Schengen Information System as the person to whom entry or residence is to be refused or in the register of undesirable persons;

(c) satisfy the condition of criminal preservation under Section 174 of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic; This does not apply if it is a stranger under 15 years old, and

(d) on the basis of information or opinion of the Police of the Czech Republic or the intelligence services of the Czech Republic, they are not a danger to public policy or national security.

(6) Where an obstacle as referred to in paragraph 5 is detected prior to the acquisition of biometric data, the Ministry of the Interior shall cancel the date of acquisition of biometric data by aliens and jointly registered persons; The Ministry of the Interior shall notify the alien of the cancellation of the deadline and of the obstacle identified under paragraph 5 to his e-mail address. By cancelling the date for the acquisition of biometric data, the registration shall cease to exist and the registered persons together shall cease.

(7) Where a failure to comply with one of the obligations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 is detected on the spot, the Ministry of the Interior shall set 1 replacement term for the acquisition of biometric data by foreigners and jointly registered persons.

(8) If, during the period of registration for residence, the alien has not completed any of the obligations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, or if a barrier has been detected in accordance with paragraph 5 on the place of purchase of biometric data or prior to the receipt of a residence permit, the Ministry of the Interior shall inform the stranger on the spot and shall not provide biometric data to the stranger or any of the persons jointly registered by him or the residence permit. The residence registration shall cease on that date.

(9) In order to obtain a residence permit, the Ministry of the Interior shall establish a common term for foreigners and persons registered together; a residence permit shall be issued to a stranger and to jointly registered persons at the same time.

Specific provisions

§ 7u

(1) The application for temporary protection of a stranger holding or holding a licence for a special long stay is unacceptable; Article 5 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis for the procedure of the Ministry of Interior or Police of the Czech Republic. The first sentence does not apply if a special long-term stay has been cancelled.

(2) If a jointly registered person has remained on the territory of the Czech Republic at the relevant date on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic but no longer fulfils this condition, his repeated application for temporary protection shall be deemed to be a residence registration if the other persons jointly registered are holders of a licence for a special long stay. If the person does not meet the first conditions for registration in accordance with the sentence for residence registration or for the acquisition of biometric data under this Act, the Ministry of the Interior shall continue the temporary protection procedure. The documents referred to in § 7t (2) (b) and (d) and § 7t (3) shall be submitted on request by the alien.

(3) If a stranger has died before taking the residence permit, expression of interest or registration to reside on the day of his death.

(4) If a jointly registered person has died before taking the residence permit, the Ministry of the Interior shall remove from the joint registration for residence the data referred to in § 7q (1) to that person and re-indicate whether the other jointly registered persons fulfil the conditions under § 7q (1) (d) and (f). If the registered persons no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 7q (1) (d) and (f), the residence registration shall cease.

(5) If foreigners are born before taking the residence permit, the Ministry of the Interior will add the child to the joint registration and reindicate whether the registered persons together meet the conditions set out in § 7q (1) (d) and (f). If the registered persons no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 7q (1) (d) and (f), the residence registration shall cease.

§ 7v

The provisions of the Act on the registration of residents governing the allocation of birth numbers to foreigners shall not apply in the case of a licence holder for a special long-term residence.

§ 7w

(1) The provisions of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic on the purpose of residence do not apply.

(2) The holder of a licence for a special long-stay stay is not entitled to apply for another type of long-stay permit under the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic; This does not apply if there is an application for a long-term residence permit for family co-existence in the Czech Republic, studies in the Czech Republic, scientific research or a request for a blue card.

(3) By issuing another residence permit under the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, the validity of a special long-term residence is no longer valid.

(4) The holder of a licence for a special long-term residence is not required to have an adaptive integration course.

(5) The Ministry of the Interior will not extend the validity of a special long-term residence if the holder of a licence for a special long-term residence outside the territory of the European Union has been resident continuously for more than 12 months and this residence has not been justified by serious reasons, in particular pregnancy and birth of the child, serious illness, study or professional training or expatriation.

(6) For the purposes of permanent residence under Section 68 of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, the period of residence on the basis of temporary protection granted by the Czech Republic until the period of residence shall be counted as one half under Section 68 (2) (d) (1) of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic.

Specific rules on the acquisition of citizenship

§ 7x

(1) In order to protect the security and foreign political interests of the Czech Republic in the context of an armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of the Russian Federation, citizenship of the Czech Republic may be granted to a natural person who, at the date of the application for citizenship of the Czech Republic, was a national citizen of the Russian Federation, provided that he provides evidence of the loss of citizenship of the Russian Federation.

(2) Paragraph 1 shall not apply:

(a) if the person to be granted citizenship of the Czech Republic is an asylum seeker;

(b) in the case of a request under Section 16 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic,

(c) in the case of a request under Section 28 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic.

(3) The Ministry of the Interior, in the application procedure in case of compliance with the conditions laid down in Sections 13 and 14 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic, shall issue to the applicant, in accordance with paragraph 1, a promise to grant citizenship of the Czech Republic, invite the applicant to provide evidence of the expiry of the citizenship of the Russian Federation and suspend the procedure. If the applicant fails to provide proof within the prescribed time limit, the Ministry of the Interior shall suspend the proceedings.

(4) The citizenship of the Czech Republic will be acquired on the basis of a declaration by a person who, at the date of the declaration of acquisition of citizenship of the Czech Republic, was a national citizen of the Russian Federation, provided that he provides evidence of the loss of citizenship of the Russian Federation. When verifying compliance with the conditions for acquisition of citizenship of the Czech Republic, administrative authorities shall proceed by a declaration mutatis mutandis in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 (a) and 3.

§ 7y

(1) The procedure for an application for citizenship of the Czech Republic, submitted by a citizen of the Russian Federation or submitted as a national of the Russian Federation over 15 years of age, shall be suspended on the day following the date on which the application is received by the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 (1) of the Act on citizenship of the Czech Republic.

(2) The procedure interrupted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be continued on the day following the date of expiry of the provisions of Section 2 of this Law.

(3) In a joint application procedure pursuant to Section 18 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic, suspended pursuant to paragraph 1, in which a person who is not a State citizen of the Russian Federation is a party to the proceedings, the Ministry of the Interior shall, by way of a resolution, exclude the application concerning that person from the joint proceedings and decide on it separately.

(4) Paragraph 1 shall not apply:

(a) if the person to be granted citizenship of the Czech Republic is an asylum seeker;

(b) in the case of a request under Section 16 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic,

(c) in the case of a special application under Section 28 of the Act on Citizenship of the Czech Republic.

(5) The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 (a) shall apply mutatis mutandis in proceedings concerning the declaration of acquisition of citizenship of the Czech Republic made by a national of the Russian Federation or as a citizen of the Russian Federation over 15 years of age. ';

38. Paragraph 9 (2) is deleted and paragraph 1 is deleted.

Čl. II

Transitional provision

The provisions of § 7x and 7y of Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., as effective from the date of entry into force of this Act, shall also apply to applications for citizenship of the Czech Republic submitted until the date of entry into force of this Act, unless they have been decided on under § 24 paragraph 1 of the Act on citizenship of the Czech Republic.

ČÁST DRUHÁ

Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure

Čl. III

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1. In Article 17 (1) (d), the words "illegal activities for outside power 'shall be inserted after the words" information'.

2. In Article 88 (1), the words "illegal activity for foreign power under Article 318a of the Penal Code 'shall be inserted after the words" § 258 of the Penal Code'.

ČÁST TŘETÍ

Amendment of the Asylum Act

Čl. IV

Act No. 10 / 2011, Act No. 10 / 2011, Act No. 10 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 15 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act.

1. in Article 18 (e), the words "or the date referred to in Article 18a (1)" shall be deleted;

2. in 18a paragraph 1 shall be deleted;

Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be renumbered paragraphs 1 and 2.

3. In Paragraph 32 (3), the last sentence is deleted.

4. In § 73, at the end of paragraph 6, the words "the Regional Court in Prague" are deleted.

ČÁST ČTVRTÁ

Amendment of the Act on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic

Čl. V

Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 100, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 100 / 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 100, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, No. 2011, Act No. 2011, Act No. 2011, No. 2011, Act No. 2011, No.

1. In Paragraph 66, the following paragraph 3 is added:

"(3) Furthermore, a permanent residence permit shall be issued on request by a foreigner whose previous permanent residence permit has expired pursuant to Paragraph 173a if the registration of a stranger has been removed from the national penalty list under the law of the European Union or the withdrawal from the European Union's sanctions list on the basis of a decision of the competent authority of the European Union, unless a period of 3 years has elapsed since the entry of the alien on the penalty list. '

Citation	Act No. 24 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended, and other related laws
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	10.02.2025
Effective from	11.02.2025
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Act No. 24 / 2025 Coll.

Law amending Act No. 65 / 2022 Coll., on certain measures relating to armed conflict in Ukraine caused by the invasion of Russian troops, as amended, and other related laws

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