Cancellation of Information about a Foreigner’s Reported Place of Residence

If you provide accommodation to foreigners, in justified cases you have a right to file for cancellation of information about their reported place of residence.

Under what conditions can you file for cancellation?

  • You can file for cancellation if you own the property or you are authorised to use it.
  • The foreigners’ right to use the property has ceased to exist and, at the same time, they no longer use it or part thereof.
  • You must provide reasons for the filing.

How to file for cancellation?

  1. Fill in a corresponding form.
  2. File the form in person, send it by post, Data Box or by e-mail with an advanced electronic signature. You can use the Ministry of the Interior’s Mail Room for the filing, or you can submit the form at a Department of Asylum and Migration Policy office according to the address of the property where accommodation was provided.
  3. Upon filing, you must pay an administrative fee of 100 CZK per person in the form of stamps. Attach the stamps to the filing. If you send the filing by Data Box, you will be prompted to pay the administrative fee via a bank transfer.

How does the Ministry of the Interior proceed?

The filing will be processed in administrative proceedings. The accommodation providers and the affected citizens are parties to the proceedings. The decision on the filing will be subsequently served to the accommodation providers as well as the affected citizens.

In the case of persons with a long-term visa or a long-term residence permit (including, for example, employee and blue cards), filing for cancellation of information about a reported place of residence is a reason for revocation of the residence permit.

How do you find out who is reported to reside in your property?

Foreigners staying in the Czech Republic are required by law to report a change of address. When foreigners report a new address, their old address is automatically cancelled and, therefore in this case, there is no need to file for cancellation of information about a reported place of residence.

If a lease agreement is closed or a proof of accommodation is issued for a determined period of time which has already expired, the foreigner’s information about a reported place of residence is not automatically cancelled. If you do not wish the foreigner to be registered under the address any more, file for cancellation of this information.

If, as accommodation provider, you are not sure who has reported the property you own or use as their place of residence, you can request a list of such persons from the Ministry of the Interior. You can submit the request in person, send it by post, Data Box or by e-mail with an advanced electronic signature.