Changing permanent residence
Registering costs CZK 50 and can be done on the spot. But watch the quiet follow-up: registering starts a 45-day clock, after which your ID card automatically stops being valid.
Start the guideVerified 22 September 20267 cited law paragraphs
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What this depends on
You'll need to know this about your plan
- What do you need to sort out?
- What's your relationship to the property?It decides what you must prove at the registration office.Only asked in some cases
- Will the owner or authorised person come to the registration office with you?When consent is confirmed in person before the registration office's staff, you don't need an officially certified confirmation.Only asked in some cases
Possible outcomes
How this can turn out
- You handle it at the registration office
You prove ownership or the right to use the flat, pay CZK 50, and you're registered. Just watch your ID card afterwards.
Municipal officeCZK 50 per person on one registration slip- Register at a new address
- I own the flat or house
- Bring the owner with you
When the authorised person confirms consent in person before the registration office's staff, you don't need an officially certified confirmation.
Municipal officeCZK 50 per person on one registration slip- Register at a new address
- I live at someone else's place
- Yes, they'll come with me
- You need certified consent
It's also possible without the owner at the registration office, but you must bring their officially certified written confirmation of consent.
Municipal officeCZK 50 per person on one registration slip, plus the signature certification- Register at a new address
- I live at someone else's place
- No, they won't
- You file a motion
Cancelling someone's permanent residence at your place is possible, but you must prove to the registration office that their right to use it has ended and they don't use the property.
Municipal officeCZK 100 per person- Cancel someone else's permanent residence at my place
Where this comes from
Primary sources, not a paraphrase
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