Foreigners agency specializes in providing assistance with the visa process, residency permits, nostrification (verification of school documents), document translation and other services. If interested, please contact Foreigners directly at pilsen@foreigners.cz. Students at FAMO in Pisek are entitled to a 10% discount!!!
PEXPATS provides complete support with Czech temporary and long-term visas, health insurance, housing, the verification of documents, recognition (‚nostrification‘) of foreign education and all you need to live the best life in the Czech Republic. Find PEXPATS.
FAMO recommends using one of the above services for the nostrification process (with statewide validity).
Visa, Insurance, Emergency
Students who need a visa for their stay in the Czech Republic, should apply for the visa immediately after acceptance to studies at FAMO. It may take several months to gain the long term visa for your stay. We recommend that you submit your visa application a minimum of 3 months before your expected arrival to FAMO in Písek.
Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic
http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/information-for-schools-and-students.aspx?q=Y2hudW09Mw%3D%3D
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/czech_missions_abroad/index.html
Applicants from non-EU countries should enquire about visa requirements at their local Czech Embassy or Consulate.
Contact the Czech Embassy in your country:
List of Czech Embassies
http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/czech_missions_abroad/index.html
The International Film Studies Department for will provide you all needed documents such as Confirmation of enrolment into studies, Confirmation of accommodation, etc.
INSURANCE
Please arrange your health insurance in your country before your arrival and make sure with the insurance office that your insurance is valid in the Czech Republic.
http://www.czech.cz/en/Life-Work/How-things-work-here/Health-service/Receiving-health-care
The company VZP offers health insurance for foreigners living in the Czech Republic.
EMERGENCY
In case of emergency in the Czech Republic please use the free phone numbers to find help:
- Medical emergency, Ambulance 155
- City Police 156
- Police of the Czech Republic 158
- Fire department 150
- Breakdown Service – Yellow Angels 1230
- Universal European emergency number 112
Recognition of academic qualifications
If you’d like to continue your studies with us in the Czech Republic it is necessary to obtain official documentation (nostrification) validating that your previously completed education, holds the same value as that provided in the Czech Republic. The process of recognition differs according to the level of education which you need to have recognized. If you’d like to study in our Bachelor Degree program, then you will have to have your high school studies formally validated (nostrified).
Nostrification documentation must be received as a part of a student’s application to study at FAMO, without which an applicant cannot be given the status of student. We strongly recommend that applicants apply for validation through the relevant Czech authorities (the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports). This validation is recognized statewide.
If a student does not seek statewide validation FAMO is able to validate previous studies which is only valid for FAMO itself. To do so the following must be a part of the application:
A verified copy (issued by a notary or at a Czech Point in the Czech Republic) of the relevant previous diploma. This must be translated to English or Czech by an official translator in the Czech Republic. Alternatively, the original diploma with translation can be brought physically to school to be copied at FAMO.
*Scans of the above documentation will suffice for the purpose of application until such time as the physical documentation is possible to submit to administrate staff at FAMO.
The official website of Ministry of Education provides all needed information regarding recognition of academic qualifications in the Czech Republic.
For more information regarding the nostrification (formal recognition) of high school certificates (for those interested in studying a Bachelor’s Degree) and the nostrification of Bachelor’s Degrees (for those interested in continuing their studies with a Master’s Degree) can be found at the following:
https://www.studyin.cz/plan-your-studies/recognition/
Foreigners.cz and PEXPATS are both agencys which assist foreign students to complete this process.
Useful links
VISIT PÍSEK
http://www.visitpisek.cz/en/pisek/1/
OFFICIAL TOURIST PORTAL IN PÍSEK
http://www.pisek.eu/en
VISIT SOUTH BOHEMIA
http://www.jiznicechy.cz/en-CZ/main-page.html
