Resettling in Czech Republic

Temporary Accommodation

You can find temporary accommodation at these assistance points:

You can also find temporary accommodation on www.booking.com or www.airbnb.com.

Long Term Accommodation

Useful websites to rent an apartment in Prague (through an agency) are:

https://www.sreality.cz/
https://www.annonce.cz/reality.html#reality
https://reality.idnes.cz/
https://byznys.ihned.cz/reality/
http://www.homesweethome.cz/en/
http://www.happyhouserentals.com/
https://homerealestate.cz/
https://www.annonce.cz/reality.html#reality
https://reality.idnes.cz/
https://byznys.ihned.cz/reality/
http://www.homesweethome.cz/en/
http://www.happyhouserentals.com/
https://homerealestate.cz/

To find an apartment in Prague independently: https://www.bezrealitky.cz/.

It’s also possible to rent a flat directly from the owner through https://www.ulovdomov.cz/.

Long-term accommodation is defined as any place where you are staying for more than 30 days. If it is less than 30 days, this change should not be reported by you, the online registration by landlord is sufficient.

For long-term accommodation, Ukrainian citizens and all foreigners are required to report any change of address to the Ministry of the Interior within 30 days after moving. 

The process for reporting address changes is as follows:

• As a citizen of Ukraine, you can use the form below to report a change of residence in the Czech Republic. Send the completed form, including attachments, by post to the address of one of the workplaces of the Ministry of the Interior (not to the Regional Assistance Center). The offices of the Ministry of the Interior are overloaded, please do not visit them in person for this matter.

The manual form is available here (pdf, 225 kB). Form for electronic completion here (pdf, 879 kB).

Send it by registered post (doporučená pošta) to the respective Ministry of the Interior office (according to your new address):

• If you moved to Prague 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and Praha-Východ, Praha-Západ – MVČR OAMP Žukovského 888/2, 161 00, Praha 6
• If you moved to Prague 9 - MVČR OAMP Kolbenova 942/38a, 190 00, Praha 9-Vysočany
• If you moved to Prague 4, 5, 10 - MVČR OAMP Cigánkova 1861/2, 148 00, Praha 4 - Chodov
• for other regions please see the respective MVČR OAMP addresses HERE.

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Banking

For these banks: UniCredit Bank, Moneta Money Bank, Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB) and Raiffeisenbank: The only mandatory documentation needed to open an account is a Ukraine passport (no proof of residence permit or visa is required). 
 
For this bank: Česká spořitelna: If you have applied for Toleration Visa (účel strpění), you will only need your passport with a special long-stay visa for the purpose of tolerance.

For Komerční banka, if you have applied for Toleration Visa (účel strpění) or TPS, you will need to bring your passport with one of the following: 

1. a special long-stay visa for the purpose of tolerance
   
2. a border ticket with the stated address in the Czech Republic 
   
3. a confirmation of compliance with the obligation to report a place of residence by a foreigner in the Czech Republic
   

 
For this bank: Air Bank: Mandatory documents are passport or residence permit, plus one additional document: passport, driving license, residence permit or temporary residence certificate (no photo needed). Air Bank requires you to come with an accompanying person who speaks Czech. 
 
To open a bank account in Czech Republic you need to have Czech phone number (visit the Phone Services section of this page for information on how to get pre-paid sim card).

Exchanging UAH

To transfer e-money to cash, use ATMs belonging to well-known banks.

NOTE: Česká spořitelna and ČSOB does not charge a rate mark-up (DCC) or a withdrawal fee from their ATMs for cards issued by Ukrainian banks. However, the withdrawal fee may be charged by the bank that issued the card.

To transfer cash to cash, use exchange offices in Czech Republic. Always check the rates and reviews online. You can also return the exchange if you are not happy within an hour.

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