Arranging Your Arrival & Stay: Health Insurance, Visa ****************************************************************************************** * Residence Permit & Visa ****************************************************************************************** EU or EFTA students are legally obliged to register with the police in the place of their territory of the EU within 30 days of their arrival in the country if their intended stay than 30 days (§ 93, Law no. 326/1999). To register, a student must first fill in a registr State Border Crossing Report (Hraniční průvodka) [ URL "http://www.mvcr.cz/rady/formulare/ pruvodka.pdf"] Registration Card [ URL "http://www.mvcr.cz/rady/formulare/cizinci/prihlas.gif"] When registering with the Immigration Police, students must present the two completed form document, evidence of health insurance (European Health Insurance Card) and 1 photograph. In Prague students shall register at this address: Cizinecké oddělení policie ČR [CR Immigration Police Office], Koněvova 32, Praha 3, "Flore + bus No. 133, 207 (Černínova stop) Phone:+420 974 820 409; Fax: +420 974 820 407; e-mail: ocppraha@mvcr.cz Office hours: • Monday: 7:30 - 17:00 • Tuesday: 7:00 - 14:00 • Wednesday: 7:30 - 17:00 • Thursday: 7:00 - 14:00 Information line: 974.841.356, 974.841.357 + e-mail: infoscpp@mvcr.cz [ URL "mailto:infosc EU students are entitled (but not obliged) to apply for a short-term residence permit, eit embassy in their home country or at an immigration police office in the CR (but the Immigr recommend that students apply on the territory of the CR). Students who obtain this short- permit are issued with a special card (known as a European Card) which officially states a Czech address and can therefore be used for many transactions in which official proof of C is necessary (opening a bank account, purchase of a mobile phone on a contract, getting an etc.) A short-term residence permit is issued for different periods depending on the purpo term residence, but for a maximum of 5 years. The authorities must deal with applications days from the date of application (when you apply on the territory of the Czech Republic, Students need to present: 1. A travel document 2. A document confirming the purpose of the stay (acceptance letter in Czech and English v 3. 2 photographs 4. Certificate of health insurance (translated into Czech) 5. Declaration by the student that he/she will not apply for welfare benefits [ URL "UKEN- Declaration.doc"] 6. Completed application form for short-term residence on the territory of the CR (purple All documents must not be older than 180 days, with the exception of travel documents, reg photographs of the foreigner if it corresponds to his/her present appearance. All foreign-language documents must be officially translated into Czech. Registration and short-term residence permits are free of charge. An acceptance letter in English and Czech will be issued for every student and sent on the address before their arrival and registration at any faculty, as will other necessary form Crossing Report, Registration Card). Note please, according to the law if a student wants to undertake paid work of any kind, r he or she must have a work permit. Residents of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are treated in the same way as Students from non-EU or non-EFTA countries who wish to stay in the Czech Republic for more have to apply for a visa: http://www.mvcr.cz/rady/cizinci/pokyny/english.html [ URL "http: rady/cizinci/pokyny/english.html"] . An application for the permit should be submitted to the Czech Embassy or Consulate in the country of origin in good time before arrival. Please be aware that the administration pro take 8 weeks. The price of the visa fee depends on country you come from. Even when you ha are legally obliged to register with the Police Foreign Department within 3 days of your a ****************************************************************************************** * Health Insurance & Medical Care ****************************************************************************************** Standard medical treatment is obtainable free of charge. The health care costs are carried Czech health insurance fund. To obtain treatment under the provisions of European regulati important to contact a medical institution (doctor, dentist, hospital), that has a contrac health insurance system (most of them have, but some institutions are purely private). Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), form E111 or Provisional certificate has to be attending physician. If you do not have either of these documents, the physician can insis In order for the doctor to ensure his or her own reimbursement from the contracting Czech fund, he or she will need to see your EHIC card, Provisional certificate, or E111 form, an information onto another specific internal form, known as "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificat The doctor will also need to check your ID document (passport, ID card, drivers license). The doctor will normally ask you to confirm your expected length of stay in the territory Republic and will advise you to choose one of Czech contracting health insurance funds [ U version1-HealthFunds.doc"] . You will confirm your choice and expected length of your stay above-mentioned "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement). If any medicines, laboratory tests, or any further examinations are prescribed, the doctor an appropriate number of copies of "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement). The be submitted to the pharmacy, laboratory or surgery. Please bear in mind, that your European health card insurance (or with the E111 form and P certificate) entitles you only to coverage of the costs of medical care in the Czech Repub doctors are instructed to try to ensure that you need not leave the country earlier than y result of medical problems. Other kinds of medically related care, e.g. non-urgent treatment, or medically assisted tr following serious illness or injury, are not covered, and for these eventualities we recom extra medical or commercial travel insurance with an insurance provider in your home count In case of medical need a temporary stay in the CR, visitors with the E 111, Provisional c the EHIC can go to the doctor/dentist/hospital directly with this document. If you are sta for a relatively long period (1 semester) you may – if you wish – make a direct agreement health insurance company, and register with it. As the registration document you will obta o registraci" (Certificate of Registration) which can be submitted to any doctor/dentist/a before getting treatment. Standard dental care is generally covered by the health insurance system. As in other EU c however, some forms of non-essential (cosmetic) treatment or higher quality materials requ payments. If you need treatment by a specialist, the general practitioner will refer you t cases visitors can go to a hospital with the E111/EHIC directly. In other cases the practi recommendation for admission to hospital. Transport to the hospital is covered by the insu is provided free of charge. In case of urgent medical transport or in case of treatment by the emergency service it is also necessary to present your EHIC/E111 or Provisional certif If the doctor decides to prescribe medicines, he or she will issue a prescription and shou a copy of "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement) as mentioned before. For some patient must make some financial contribution while some groups of drugs are free for the In the Czech republic, non-prescription drugs and medicines are sold only in pharmacies. T available at supermarkets, as in many West European countries. Pharmacies may be recognise prominent green cross-displayed over the shop-front. Many have staff who can speak English are used to offering advice to tourists (especially in the city centres). Health Funding in the Czech Republic Standard medical treatment is obtainable free of charge. The health care costs are carried Czech health insurance fund. There are compulsory prescription charges on some medications forms of dental treatment. These charges are not refundable. If you (by mistake or for any other reason) pay cash for medical treatment that is covered insurance company, you will have to apply for reimbursement at home since such costs are n within the CR. Students from outside non-EU countries are not covered by the EU’s E-111 form, and they th a valid international medical insurance plan, or they must expect to pay cash for all medi In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital or health clinic. If your medical problem isn't an emergency, Prague has several clinics that cater to Engli clients that can provide a network of services from basic examination to accompanying a pa hospital. Please note, however, that these are usually commercial operations that may char If you need to visit a general practitioner, gynaecologist or dentist, you can go to one o health centres: Studentský zdravotní ústav Praha Nemocnice na Homolce Hospital (f http://www.szup.cz/cz/foreigners.asp [ URL "http://www.szuhttp://www.homolka.cz/en/ [ URL foreigners.asp"] Phone:+420 257 272 144, Phone: +420 224 949 035 +420 257 272 146 Spálená 12 Praha 5, Roentgenova 2 110 00 Praha 1 Mediconet DC Mediscan - Chodov http://www.mediconet.cz/ [ URL "http://www.mediconet.cz/"]http://www.mediscan.cz/?page=39& Phone: +420 221 775 111 page=39&lang=eng"] V Celnici 5, 110 00 Praha 1 Phone: +420 267 090 811 – 14 (alternative entrance Na Poříčí 1040/10) Šustova 1930, 148 00 Praha 11 – (in the same building as Policli Metro line B, Station Náměstí Republiky Tram Number 3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 22, 24 Metro line C, Station Chodov Bus Number 115, 118, 122, 177, 1 ****************************************************************************************** * Getting to Prague, Hradec Králové & Pilsen ****************************************************************************************** Please note that three faculties of Charles University are located outside Prague: - the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove and the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove - and the Faculty of Medicine in Plzen To find your bus or train connections inside the Czech Republic please visit: http://idos. [ URL "http://idos.datis.cdrail.cz/"] (the National Information System of the public line passenger transport timetables) *========================================================================================= * Getting to Prague *========================================================================================= http://www.praha-mesto.cz [ URL "http://www.praha-mesto.cz"] Arriving by Air All international flights arrive at Prague Ruzyně Airport, approximately 20 km to the Nort city centre. You can get into town either by catching a city bus (No. 119, 179 go to the a catching the airport shuttle service. All minibus shuttle services to the airport are run private company called CEDAZ. You will see their white vans waiting outside the terminal. taxi service run by a company called Airport Cars FIX. There are four ways you can get fro the dormitory: 1.Take a taxi. This is undoubtedly the most comfortable way to travel, but also the most e for a taxi journey from the airport into town range from Kč 120 – Kč 870, depending on y destination. You will find a price list for the service offered by Airport Cars FIX by t stand in the airport lounge. If you do decide to use a taxi, make sure you get a written the cost of your journey from the company in the airport lounge before you set out, sinc the chance of the driver trying to overcharge you. 2.Hire a city shuttle van to take you direct to the dormitory. This is charged at a flat r for 1-4 people, or Kč 960 for 5 or more people, and is generally cheaper than taking a t it is also slower, since the van will have up to eight passengers, and will have to visi different addresses. Your address may be eighth in line. Write down the address of your show to the shuttle driver since communication may be difficult if you do not speak Czec 3.Take city bus No. 119 or the regular airport shuttle service to "Dejvická" metro station A; by the Hotel Diplomat). Then, after you get to Dejvická, take a taxi. This reduces th the taxi journey. To take a city bus (or any other public transport) you will need to bu ticket, and you must remember to validate the ticket by date-stamping it when you get on metro. To take an airport shuttle, you pay approx. Kč 90 directly to the driver. Taxi fa currently around Kč 25 per km. 4.Take city bus No. 100 – a special fast and frequent service - from the airport to the “Z station (yellow line B), from where you can get to central Prague quickly. 5.Use public transport. Instructions here will vary widely depending on which dorm you hav Please see your accommodation voucher. For general information on Prague Ruzyně airport, see the Czech Airport Authority website: "http://www.csl.cz"] , which includes full details of transport to the airport by city bus taxi (in English). Arriving by Train or Bus Most international trains arrive either at Prague Main Railway Station ("Hlavní nádraží") Railway Station ("Nádraží Holešovice") to the north of the city. Both stations are interco metro (red line C). International buses usually arrive at Florenc Bus Terminal (point of c lines B and C) or at a bus station “Želivského” (metro line A). *========================================================================================= * Getting to Hradec Králové *========================================================================================= http://www.hradeckralove.org/cz.html [ URL "http://www.hradeckralove.org/cz.html"] In most cases you will get to Hradec Králové via Prague. Arriving by Train International trains (EC, IC) arrive at two railway stations in Prague: 1.The Main Railway Station ("Hlavní nádraží") is situated in the centre of Prague and it i the metro stops (red line C). There are several direct trains departing for Hradec Králo from this railway station. 2.Holešovice Railway Station ("Nádraží Holešovice") that is linked with Main Railway Stati C. Arriving by Bus or Car There are numerous buses linking Prague with Hradec Králové. Most of them depart from Flor (metro line C and B) every 30 to 60 minutes. The journey takes less than 2 hours. If driving a car take the route No E67 (D11) from Prague to Hradec Králové (approx. 90 min the speed limits are 50 km/h in urban areas, 130 km/h on a highway and 90 km/h elsewhere. Králové, follow the signs to Brno and turn left at the first crossing with traffic lights the bridge over the Labe river; then turn right after 20 meters and continue 150 meters to Faculty of Pharmacy. *========================================================================================= * Getting to Pilsen (Plzeň) *========================================================================================= http://info.plzen-city.cz [ URL "http://info.plzen-city.cz"] The Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň (UWB) is located in Pilsen (Plzeň), the largest city in W and the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic. Pilsen lies about 78 km southwest of Pr international airport, and about 80 km from the German border. The easiest way to get to P Prague. If you decide to get to Pilsen by bus, there are links from Florenc Bus Terminal ( and B) approximately twice an hour. You can also get to Pilsen by train that goes from Pra Station ("Hlavní nádraží") every hour. All the connections take about 90 minutes.