In this section of the Prague for All website, you will find an overview of essential contacts, including addresses, email addresses, websites, and descriptions of the activities of the respective organisations or government institutions.

• Integration Centre Prague
• Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organisations
• Free Interpreting and Accompaniment
• List of Intercultural Professionals and Community Interpreters
• Migrant Organisations
• House of National Minorities – Prague
• Prague City Hall
• City Districts Offices
• Police of the Czech Republic – Foreign Police Service
• Ministry of the Interior of the CR, Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Integration Centre Prague

If you are a migrant living in the City of Prague and need advice, are looking for a Czech language course or another type of course, would like to get involved, or wish to attend one of our cultural, community or sporting events, contact the Prague Integration Centre (ICP). In this section, you will find a list of ICP branches, an overview of the free services they offer, and an introduction to the Praguer mobile app.

The Prague Integration Centre was established by the City of Prague with the aim of providing comprehensive and systematic support for the integration of migrants. The Centre operates under the slogan “A Metropolis for All”, which reflects one of its key objectives: to create conditions in the City of Prague that enable migrants living here to feel like full-fledged members of the metropolitan community and to actively participate in its public life.

Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organisations

In Prague, you will also find other non-profit organisations offering social, legal and psychosocial counselling, as well as Czech language classes and other educational and vocational courses. You can take part in their cultural and community activities and meet other migrants and Czechs living in Prague. You can also get involved in volunteering and activities that help foster better relations among all Prague residents. Their events are open to anyone living in Prague who is interested in meeting new people or discovering new cultures.

We have put together a list of non-governmental non-profit organisations (NGOs), including up-to-date contact details and a brief overview of the services they offer. We update this list regularly in cooperation with the organisations.

Free Interpreting and Accompaniment

In this section of the Prague for All website, you will find contacts that are useful if you as a foreign national in Prague need to arrange interpretation or help with appointments at public authorities, schools, healthcare facilities, or anywhere else – wherever communication can be difficult, not only because of language but also because of cultural differences.

List of Intercultural Professionals

In this section of the Prague for All website, you will find contacts for specific intercultural workers who can help with interpreting into English, Arabic, Chinese, Georgian, Italian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Intercultural workers are available at the Integration Centre Prague and at other non-profit organisations in Prague.

Migrant Organisations

Staying in touch with people from your home country, making new friends, and helping each other out matters a lot, especially when you first arrive in a new country. Migrants who have lived in the Czech Republic for a long time often found their own associations and clubs, which give them a place to meet, share memories of their home country, organise cultural events, and show their Czech fellow citizens the beauty of their culture.

House of National Minorities – Prague

The House of National Minorities (HNM) was ceremonially opened to minorities and the general public in Prague on 21 June 2007. It is a place that serves primarily the needs of national minority organisations, but also those of public administration bodies and non-governmental organisations.

The main aim of the HNM is to meet the social, cultural, and educational needs of national minorities. Most of its events are open to anyone from the public who is interested. Great emphasis is also placed on cultural and educational activities for children and young people, as an effective way of preventing xenophobia and racism. If you would like to know which national minority organisations are based here and how Prague supports them, you can visit the website prahanarodnostni.eu.

Prague City Hall

Prague City Hall is a public administration authority whose work focuses primarily on providing services to the residents of the City of Prague.

Within City Hall, integration is handled by the Department of National Minorities and Foreigners, which is part of the Department of Culture and Tourism. The department coordinates the implementation of activities and measures related to the integration of foreigners, as set out in the Policy of the City of Prague for the Integration of Foreigners.

City District Offices

In this section, you will learn how Prague is administratively divided. You will find information about the organisation and functioning of the individual city districts, including their governing bodies, who is in charge, what their responsibilities are, and whom to contact if you need assistance. Each city district has its own profile, providing an overview of its integration activities, along with useful contact details and links to its website. Many of these websites also offer information in other languages, such as English, Russian and Vietnamese.

Foreign nationals’ residence matters in the Czech Republic are handled by two departments of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (MoI). Upon entering the Czech Republic, you will first come into contact with the Foreign Police Service. Throughout your stay in the country, you will then deal with the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP).

More information about which matters are handled by the Foreign Police Service and which by the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP) is available here.

Police of the Czech Republic – Foreign Police Service

You must report to the Foreign Police within three days of your first arrival in the Czech Republic and register your place of residence, unless this is done on your behalf by your accommodation provider. You can also apply here for an official invitation for a family member or friend visiting you. The Foreign Police Service also carries out residence checks and takes action in cases where the conditions of stay in the Czech Republic are not met.

Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (MoI) – Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP)

The Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP) – Foreign Nationals’ Residence Unit (OPC) is responsible for matters relating to long-term visas, long-term and permanent residence permits for foreign nationals in the Czech Republic, temporary residence permits for EU citizens and their family members, biometric residence cards, and other related matters.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFA)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic is responsible for issuing short-term visas to foreign nationals who want to travel to the Czech Republic.