Dealing with Czech bureaucracy
Twenty years ago this year, communism came to an end in the Czech Republic following the so-called ‘Velvet Revolution’ of November 1989. In 1999, this former member of the Soviet Warsaw Pact became a...
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Image taken from http://www.a-cesky-krumlov.com/guide#h4 assuming fair use. Please contact me if in breach of copyright One of the things I was warned about before accepting an invitation to become...
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Schengen Visa - Image in public domain via Wikimedia As I feared, Anna has suffered the same fate as Karen. Despite going in person to the Foreign Police three times this past week, accompanied by a...
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Temporary Residence - forever! I blogged previously on 11th March, regarding our ongoing battle with Czech bureaucracy in seeking to obtain our residency permit with respective social security numbers...
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The power of blogging © Marco Rullkoetter I started this blog, mainly as a way to keep friends and family up-to-date with what my new life in Prague is like. It also has proved to be quite therapeutic...
View ArticleTEFL Teachers – Caledonian School and Broken Promises
Caledonian School © Ricky Yates Longstanding readers of my blog will remember that, back in May, I wrote about Karen and Anna, two American TEFL teachers from my congregation who were forced to leave...
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Povolení k prechodnému pobytu v CR - Temporary residence in the Czech Republic that is neomezený - unlimited or forever but NOT permanent! © Ricky Yates This week, my blog is two years old. But having...
View ArticleMy latest run-in with Czech bureaucracy
Our Lady before the Tyn Church, Prague © Ricky Yates Today I had yet another Kafkaesque experience. Ever since coming to live and work in the Czech Republic, I have been driving my car here on the...
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Temporary Residence – forever! A few months after arriving in the Czech Republic, Sybille and I, aided by an agency, successfully registered with the Czech Foreign Police. Our respective passports were...
View ArticleI have been granted permanent residency in the Czech Republic
Certificate of Permanent Residence © Ricky Yates As I wrote in my earlier blog post entitled, ‘Czech bureaucracy – yet again‘, on Monday 30th October 2017, I submitted my application for permanent...
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