Arranging Your Arrival & Stay http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-192.html ****************************************************************************************** * 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 90 days (§ 93, Law no. 326/1999). To register, a student must first fill in two forms faculty: 1. State Border Crossing Report [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-192-version1- StateCrossinBorder.jpg"] (Hraniční průvodka) 2. Registration Card [ URL "http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-192-version1-RegistrationCa When registering with the Immigration Police, students must present both completed forms, (passport) and 2 photographs. In Prague students can register (and apply for a short-term residence permit) at this addr oddělení policie ČR [CR Immigration Police Office] Sdružení 1, 140 00 Praha 4, (Metro line station "Pankrác"). Office hours: • Monday: 7.30 - 11.30 and 12.15 - 15.00 • Tuesday: 7.30 - 11.30 and 12.15 - 15.00 • Wednesday: 8.00-12.15 and 13.00-17.00 • Thursday: 7.30 - 11.30 and 12.15 - 15.00 Students are entitled (but not obliged) to apply for a short-term residence permit, either 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. 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 "http: tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-192-version1-Declaration.doc"] 6. Completed application form for short-term residence on the territory of the CR (purple An acceptance letter in Czech will be issued for every student (for the 2004/05 winter sem to the faculties before their arrival and registration at any faculty, as will all the nec (State Border Crossing Report, Registration Card, Declaration on Social Benefits) Registra term residence permits are free of charge. !! Note please, according to the law if a student wants to undertake paid work of any kind casual, he or she must have a work permit !! Students from non-EU or non-EFTA countries who wish to stay in the Czech Republic for more days have to apply for a visa. An application for the permit should be submitted to the Cz or Consulate in the student's country of origin in good time before arrival. Please be awa administration process can easily take 8 weeks. The price of the visa fee depends on count Even when you have the visa you are legally obliged to register with the Police Foreign De days of your arrival. ****************************************************************************************** * Getting to Prague, Hradec Králové & Pilsen ****************************************************************************************** Please note that three faculties of Charles University are located outside Prague: - the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralové, - and the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen. *========================================================================================= * Getting to Prague *========================================================================================= 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 720 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 Diplomat Hotel). Then, after you get to Dejvická, take a taxi. This reduces the length o journey. To take the city bus you will need to buy a ticket for Kč 12 in the airport lou must remember to validate the ticket by date-stamping it when you get on the bus. To tak shuttle, you pay Kč 90 direct to the driver. Taxi fares in town are currently Kč 22 per 4.Take city bus 100 – a special fast and frequent service - from the airport to the Zličín (B metro line), 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 Station ("Hlavní nádraží") or at Ho ("Nádraží Holešovice") to the north of the city. Both stations are on Metro line C (the re buses usually arrive at a Bus Station Florenc (on Metro lines B and C, yellow and red) or Želivského (on Metro line A, the green line). *========================================================================================= * Getting to Hradec Králové *========================================================================================= http://www.hradeckralove.cz/gbr/index.php?PHPSESSID=3fa003f78339cb5dffd0c8c2dd42f44b [ URL www.hradeckralove.cz/gbr/index.php?PHPSESSID=3fa003f78339cb5dffd0c8c2dd42f44b"] 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 is situated in the centre of Prague (it is also one of the stop Metro line C. There are several direct trains departing for Hradec Králové every day fro station. 2.Holešovice Railway Station (linked with Main Railway Station by the Metro line C ). Arriving by Bus or Car There are numerous buses linking Prague with Hradec Králové. Most of them depart from Flor (Metro line C or 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. Kralove, 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 *========================================================================================= http://www.zcu.cz/plzen/general/ [ URL "http://www.zcu.cz/plzen/general/"] The Medical Faculty Pilsen (UWB) is located in Pilsen, the largest city in West Bohemia an largest city in the Czech Republic. Pilsen lies about 78 km southwest of Prague and its in airport, and about 80 km from the German border. The easiest way to get to Pilsen is from decide to get to Pilsen by bus, there are links from Florenc Bus Terminal (Metro line C or twice an hour. During the weekend and holidays there is one every 45 minutes. You can also train which goes from Prague Main Railway Station every hour. All the connections take abo ****************************************************************************************** * Health Insurance & Medical Care ****************************************************************************************** To obtain treatment under the provisions of European regulations it is important to contac institution (doctor, dentist, hospital), that has a contract with the public health insura 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 tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/UKENG-192-version1-HealthFunds.doc"] . You will confirm your choice of your stay by signature in above-mentioned "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlem 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 treatme assisted transport home following serious illness or injury, are not covered, and for thes we recommend you take out extra medical or commercial travel insurance with an insurance p home country. 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 doctor decides to prescribe medicines, he or she will issue a prescription. He or she shou one copy of "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement). Medicines are available at some medicines the patient must make some financial contribution while some groups of drug the patient. 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 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). 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 who may charg 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 http://www.szup.cz/cz/foreigners.asp [ URL "http://www.szu(foreign pavilion) foreigners.asp"] Phone:+420 257 272 144, Phone: +420 224949035 +420 257 272 146 Spálená 12 Praha 5, Roentgenova 2 110 00 Praha 1 DC Mediscan - Staré Město DC Mediscan - Chodov http://www.mediconet.cz/ [ URL "http://www.mediconet.cz/"]http://www.mediscan.cz/?lang=eng Phone: +420 221 7751 11 – 12 lang=eng&page=39"] V Celnici 5, 110 00 Praha 1 Phone: +420 267 0908 11 – 12 Šustova 1930, 148 00 Praha 11 – Tram Number 3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 22, 24 (in the same building as Policli Metro line B, Station Náměstí Republiky Metro line C, Station Chodov (alternative entrance Na Poříčí 10) Bus Number 122, 115, 118, 157, 1