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Police

There are two separate police forces in the Czech Republic, the National Police Force(Policie České republiky) and Municipal Police Forces (Městská policie). The Czech Police deal with such areas as criminal activities, road traffic (accidents, fines and so on), and visas for foreigners. The Municipal Police have limited powers to maintain law and order within the town or city where they work.

Contact:

Policie České republiky (National Police Force)

Kounicova 24, 611 32 Brno

Phone: +420 974 621 111

How to get there: trolley bus no. 32, 34, 36 from Česká to Sušilova (the stop is right next to the building of the National Police Force)

Foreign police (ministry of the interior office)

Contact the Ministry of the Interior offices when you wish to:

• apply for an extension of the permitted period of stay on a long-term visa
• apply for a long-term residence permit or its extension
• apply for a permanent residence permit
• apply for a certificate of temporary residence (EU citizens)
• apply for a  temporary residence permit for a family member of an EU citizen or an extension of a residence card
• report a change in your place of residence in the Czech Republic or other changes related to your residence
• apply for a confirmation of residence

Contact: 

Hněvskovského 30/65, Brno

Phone: +420 543 213 313, 543 214 316 (incl. telephone appointments)

How to get there: bus 67 from Main Train Station to Hněvkovského

Post offices

Most post offices are only open on weekdays. The one beside the Main Train Station remains open non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Public holidays

• January, 1 - New Year´s Day
• Easter Friday - moveable, the Friday before Easter Sunday
• Easter Monday - moveable, the Monday after Easter Sunday
• May, 1 - May Day
• May, 8 - Liberation Day (marking the end of World War II)
• July, 5 - Feast day of the Apostles of the Slavs, Sts Cyril and Methodius
• July, 6 - Day marking the anniversary of the death of Jan Hus (1415)
• September, 28 - Day of Czech statehood (the feast day of St Wenceslas)
• October, 28 - Day commemorating the founding of the Czechoslovak state (1918)
• November, 17 - Day of the struggle for freedom and democracy
• December, 24-26 - Christmas holidays