Permanent residency

Permanent residency is usually obtained after a certain period of you living in the Czech republic; most commonly five years. It is issued with 10 years validity and its extension is quite easy. The application is in most cases submitted at the local department of the Ministry of Interior, but in some cases it can be submitted at the Czech embassy in your home country. It is issued in the form of a biometric card.
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Commonly the application is submitted after you pass five years of continuous stay in the Czech Republic and after passing the Czech language exam, level A2. In certain cases the exam can be waived.  
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The five years of continuous stay can be waived if:

• you prove you have Czech roots

• you are a family member of an EU national

• you are a blue card holder, who has been living in the EU for at least five years, but in the Czech Republic for at least two

• you were born in the Czech Republic and one of your parents is a holder of the Czech Permanent residency

• you are a child under 18,  and one of your parents is a holder of the Czech Permanent residency

 
The Czech language exam can be waived, if:

• you are younger than 15 years of age

• you are older than 60 years of age

• you can prove that in the past 20 years you were a student of a Czech primary or secondary school for at least one year

• you can prove that you studied a program focused on the Czech language for at least one year

• you have a mental or physical disability that does not allow you to communicate

 
Czech exam details:

• The exam consists of four parts: reading (40 minutes), writing (25 minutes), listening (40 minutes) and speaking (15 minutes) 

• Sample tests can be found here.

• You can sign up for the exam here.