Life in Prague

Visa Information

No one is sure at the time of writing, what the siutation will be once the Czech Republic enters the European Union in May 2004. Currently this is the situation with entry visas and foreign nationals. If you do need a visa, contact your nearest Czech Embassy for details. We advise those intending to stay and seek work to obtain a multiple entry visa as the process of getting the necessary work / resident permits involves leaving the country. The usual allowed stay is for 90 days though of course this depends on whether or not your passport was stamped on entering the country. If your home country does not appear on the table, we suggest you contact your nearest Czech Embassy BEFORE deciding which course you wish to apply for as for some countries obtaining the visa can be a lenghty process.

Usefull Web Addresses

Expats in Prague

www.expats.cz - a website that offers advice, information and a general meeting point for the thousands of expatriats living in the Czech Republic.

www.praguepost.cz  - an online version of Prague's weekly English language newspaper . Get an idea of what is happening in Prague and even find out what's showing on the cinemas, which restaurants to go to and which schools are currently hiring EFL teachers.

Information on Prague

www.pis.cz  - the website of the Prague Information service. It has general information on Prague, accommodation and evevn tells you the current weather conditions.

www.prague.cz  - another information service site.

www.a-zprague.cz  - yet another site offering information.

EFL/ ESL

www.ihworld.com  - the online centre of the International House Network, here you can find inforamtion on the schools and countries within the IH network and current vacancies.

www.tefl.com  - one of the sites to go visit to find a job, you can post your CV / resume on it and it gets automatically emailed to relevant vacancies.

www.eslcafe.com  - one of the original EFL sites. Has everything from useful exercises to discussion forums on jobs and countries. Aslo as good source of job vacncies - unfortunately a site often used by unhappy teachers who tend to paint vary negative pictures of some countries.