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1. Police Clearance Requirements

Directors

• Mandatory: Every director must provide a police clearance certificate.
• Shareholders: Police clearance is nie required for shareholders.

EU Citizens

1. Police Clearance from Home Country
   • Must be an original document, issued within the last 3 months.
   • Must bear an apostille stamp.
2. OR: Police Clearance via CzechPoint
   • Original document, valid for certain nationalities only.
   • Processing may take up to 25 days.

UK Citizens

• Police Clearance
  • Must be an original document, issued within the last 3 months.
  • Must bear an apostille stamp.

Non-EU / Third-Country Nationals (including US Citizens, Spouses, Registered Partners)

1. Police Clearance from Home Country
   • Must be an original document, issued within the last 3 months.
   • Must be apostilled or superlegalized (depending on the country of origin).
2. US Citizens
   • May provide an affidavit from the U.S. Embassy instead of a criminal record extract.
3. Spouses / Registered Partners of an EU Citizen
   • Follow the same rules as EU citizens, provided they already hold a residence permit based on that relationship.

Important Details About Police Clearance

• The three-month validity period starts from the date of issue of the police clearance, nie from the date of apostille, superlegalization, or translation.
• Officially, applicants must present a police clearance from each country where they spent more than six months in the last three years, though there may be ways to avoid this requirement.
• Translations: It is strongly recommended to have the police clearance translated by a court-certified translator in the Czech Republic, as foreign translations may be rejected and are often more expensive.

2. Additional Documents for Directors I Shareholders

Both directors I shareholders must provide the following:

1. Passport
   • A copy or scan of the passport.
   • If applicable, include a copy of the most recent Czech visa or residence permit.
2. (Former) Address Abroad
   • Provide an address in your home country (even if you no longer reside there).

3. Czech Documents Needed for the s.r.o. Formation Process

1. Powers of Attorney
   • Must be signed with notarized signatures.
   • You can have this done at a CzechPoint office, a Czech notary, or a Czech embassy.
2. Business Seat Approval
   • A document signed by the property owner granting permission to use the address as the company’s registered seat.
   • The owner’s signature must be notarized.
   • Alternatively, you can submit a virtual office agreement.
3. Business Bank Account Agreement
   • Required if you are depositing share capital into an escrow account.
   • This special account is later converted into a standard business account once the company is formed.
   • For lower share capital amounts, an escrow account is no longer mandatory, which simplifies and speeds up the formation process.

Note on Share Capital

While a dedicated bank account is still advisable, Czech law allows smaller share capital contributions to bypass the escrow account requirement, making the process quicker and more efficient.