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Main information about the service
Through this service, the client can apply for a Czech National Tour Guide Card for the performance of guide activities in the Czech Republic.
If you want to carry out guide activities in the field of tourism on the territory of the Czech Republic, you must apply to the Ministry of Regional Development for a Czech National Tour Guide Card.
You do not need to apply for a card if you are guiding in buildings (e.g. castles, chateaux, galleries or museums, including open-air museums) or in protected areas open to the public, which are defined in the Act on Nature and Landscape Protection (e.g. national parks or protected landscape areas). The obligation to have a card does not apply to you also if you are a mountain leader or a mountain guide (these are different activities). You do not need to apply for a card if you provide a service on a temporary basis under Article 56 et seq. of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (i.e. it is a temporary cross-border provision of services under a business licence for guide services from the country of establishment).
The card is issued in two degrees - I. Degree without proof of professional competence and II. Degree with proof of professional competence. Whether you hold a I. or a II. card, you can operate as a tour guide to the same extent.
If you carry out the activity of a guide, you are required to wear your card visibly on your clothing (except for the exceptions mentioned above).
read moreDoes this apply to me?
You are a natural person who is considering becoming a tour guide (e.g. as a self-employed person, an employee or a temporary worker on a non-employment contract) or you are already a tour guide in the tourism sector.
The card can also be issued:
when there has been a change in the details on the original card (e.g. change of surname or change of card degree); or
as a replacement for a damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen card.
Service outcome
Czech National Tour Guide Card
Service benefit
As a tour guide, you wear your card visibly on your clothing when you perform your activities and are thus distinguishable at a glance from persons providing tour guide services without authorisation. As a II degree card holder, you have a competitive advantage over I degree card holders (professional competence). Customers will be aware at a glance of the qualifications of the guide offering his/her services.
When to address the service
Back to topBefore performing tour guide activities in the Czech Republic.
How to get the service
What do you need when solving the service electronically
The application form can be found on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development.
In the application form you fill in the following basic information:
- name and surname of the applicant,
- the applicant's nationality,
- place of permanent residence of the applicant,
- the applicant's birth number and, if not assigned, the applicant's date of birth,
- the applicant's business identification number, if any, and
- the degree of the tour guide card applied for.
If you are applying for a I degree card, you shall attach to your application document(s) proving that you are in a contractual relationship with a natural or legal person who has the right to provide guide services under the Trade Licensing Act in the territory of the Czech Republic. If you yourself are such a person (self-employed), you do not need to attach any document - not even an extract from the trade register - to your application.
If you are applying for a II degree card, you must attach to your application the document(s) proving your professional competence, which are the following:
- a university degree in a study programme and field of study focusing on history or tourism,
- higher vocational training in a field of study related to tourism,
- secondary education with a school-leaving certificate in a field of education related to tourism,
- secondary education with a school-leaving certificate and a certificate of retraining or other evidence of professional qualification for the relevant work activity issued by an establishment accredited under special legislation or by an establishment accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports,
- a professional qualification for tour guides, or
- recognition of a professional qualification under a special legal regulation.
Attach a passport-size photograph to the application for both levels of licence.
More details on the format of the photograph can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development.
Please send the document(s) in the format after the authorised conversion of the document to electronic format.
Where and how to solve the service electronically
The application should be sent to the Ministry of Regional Development, Department of Tourism.
Applications can be sent to:
- by data box (Ministry's data box ID: 26iaava) or
- by e-mail bearing a qualified electronic signature to podatelna@mmr.cz.
In case of deficiencies, you will be asked to remedy them. You will receive your card within 30 days of receipt of your application.
Could be solved via e-identity
Yes
Is the service charged when solving electronically
Yes
The fee for electronically processed service
The administrative fee for the issue of both degrees of the card is CZK 1,000.
Issue of the card after changing the data contained in the card amounts to CZK 200.
Issue of a duplicate of the card I. and II. degree compensation for a damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen card is CZK 500.
We recommend paying the administrative fee by wire transfer to a special bank account of the Ministry for Regional Development maintained at the Czech National Bank, account number: 3711‑629001/0710.
Variable symbol:
- for self-employed natural persons: 54IČO
- for non-businessman natural persons: 54day month year of birth
(the ID number (IČO) or date of birth in the form DDMMRRRR is always preceded by no. 54).
Please include "průkaz průvodce (the guide card) in the message to the recipient.
The administrative fee can also be paid in cash (only at the cash desk of the Ministry for Regional Development during office hours) or via postal orders.
What you’ll need to provide
The application form can be found on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development.
In the application form you fill in the following basic information:
- name and surname of the applicant,
- the applicant's nationality,
- place of permanent residence of the applicant,
- the applicant's birth number and, if not assigned, the applicant's date of birth,
- the applicant's business identification number, if any, and
- the degree of the tour guide card applied for.
If you are applying for a I degree card, you shall attach to your application document(s) proving that you are in a contractual relationship with a natural or legal person who has the right to provide guide services under the Trade Licensing Act in the territory of the Czech Republic. If you yourself are such a person (self-employed), you do not need to attach any document - not even an extract from the trade register - to your application.
If you are applying for a II degree card, you must attach to your application the document(s) proving your professional competence, which are the following:
- a university degree in a study programme and field of study focusing on history or tourism,
- higher vocational training in a field of study related to tourism,
- secondary education with a school-leaving certificate in a field of education related to tourism,
- secondary education with a school-leaving certificate and a certificate of retraining or other evidence of professional qualification for the relevant work activity issued by an establishment accredited under special legislation or by an establishment accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports,
- a professional qualification for tour guides, or
- recognition of a professional qualification under a special legal regulation.
Attach a passport-size photograph to the application for both levels of licence. You can also send the photo electronically to pruvodci@mmr.cz.
More details on the format of the photograph can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions on the website of the Ministry for Regional Development.
Please attach the documents:
- certified copy
- or original (we accept the original document, but it will become part of the administrative file and will not be returned to you).
Where to solve the service
Ministry for Regional Development
Department of Tourism
Staroměstské náměstí 6
110 15 Prague 1
You can apply:
- send application by post to the Ministry of Regional Development, Department of Tourism, Staroměstské náměstí 6, 110 15 Prague 1 or
- hand it in at the Ministry's mailroom at the same address (for current office hours, see the website of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic,
- submit an application together with an application for a trade licence to any municipal trade office in the Czech Republic (only for new trades!)
In case of deficiencies you will be asked to remove them. You will receive the licence within 30 days of receipt of the application.
Is the service charged when solving in person?
Yes
The fee for in person processed service
The administrative fee for the issue of both degrees of the card is CZK 1,000.
Issue of the card after changing the data contained in the card amounts to CZK 200.
Issue of a duplicate of the card I. and II. degree compensation for a damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen card is CZK 500.
We recommend paying the administrative fee by wire transfer to a special bank account of the Ministry for Regional Development maintained at the Czech National Bank, account number: 3711‑629001/0710.
Variable symbol:
- for self-employed natural persons: 54IČO
- for non-businessman natural persons: 54day month year of birth
(the ID number (IČO) or date of birth in the form DDMMRRRR is always preceded by no. 54).
Please include "průkaz průvodce (the guide card) in the message to the recipient.
The administrative fee can also be paid in cash (only at the cash desk of the Ministry for Regional Development during office hours) or via postal orders.
Responsible Public Authority
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Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj Staroměstské náměstí 932/6 Staré Město 11000 Praha 1 |
Datová schránka: 26iaava E-mail: info@mmr.cz Web: www.mmr.cz |
Addresses
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Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj Staroměstské náměstí 932/6 Staré Město 11000 Praha 1 |
Datová schránka: 26iaava E-mail: info@mmr.cz Web: www.mmr.cz |
Additional information about the service
Back to topSanctions
If you, as a tour guide, do not wear your guide's card while performing your activities, you may be fined up to CZK 10,000.
If you carry out your activities as a guide as a person who has not been issued with a guide card, you may be fined up to CZK 100,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
Current frequently asked questions and their answers can be found on the website of the Ministry for Regional Development.
Communication language
Czech, Slovak
Last checked at 07.10.2022
