Visa sticker — a visa sticker in your passport that a country uses to physically confirm your status. In 2026, this is the second and final step to extend your temporary protection.
How it works in 2026
- Online registration by March 15, 2026, only extends protection until September 30, 2026.
- After that, you need to appear in person for a visa stamp by September 30, 2026 — and only after that will protection be valid until March 31, 2027.
This means that registration by itself does not extend anything. If you do not appear, your protection will end on September 30, 2026, and you might not be able to get an appointment at the last minute: "there is no legal right to a new appointment".
The code on the stamp is not just decoration
The number on the stamp shows if your protection is initial or extended, and this affects your money:
- 6 — initial temporary protection (always less than 12 months);
- 7 or 8 — extended.
For diploma nostrification, exemption from the fee is valid only if protection was granted less than 12 months ago. In practice, this means: if you have code 7 or 8, you will pay 3,000 CZK.