Validity of Certificate cannot be extended. The Certificate shall cease to be valid by law upon expiry and a new background check must be requested in accordance with the procedure set out above. A new background check may be applied for no earlier than 3 months before the expiry of the existing Certificate.

According to the above-mentioned regulations, there are certain areas of activities for which it is necessary to have a background check. In general, however, any person entering a security-restricted area unescorted needs background check. It can therefore be summarised that if you are required to enter a security-restricted area unescorted as part of an activity […]

The institution of background check is regulated by both national and EU legislation. The procedure is mainly regulated in § 85e et seq. of the Civil Aviation Act. The procedural procedure of the administrative procedure is based on the Code of Administrative Procedure. The European Union regulates the background check in the following Regulations:

No. Since the Ukrainian Embassy in the Czech Republic provides extracts from the Ukrainian criminal records (https://czechia.mfa.gov.ua/konsulski-pitannya/dovidka-pro-ne-prityagnennya-do-kriminalnoyi-vidpovidalnosti-nesudimist), the CAA ceased to accept affidavits of good character instead of extracts from the Ukrainian criminal records effective 15 June 2022.

No. If you are the Czech citizen, it is irrelevant whether you have another citizenship.

In addition to the application itself, you may need to attach the following: The applicant must attach to the application an extract from the criminal record of a foreign country in which the applicant has resided continuously for more than 6 months in the 5 years preceding the date of application, or an extract from the criminal […]

No, there is no fee for the background check or application.

To obtain a background check, the applicant must meet the good repute requirement and credibility requirement. a) a natural person shall be considered to be of good repute if he/she has not been effectively convicted of a crime committed out of negligence in connection with the performance of work of aviation personnel, airport operation, provision of air services or operation of aviation […]

Background check usually takes 30 days from the date of receipt of the application (Section 71 of the Code of Administrative Procedure in conjunction with Section 85h of the Civil Aviation Act). In particularly complex cases, the time limit may be extended by a further 30 days (Article 71(3)(a) of the Code of Administrative Procedure). […]

The application for background check shall be made by means of electronic application via above mentioned link. There is no other form outside this portal. The applicant may choose between an application submitted using the national electronic identification and authentication scheme (hereinafter referred to as ‘NIA’) and a standard electronic application. If the application is submitted using […]