Choosing your training programme
First, you choose the specific training programme you'd like to attend at AeroPrague - PPL, modular training, an intensive course, and so on. The type and duration of your course determines which visa you'll need.
Flying to Prague from outside the EU?
European Schengen visa support
for student pilots
We support non-EU students through the whole visa process, step by step - from choosing your course to registering your stay once you land in Prague. You focus on flying; we handle the paperwork.
9 stepsfrom enrolment to arrival
Non-EU studentswho this guide is for
Visa assistancetranslations included
Multiple entrieswithin Schengen short-stay rules
Step by step
How the visa process works
Most of this happens before you even board the plane to Prague - so once you land, you can focus on training, not paperwork.
Deposit payment and training agreement
Once you've chosen your course, you pay the required training deposit and sign a training agreement with the school. Only after the deposit is paid and the agreement signed can we issue the official documents you need for the visa process.
School confirmation for the visa process
Once the steps above are complete, AeroPrague issues the school confirmations you need for your visa process - including the basic details of your course and planned stay.
Financial means and personal documents
You'll need proof of sufficient funds for training (a bank statement or sponsor letter), evidence of funds for living expenses, a criminal record extract from your home country, valid travel health insurance for the Czech Republic and Schengen area, and a valid passport with extended validity.
Accommodation and proof of accommodation
You need to arrange accommodation for the duration of your training in advance - a student hostel, a rented flat, a hotel, or a host family. Our school can advise you on recommended accommodation options.
Submitting documents to AeroPrague
We arrange official translations, compile your complete set of documents, and check everything for completeness against the embassy's instructions.
Appointment at the embassy
You book an appointment at the Czech embassy or consulate in your country, and bring all originals and the complete document set we helped you prepare.
Visa approval and arrival in the Czech Republic
Once your visa application is approved, a visa sticker is placed in your passport. After you arrive in the Czech Republic, it's recommended - and in some cases mandatory - to register your stay.
Obligations and options during your stay
Comply with your visa conditions and follow your approved training plan. You can apply to extend your residence permit for longer stays, you have free access to the labour market with no separate work permit needed, and you can enter and exit the Schengen area multiple times within short-stay rules.
Before you apply
Documents you'll need
For a student visa application at the Czech embassy in your country.
- Proof of sufficient funds for training - a bank statement or sponsor letter
- Evidence of funds for living expenses
- A criminal record extract from your home country
- Valid travel health insurance for the Czech Republic and Schengen area
- A valid passport with extended validity
- Proof of accommodation for the duration of your training
Where you will fly
Our training locations
Prague Letňany airport (LKLT)
Fifteen minutes from the city centre - the airfield sits at the last stop of metro line C.
Ostrava Mošnov airport (LKMT)
An international airport with a long runway - and the Beskydy Mountains right around the corner.
We look forward to seeing you
We are here - write to us…
Talk to us before you start the visa process. We would rather spend twenty minutes planning it properly than have your application stall over a missing document.
Michal Kolařík
Training department
- +420 702 079 002
- info@aeroprague.com
- Weekdays 9:00 – 18:00 (CET)