Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Aliens in the Territory of the Czech Republic (Unofficial version as of 28 April 2006) _______________ Comments: - Act No. 326/1999 Coll. has been amended by Act No. 140/2001 Coll., Act No. 151/2002 Coll., Act No. 217/2002 Coll., Act No. 222/2003 Coll. Act No. 436/2004 Coll., Act No. 501/2004 Coll., Act No. 539/2004 Coll., Act No. 559/2004 Coll., Act No. 428 /2005 Coll., Act No. 444/2005 Coll., Act No.112/2006 Coll., Act No. 136/2006 Coll., Act No. 161/2006 Coll., and Act No. 165/2006 Coll. - Changes that enter into effect as of the date of publication in the Collection of Acts and changes that enter into effect as of 26 June 2006, 1 September 2006, and 1 January 2007 are underlined within the text. (Note: As of 1 September 2006, some of the footnotes will be renumbered as indicated within the text.) - Changes that enter into effect as of the date that border controls are removed at common borders with the Czech Republic (i.e., full participation in the Schengen cooperation is indicated in italics and bold within the text. _______________ Parliament has adopted the following Act of the Czech Republic: CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Section 1 Subject Matter of the Legislation (1) This Act establishes the conditions for an alien’s entry to the territory of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “Territory”), his/her stay in the Territory, and his/her departure from the Territory, and defines the competence of the Police of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “Police”), the Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry”), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this area of state administration. (2) An alien is understood to be any natural person who is not a citizen of the Czech Republic1), including a European Union citizen1a). (3) The provisions for the entry, stay, and departure of a European Union citizen1a) also apply to a citizen of a country that is bound by an international treaty concluded with the European Community1b) and to a citizen of a country that is bound by the Treaty on the European Economic Area1c), unless the treaty provides otherwise. Section 2 Scope of the Act This Act does not apply to an alien who: 1) Act No. 40/1993 Coll. on Acquiring and Losing Citizenship of the Czech Republic, as amended 1a) Treaty Establishing the European Community 1b) i.e., the Treaty concluded between the European Communities and its Member States as one party and the Swiss Confederation as the other party. 1c) Annexes V and VIII to the Treaty on the European Economic Area 1 a) has applied to the Czech Republic for protection in the form of asylum or to whom refugee status has been granted, unless this Act or special legal provisions2) provide otherwise; (until 31 August 2006) a) has applied to the Czech Republic for international protection in the form of asylum or subsidiary protection, or to a person to whom either refugee status or subsidiary protection has been granted, unless this Act or special legal (provisions) rgulation2) provides otherwise; (as of 1 September 2006) b) resides in the Territory on the basis of special legal (provisions) regulation governing the temporary stay of foreign armed forces in the Territory; 3) c) has applied to the Czech Republic for a residence permit for the purpose of providing temporary protection in the Territory or to an alien who has been granted a residence permit for the purpose of temporary protection and is staying in the Territory on the basis thereof, unless this Act or special legal (provisions) regulation3a) provides otherwise. CHAPTER II ENTRY TO THE TERRITORY Section 3 (1) An alien has the right to enter the Territory through a border crossing point at the location and time specified for performing border controls. (2) A border crossing point is understood to be: a) a location that is defined by an international agreement that is binding on the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as “International Treaty”) and is designated for crossing the state borders of the Czech Republic under the conditions defined by the International Treaty or this Act; b) an international airport; 4) or - (until Schengen) b) an international airport that is an external border as defined by special legal (provisions)3b) regulation, under the condition that it meets the following criteria: 1. it is designated as an international airport pursuant to special legal (provisions)4), and 2. the operator of the airport has met the security (provisions) requirements established by special legal (provisions) regulationa); - (valid as of Schengen) c) internal borders3b), or - (valid as of Schengen) c) (d) the area (on board) of an international train or on board of an international passenger or freight ship at the time that border control is carried out in this area. 2) Act No. 325/1999 Coll. on asylum and amendments to Act No. 283/1991 Coll., on the Police of the Czech Republic, as amended (the Asylum Act) – (until 31 August 2006) 2) Act No. 325/1999 Coll. on asylum and amendments to Act No. 283/1991 Coll., on the Police of the Czech Republic, as amended (the Asylum Act), as amended – (as of 1 September 2006) 3) Act No. 310/1999 Coll. on the stay of foreign armed forces in the Territory of the Czech Republic. 3a) Act No. 221/2003 Coll. on the temporary protection of aliens 4) Act No. 49/1997 Coll. on civil aviation and amendments to Act No. 455/1991 Coll. on licensed trades (Trade Licensing Act), as amended by Act No. 189/1999 Coll. 3b) Act No. 216/2002 Coll. on the protection of the state borders of the Czech Republic and amendments to some Acts (the State Border Protection Act). 4) Act No. 49/1997 Coll. on civil aviation and amendments to Act No. 455/1991 Coll. on licensed trades (Trade Licensing Act), as amended by Act No. 189/1999 Coll. 3b) Act No. 216/2002 Coll. on the protection of the state borders of the Czech Republic and amendments to some Acts (the State Border Protection Act) 2 (3) Border control is understood to be the screening of an alien carried out at a border crossing point in relation to the intended crossing or completed crossing of the state border of the Czech Republic. Section 4 (1) An alien is (required) obliged to submit to border control without delay after crossing the state border if border control is carried out in the Territory, or to cross the state border immediately after completion of border control if it is carried out outside the Territory. At internal borders, border controls will be carried out if a governmental decision is passed on ensuring the protection of internal borders pursuant to special legal (provisions) regulation.3b) - (valid as of Schengen) (2) At the time border control is carried out, the Police can shorten the expected period of the alien’s stay in the Territory if the proof of funds presented for the expected stay in the Territory (Section 13) is not sufficient for this period. (3) If so provided for in directly applicable legal (provisions) regulation of the European Communities 4a) or if so requested by the alien, the Police are (required) obliged to confirm the alien’s entry to the Territory by placing an entry stamp in the alien’s travel document. (4) If the Police perform border control outside of the Territory on the basis of an International Treaty, this control and any acts carried out on the basis thereof will have the same legal effects as border control carried out in the Territory. Section 5 If so requested by the Police, during border control an alien is (required) obliged to: a) present the following documents, unless provided for otherwise below: 1. a travel document (Section 108) held by the alien; a travel document that is co-held by a married couple entering the Territory for the purpose of a temporary stay in the Territory will also be recognised as such by the Police; 2. a Visa allowing the alien to stay in the Territory, if the alien is subject to a Visa requirement; 3. a document confirming that funds are available for the stay in the Territory (Section 13) or a certified invitation that was certified by the Police no more than 180 days prior to the date of entry (Sections 15 and 180); 4. proof that travel medical insurance coverage in a minimum amount of EUR 30,000 has been concluded for the purpose of covering the cost of treatment associated with an injury or sudden illness suffered in the Territory, including the expenses incurred for the transfer of the ill individual back to the (country) state that issued the alien’s travel document or to the (country) state wherein the alien holds residence, (hereinafter referred to as a “Travel Medical Insurance Certificate”); the insurance must be valid for the entire period of the alien’s stay in the Territory; an alien is (required) obliged to present a Travel Medical Insurance Certificate even if insurance 3b) Act No. 216/2002 Coll. on the protection of the state borders of the Czech Republic and amendments to some Acts (the State Border Protection Act) 4a) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2133/2004 of 13 December 2004, which defines the responsibility of the competent authorities of the member states to systematically stamp the travel documents of third country nationals when they cross the external borders of the member states and which amends the provisions of the convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and the related Common Manual. 3 pursuant to special legal (provisions) regulation5) has not yet been arranged as at the date of the alien’s entry to the Territory; 5. a document confirming that accommodation has been secured for the duration of the alien’s stay in the Territory, unless the alien proves that accommodation has been ensured in some other manner; and 6. a Visa for the alien’s destination country or for any (country) state across whose state borders the alien intends to travel to his/her destination (country) state from the Territory; this provision does not apply if the alien is allowed to stay in the (applicable) mentioned country without a Visa; b) prove that the costs related to departing from the Territory (Section 12) to the (country) state that issued the alien’s travel document or to another (country) state wherein the alien holds permanent residence have been secured, if there is justifiable concern that the Czech Republic would have to subsequently bear these expenses; c) complete and sign the state border crossing report; d) provide all details in the scope required for a Visa application (Section 54); and e) allow the verification of the authenticity of his/her travel document and verification of his/her identity by means of the personal (information) data recorded in the travel document, or, if the travel document in question contains a data chip with biometric data, by means of comparing the biometric data contained on the data chip with the assistance of technical equipment that allows the alien’s actually portrayed biometric data to be compared with the biometric data contained on the travel document data chip. – (as of 1 September 2006) Section 6 (1) The obligations as provided for in Section 5 do not apply to an alien who is being taken over from the authorities of a foreign country pursuant to special legal (provisions) regulation5b), to an alien who is being transported across the Territory (Section 152), or to an alien who is being (transferred) readmitted in the Territory pursuant to an International Treaty or the legal regulation of the European Communities. (2) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(3) through (a)(6) and the obligations as provided for in Section 5 (b) through (d) do not apply to a European Union citizen1a) or the family members thereof (Section 15a). (3) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(3) through (a)(6) and the obligations provided for in Section 5 (b) through (d) do not apply to an alien who, at the time of border control, presents a diplomatic passport, a service passport, or some other travel document with a diplomatic or Special Visa (Section 49). (4) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(3), (a)(5), and (a)(6), and Section 5 (b) does not apply to an alien who has been granted a Visa for a stay longer than 90 days (Section 30). (5) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(2) through (a)(6) and Section 5 (b) does not apply to an alien during the validity of his/her long- term residence permit or permanent residence permit (Section 65 et seq.) or to an alien as provided for in Section 87. 5) Act No. 48/1997 Coll., on public medical insurance and amendments and supplements to related Acts, as amended. 5b) Chapter 25 of the Penal Code 4 (6) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(3), (a)(5), and (a)(6) and Section 5 (b) does not apply to an alien who, at the time of border control, presents a Visa as provided for in Section 26 or Section 30 that has been granted for the purpose of employment. (7) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(3), (a)(5), and (a)(6), and Section 5 (b) does not apply to an alien who, at the time of border control, presents a Visa that has been granted for a period exceeding 90 days for the purpose of collecting a long-term residence permit for the purpose of family reunification or a Visa that has been granted for the purpose of studies or participation in research and development. In addition, this obligation also does not apply to an alien who, at the time of border control, presents a Visa that has been granted for a period exceeding 90 days for the purpose of collecting a long-term residence permit for the purpose of study in the Territory. – (until 26 June 2006) (8) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(1) does not apply to an alien younger than 15 years of age recorded in the travel document of another alien. (9) The obligation to provide proof of travel medical insurance does not apply if the alien is insured pursuant to special legal (provisions) regulation 5), if any healthcare expenses will be paid on the basis of an international treaty, or if the alien proves that healthcare expenses will be paid in some other manner. The obligation to submit proof of travel medical insurance is not required of any alien who was not able to acquire medical insurance in the territory of their residence for objective reasons or an alien as specified in Section 42b (2); under these circumstances, the alien is (required) obliged to arrange insurance during the period of his/her stay in the Territory without undue delay and by no later than 3 working days after the date of entry to the Territory. Further, the obligation to provide travel medical insurance is not required if, at the time a diplomatic or Special Visa was granted, the embassy waived this requirement or if the alien is entering the Territory in conjunction with the interests of the Czech Republic. Further, the obligation to provide proof of travel medical insurance does not apply to family members of a European Union citizen. (10) If, at the time of border control, a European Union citizen does not have a travel document or cannot obtain one, the Police will allow him/her to prove his/her identity and the fact that (they are) he/she is a citizen of a European Union member state by means of another type of document. If, at the time of border control, the family member of a European Union citizen does not have a travel document or cannot obtain one, the Police will allow him/her to prove his/her identity and the fact that he/she is a family member of a European Union citizen by means of another type of document. Section 7 (repealed as of 1 September 2006) (1) Within the framework of border control of an alien who has applied for asylum in the transit area of an international airport and an obstacle to the alien’s departure from the Territory2) is mentioned in the decision to deny the asylum, the Police will: a) grant the alien a Visa for a stay of up to 90 days, which allows the alien to stay in the territory for a period of 15 working days as of the date the Visa is granted and the Police will ensure that this Visa is affixed in the alien’s travel document; b) if the alien is unable to present a travel document, issue the alien a state border crossing report and affixes the Visa mentioned in Subsection (a) above therein; 5 c) advise the alien of his/her obligation to apply for a long-term residence permit for the purpose of receiving protection in the Territory during the period of time for which the Visa as provided for in Subsection a) above is valid. (2) Subsection 1 above does not apply if any circumstances are found to exist that indicate that the alien might endanger state security during his/her stay in the Territory, specifically if the alien has used violence in promoting political goals, if the alien endangers the foundations of a democratic state through his/her activities, or because the alien is an undesirable person. Section 8 (repealed as of 1 September 2006) (1) The obligation to submit the documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(2) through (a)(6) and Section 5 (b) does not apply to an alien who is entering the Territory for the purpose of receiving a Visa for a stay of more than 90 days for exceptional leave to remain in the Territory. (2) An alien who is unable to submit a travel document at the time border control is carried out is (required) obliged to prove his/her identity by means of some other officially issued document or an honourable declaration whereby the alien states his/her name and surname, date and place of birth, and country of citizenship. Section 9 Refusal of Permission to Enter the Territory (1) The Police will refuse an alien permission to enter the Territory if: a) the alien fails to meet the obligation to submit the documents specified in Section 5 (a)(1) through (a)(3) or (a)(6) or the obligations provided for in Section 5 (b), (c), or (d); b) the validity of the alien’s Visa has been cancelled by the authority that granted it or the period of the Visa’s validity has expired; the Police will indicate the Visa has been cancelled on the Visa; c) the alien is an undesirable person (Section 154), d) the alien is included in the information system created by the states bound by international conventions on eliminating controls at common borders5a) (hereinafter referred to as “Contracting States”) for the purpose of obtaining an overview of aliens who are banned from entering the territories of the Contracting States (hereinafter referred to as the “Schengen Information System” ); this will not apply if the alien has been granted a Visa allowing the alien to a stay solely in the Territory; - (valid as of Schengen) e) the validity of the alien’s travel document has expired; this will not apply to a foreigner passport (Section 113) if the reasons for which the travel document was originally issued still exist; f) the territorial validity of the travel document, if specified, does not include the Territory; g) entries in the travel document are illegible or the travel document is not complete; this provision does not apply to a foreigner passport, travel identity document (Section 114), or travel document issued by the Czech Republic on the basis of an International Treaty 5a) The agreement between the governments of the states of the Economic Union of Benelux, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Republic of France on the gradual elimination of controls at common borders, signed in Schengen in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on 14 June 1985. The Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of France, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the implementation of the agreement signed on 14 June 1985 on the gradual elimination of controls at common borders. 6 (Section 108 (1) (f)) if the reasons for which the travel document was originally issued still exist; h) the travel document contains inaccurate information or changes made in an unauthorized manner; i) the photograph in the travel document does not correspond to the document holder’s appearance; j) the travel document has been declared invalid or stolen by the (applicable) competent authorities of the (country) state that issued the travel document; k) the alien stated untrue information about the purpose of his/her stay in the Territory or a well-founded suspicion exists that the alien intends to carry out unauthorized profitable activities in the Territory; this provision does not apply to a European Union citizen1a); l) substantiated risk exists that, during his/her stay in the Territory, the alien might endanger state security, significantly disrupt public order, or obstruct the implementation of judicial or administrative decisions; m) substantiated risk exists that, during his/her stay in the territory of another Contracting State, the alien might endanger its security, disrupt public order in that state, or endanger the international relationships between the Contracting States; - (valid as of Schengen) (n) an obligation created on the basis of an International Treaty would be breached as a result of the alien’s entry to the Territory; or (o) the submitted Visa does not grant the right to enter at the place where border control is being carried out due to the fact that the Visa: 1. specifies the border crossing point for entry to the Territory; or 2. restricts the geographical (area covered by) validity of the Visa to a specific location or part of the Territory (Section 52). (2) The Police can refuse the alien entry to the Territory if: a) the validity period of the alien’s travel document does not exceed the validity of the Visa by a period of at least 90 days, or, in the case of a stay in a Territory for which a Visa is not required, does not exceed the expected period of the temporary stay in the Territory by at least 90 days; this provision does not apply to a European Union citizen;1a) b) a well-founded suspicion exists that the alien suffers from a disease that is on the list issued by the Ministry of Health (Section 182a) (hereinafter referred to as “Serious Disease”); c) the alien does not fulfil the obligation of submitting any documentation as provided for in Section 5 (a)(4) or (a)(5); d) the alien’s travel document is full of official entries or Visas and it is thus impossible to place another official entry or Visa therein; this provision does not apply to an alien’s passport submitted during border control in connection with his/her entry to the Territory, or to a travel document issued by the Czech Republic on the basis of an International Treaty, if the reasons for which the travel document was originally issued still exist; this provision also does not apply to a European Union citizen; (3) An alien who has been granted a Visa for a stay of more than 90 days for the purpose of collecting a long-term residence permit for the purpose of family reunification can be refused entry to the Territory by the Police for the reasons provided for in Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(j), (1)(l) through (1)(o), and Subsection (2)(b). The Police will proceed in similar manner in the case of an alien who has been granted a Visa for a stay of more than 90 days for the purpose of collecting a long-term residence permit or for the purpose of studies in the Territory. – (as of 26 June 2006) (4) When entry is refused as provided for in Subsection 2 above, the consequences of the refusal to permit entry must be (commensurate) adequate (with) to the reasons for 7 refusing entry. When evaluating the adequacy, the Police will primarily take into account the consequences of the refusal on the alien’s personal or family life. (5) If the Police refuse a European Union citizen1a) entry to the Territory, the Police will issue a decision on refusal of entry. The Police will follow similar procedures in the case of a family member of a European Union citizen1a), under the condition that the family member is accompanying the citizen or if the family member can prove that the citizen of the European Union is staying in the Territory. A decision on the refusal of entry is not issued if the reason for the refusal of entry is a legally enforceable decision on judicial expulsion from the Territory or a legally enforceable decision on administrative expulsion. (6) If an alien who has been granted a Visa pursuant to this Act is denied entry to the Territory for the reasons provided for in Subsection (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(g) through (1)(m), or (1)(n), the Police will cancel the Visa’s validity and will indicate this fact on the Visa. (7) The Police will inform the alien of the reasons for refusing entry on a standardized form5c) and will place an entry stamp in the alien’s document, which they will then immediately invalidate5c). Section 10 Repealed Section 11 A holder of a diplomatic passport, which is accredited for the Territory, will be denied entry to the Territory by the Police, if the Police discover the existence of any of the reasons provided for in Section 9 (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(g), (1)(h), (1)(i) or (1)(j). Section 11a If a decision on the refusal of entry was issued for the reasons specified in Section 9 (1)(c) or (1)(l), a European Union citizen or a family member thereof can submit an application to the Police for the issuance of a new decision5d) no earlier than two years as of the date entry to the Territory was refused. The Police will issue a new decision within 180 days of the date the proceedings (start) initiate. Section 12 Availability of Funds Required to Depart from the Territory (1) The following can be used to prove the availability of funds required to depart from the Territory: a) a document confirming that transport has been arranged for the alien to travel from the Territory to another (country) state; or b) proof of sufficient financial resources to cover the costs of travel to a (country) state whose territory the alien is permitted to enter. (2) The following methods can be used to prove the availability of funds required to depart from the Territory instead of the financial resources specified in Subsection (1): 5c) EU Council Decision 2004/574/EC of 29 April 2004, which amends Section II of the Common Manual 5d) Section 101 of Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative Code 8 a) a bank account statement for an account maintained in the alien’s name indicating that the alien is free to use finances in the amount specified in Subsection (1) during the alien’s stay in the Czech Republic; or b) some other document certifying financial security, such as a valid, internationally recognised credit card. (3) Financial resources can be presented by an alien in either Czech currency or in any other freely convertible foreign currency. Section 13 Funds to Cover the Stay in the Territory (1) Unless provided for otherwise below, the following can be used to prove the availability of funds for the stay in the Territory: a) financial resources amounting to at least the following: 1. 0.5 times the subsistence minimum defined by special legal (provisions) regulation6) as the amount required to cover subsistence and other basic personal needs (hereinafter referred to as “Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs”) – until 31 December 2006 0.5 times the existential minimum defined by special legal (provisions) regulation6) (hereinafter referred to as “Existential Minimum Amount”) – as of 1 January 2007 for one day of stay provided that total length of the stay will not exceed 30 days. 2. 15 times the Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs – until 31 December 2006 15 times the Existential Minimum – as of 1 January 2007 if the duration of the stay in the Territory is to exceed 30 days, and, for each whole month of the expected stay in the Territory, this sum will be increased by double the Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs – until 31 December 2006 double the Existential Minimum – as of 1 January 2007 3. 50 times the Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs – until 31 December 2006 50 times the Existential Minimum – as of 1 January 2007 if the stay is for the purpose of performing business activities and the total duration of the stay is to exceed 90 days; or b) a document confirming payment of the services associated with the alien’s stay in the Territory or a document confirming that such services will be provided free of charge. (2) The following can be used to prove the availability of funds for the stay in the Territory instead of the financial resources specified in Subsection (1): a) a bank account statement for an account maintained in the alien’s name indicating that the alien is free to use finances in the amount specified in Subsection (1) during the alien’s stay in the Czech Republic; or b) some other document certifying financial security, such as a valid, internationally recognised credit card. (3) As proof of the availability of funds for his/her stay in the territory, an alien who will be studying in the Territory can submit a commitment from a state authority or legal entity that pledges to cover the alien’s stay in the Territory by providing financial resources in the amount of the 6) Section 3 Subsection (2)(e) of Act No. 463/1991 Coll., on the subsistence minimum, as amended Section 1 of the Governmental Regulation No. 42/1998 Coll., increasing the amounts of the subsistence minimum – until 31 December 2006 6) Section 5 Subsection 1 of Act No. 110/2006 Coll., on the subsistence and existential minimum – as of 1 January 2007 9 Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs – until 31 December 2006 Existential Minimum – as of 1 January 2007 for 1 month of the expected stay, or a document confirming that all the costs associated with his/her studies and stay will be covered by the accepting organisation (the school). If the amount of the commitment is less than the required amount, the alien must submit a document proving his/her ownership of financial resources amounting to the difference between the Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs – until 31 December 2006 Existential Minimum – as of 1 January 2007 and the amount of the commitment for the period of his/her expected stay, however, not more than six times the Subsistence Minimum for Personal Needs. The document on the availability of funds for the stay can be substituted by a decision or an agreement on the allocation of a grant obtained on the basis of an International Treaty, which is binding on the Czech Republic. (4) An alien who has not reached the age of 18 must prove the availability of the funds for his/her stay as provided for in Subsection 1 in an amount equal to one-half of the amount specified thereby. Section 14 State Border Crossing Report The state border crossing report is a registration document consisting of two identical sections and containing the alien’s name; surname; day, month and year of birth; the same data for any aliens younger than 15 years of age travelling together with the alien; the series and number of the alien's travel document; country of citizenship; and sex. In addition, the state border crossing report also contains the Visa number; the (make) identification mark and model of the vehicle with which the alien is entering the Territory; the international license plate and state license plate codes of the vehicle; the vehicle’s colour; date and place of entry to the Territory; date of departure from the Territory; and the purpose and place of the alien’s stay in the Territory. The state border crossing report for an alien who is not authorised to stay in the Territory without a Visa will also include a photograph. The state border crossing report is a registration document containing the alien’s name; surname; day, month and year of birth; the same data for any aliens younger than 15 years of age travelling together with the alien; the series and number of the alien's travel document; country of citizenship; and sex. In addition, the state border crossing report also contains the Visa number; the identification mark (make) and model of the vehicle with which the alien is entering the Territory; the international license plate and state license plate codes of the vehicle; the vehicle’s colour; date and place of entry to the Territory; date of departure from the Territory; and the purpose and place of the alien’s stay in the Territory. (as of Schengen) Section 15 Invitation The person issuing an invitation undertakes to cover the costs: a) associated with the alien’s subsistence throughout his/her stay in the Territory until the time the alien departs the Territory; b) associated with the alien’s accommodation throughout his/her stay in the Territory until the time the alien departs from the Territory; 10