Failed to meet ZDP conditions in the Czech Republic: what to do
First, find out which specific condition is marked in red in your personal account on the Information Portal for Foreigners, and check whether it has in fact not been met. If you are sure this is an error, do not contact the Ministry of the Interior, but the relevant “gestor” institution — the insurance company, the tax authority, the social services authority, or the social security administration. If the condition has genuinely not been met, registration for ZDP is not possible, but temporary protection remains in force.
International Law Firm "Zahist" helps Ukrainian families in the Czech Republic every week to understand red marks in assessment results. In our practice, most errors arise not in state registers, but from discrepancies in the data of an employer or an insurance company. That is why the first step should be an independent check, not a letter sent “at random” to the Ministry of the Interior.
We explain how to read the assessment result, to whom and how to submit a request for a data check, which conditions cannot be corrected, and what to do if ZDP did not work out this time.
How to read the results of the ZDP conditions assessment
The result is available in your personal account at ipc.gov.cz, where each condition is marked with a colour: green, yellow, and grey allow you to proceed to registration, while red means that the condition has not been met.
Conditions are assessed for each member of the shared household, while income is assessed for the family as a whole, so a single red mark for one person may block registration for everyone. If the result is ambiguous, review each category separately.
Whom to contact if you disagree with the assessment
| Condition | Who checks the data |
| Continuity of stay under temporary protection | Ministry of the Interior |
| Continuous health insurance and absence of debts | Your insurance company (VZP, OZP, ZPMV, or another) |
| Combined annual income | Tax authority or the Czech Social Security Administration |
| Absence of humanitarian assistance | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
| School attendance of children aged 6–14 | Confirmed during a visit to the Ministry of the Interior |
The request should be sent only to the relevant gestor, not to the Ministry of the Interior: the law does not allow copies of declarations or certificates sent by the applicant themselves to the Ministry of the Interior to be accepted. If there are several errors and they concern different institutions, you must write to each of them separately.
How to check continuity of stay
Temporary protection may have ceased without your knowledge, so check the possible reasons.
- You did not complete online registration to extend protection in 2026 and do not have a stamp valid until 31 March 2027
- You obtained a residence permit for more than 90 days in another state
- You applied for temporary or international protection in another country
- Your place of residence for more than 90 days was registered at the address of a Ministry of the Interior office
Checking health insurance and debts
The insurance conditions — continuity for the two years preceding 31 March 2026 and the absence of debt as of that date — are checked by your insurance company. You can view the status in an electronic account, for example in “Moje VZP”, and the request depends on the company.
- VZP — only in person at a branch by prior appointment, with a completed form
- OZP — by email to the company’s registration address
- ZPMV — by letter to ukrajina@zpmvcr.cz, stating your name, date of birth, and insured person’s number
Important: you cannot join the insurance scheme retroactively and you cannot pay for a missed period, and a debt settled after 31 March 2026 no longer corrects the condition.
Income of CZK 440,000: where to check the calculation
The condition requires a combined annual income for 2025 of at least CZK 440,000 plus CZK 110,000 for each additional person in the household. You can check the amount in line 42 of the tax return, in the “Moje daně” portal, or in the “assessment base” field of the pension insurance certificate.
If the employer has not submitted the pension insurance certificate (ELDP) or has submitted it with an error, contact the employer first, and only then the social security administration. The tax authority accepts a request only if the return was filed by 4 May 2026.
How long the review takes and which deadlines to observe
Data in the personal account are updated approximately twice a month, so the result of a request will not appear immediately. Registration for ZDP runs until 31 December 2026, so delaying the check is risky.
Monitor your email and your profile on the portal: a new assessment is delivered by a notification to the address provided. If the conditions have changed to “met”, you can register immediately and book an appointment at a Ministry of the Interior office.
What to do if the condition has genuinely not been met
Temporary protection is not cancelled because of an unsatisfactory result: those who have not met the ZDP conditions continue to reside in the Czech Republic under the protection regime. The main thing now is not to allow it to cease unexpectedly, because that would also close the path to a future ZDP.
- Make sure that temporary protection has been extended and that the stamp is valid
- Remove the causes that can still be corrected: arrange insurance without interruptions, do not receive humanitarian assistance, and increase official income
- Keep documents on income, insurance, and stay
- Follow announcements of the next ZDP stages on the Ministry of the Interior website and the portal
Lawyers report that in subsequent cycles, if they are announced, applicants who have not met the conditions must again express their interest, but there is no guarantee of a new intake.
What can be corrected and what cannot
| Situation | Can it be corrected |
| An error in register or employer data | Yes, through a request to the relevant gestor |
| An insurance debt settled after 31 March 2026 | No, the condition is no longer met |
| A gap in insurance in the past | No, it is impossible to join retroactively |
| Income below CZK 440,000 in 2025 | No for this cycle, but yes for the next one |
| Cessation of temporary protection | Only by a new application, without preserving the period of stay |
This distinction is important for planning: time and effort should be spent only on those conditions where there is a genuine error, and in other cases you should prepare for the next stage. That way you will not lose weeks on requests that will not change the result.
Alternatives to ZDP
ZDP is not the only way to establish yourself in the Czech Republic. If you have another ground for stay, for example work in a specialised field, studies, or family ties, an ordinary long-term permit may be suitable.
Whether such titles are open specifically to holders of temporary protection in your case depends on the particular situation, so it is worth obtaining individual advice before filing.
Typical mistakes when challenging assessment results
- Sending documents to the Ministry of the Interior instead of the relevant gestor
- Not checking independently whether the condition has in fact been met before writing a request
- Waiting until the end of the year and missing the registration deadline
- Not monitoring updates in the personal account
- Not contacting the employer about the ELDP before contacting the social security administration
Legal assistance with ZDP in the Czech Republic
Working out which specific condition blocked registration and whom to contact is a task in which an error in the addressee costs weeks that may not be left before the end of the year.
The lawyers of International Law Firm "Zahist" help analyse the assessment result, prepare requests to the appropriate institutions, and plan further steps if ZDP is unavailable this time.
If you have received a red mark and do not know what to do, contact International Law Firm "Zahist" — we will review your situation during a consultation.
