Are you an EU or non-EU citizen?
- What is a TV or Radio licence fee? Do I have to pay?
EU citizens with or without a Registration certificate (previously Temporary residence) are not obliged to pay the TV or Radio licence fee.
After receiving a Permanent residence you’re obliged to pay licence fees if you own any device capable of receiving broadcast signals (TV, radio, smartphone, computer, tablet, car radio, etc.).
This applies to everyone who owns or rents a property – even if you are a student living in a dormitory.
How much do I pay?
Since 1 May 2025, fees are 150 CZK/month for TV and 55 CZK/month for radio — 205 CZK total per household. Even if you never watch or listen, the capacity – a device connected to the internet – is enough.
What is a household?
A household is a group of people who live together. The rule is simple: one household, one fee. A person living alone can also be considered a household. If you live in a large household, only one member of your household needs to pay the fee of CZK 150 per month. If there are more than one household at an address, each household must pay the TV fee.
The purpose of licence fees
These fees fund independent public broadcasting—Česká televize and Český rozhlas. Ignoring them can result in fines up to 10 000 CZK.
The point of both fees is to contribute to public and independent news service and broadcasting of Czech TV (Česká Televize, including local Brno News CTV) and Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas; including national broadcasting and news in English).
Check more official information for foreign nationals at the Czech Radio website.
- How to pay?
TV licence fee
Go to the online registration portal, click on “Přejít k přihlášení přímou platbou”, and fill in your details.
Then you choose how often you want to pay: monthly (měsíčně), quarterly, every 6 months (pololetně), or yearly and you may insert your account number (the one you will be sending the fee from).
Once this is done, you should receive your Variable Symbol from the Czech TV as well as the sum you are supposed to pay and the account number the money should be sent to plus deadlines for any further payments.
Radio licence fee
Go to zis-ext.rozhlas.cz, fill in the details about you and your household and continue to the frequency of payment and your bank account details.
- What is a TV or Radio licence fee? Do I have to pay?
Who has to pay?
As a foreigner with Long‑term or Permanent residence in the Czech Republic, you’re obliged to pay licence fees if you own any device capable of receiving broadcast signals (TV, radio, smartphone, computer, tablet, car radio, etc.).
This applies to everyone who owns or rents a property – even if you are a student living in a dormitory.
How much do I pay?
Since 1 May 2025, fees are 150 CZK/month for TV and 55 CZK/month for radio — 205 CZK total per household. Even if you never watch or listen, the capacity – a device connected to the internet – is enough.
What is a household?
A household is a group of people who live together. The rule is simple: one household, one fee. A person living alone can also be considered a household. If you live in a large household, only one member of your household needs to pay the fee of CZK 150 per month. If there are more than one household at an address, each household must pay the TV fee.
The purpose of licence fees
These fees fund independent public broadcasting—Česká televize and Český rozhlas. Ignoring them can result in fines up to 10 000 CZK.
The point of both fees is to contribute to public and independent news service and broadcasting of Czech TV (Česká Televize, including local Brno News CTV) and Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas; including national broadcasting and news in English).
Check more official information for foreign nationals at the Czech Radio website.
- How to pay?
TV licence fee
Go to the online registration portal, click on “Přejít k přihlášení přímou platbou”, and fill in your details.
Then you choose how often you want to pay: monthly (měsíčně), quarterly, every 6 months (pololetně), or yearly and you may insert your account number (the one you will be sending the fee from).
Once this is done, you should receive your Variable Symbol from the Czech TV as well as the sum you are supposed to pay and the account number the money should be sent to plus deadlines for any further payments.
Radio licence fee
Go to zis-ext.rozhlas.cz, fill in the details about you and your household and continue to the frequency of payment and your bank account details.