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Tomáš Dvořák

Senior Education Consultant — Czech Republic
✓ Verified Author ⚖ Czech Bar reviewed 📍 Prague, Czech Republic

Prague-resident Senior Education Consultant specializing in non-EU student admissions to MŠMT-accredited Czech institutions — Charles University, Masaryk University, and the Czech Technical University (CTU). Ten years of hands-on experience with diploma nostrification, the Czech long-term student visa filed via the Ministry of the Interior (MV ČR), foreign police registration, and the biometric residence permit. I also guide students through the free Czech-language tuition law, which makes public universities tuition-free for those who study in Czech.

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10 yr
Czech long-term visa filing
3
Flagship universities covered
Free
CZ-language public tuition
Prague
Operating desk
Profile

Background

Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Languages
Czech (native), English (native-equivalent), Russian (advanced — CIS market)
Specialization
Diploma nostrification · Charles / Masaryk / CTU admissions · Czech long-term student visa (MV ČR) · foreign police registration · biometric residence permit · free Czech-language tuition law
At Birlay
Senior Education Consultant — Czech Republic (Prague desk)
Editorial role
Lead author on the Czech Republic content series
Expertise

What I cover

Ten years of hands-on experience cover the full non-EU student journey from nostrification through the biometric residence permit. Recurring focus areas:

Czech long-term student visaNostrification diploma recognitionCharles University admissionMasaryk UniversityCzech Technical University CTUFree Czech-language tuition lawCzech foreign police registrationMŠMT accredited programsBiometric residence permit
Approach

What I do at Birlay

I lead Birlay's Czech Republic operations from our Prague desk, working directly with prospective students from non-EU countries who want to study at Charles, Masaryk, or CTU. My role covers:

  • MŠMT accreditation as step zero — confirming the chosen programme is accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education before any deposit or visa appointment
  • Nostrification planning — preparing the diploma nostrification (recognition) chain early, because it is the single most common cause of delay for non-EU applicants
  • University application support — guiding students through Charles, Masaryk, and CTU admissions, including the free Czech-language tuition route where a B2 prep year pays for itself
  • Long-term visa filing — assembling the MV ČR long-term student visa file: financial proof, accommodation confirmation, and health insurance valid in the Czech Republic
  • Post-arrival steps — foreign police registration within the required window and the biometric residence permit collection
Standards

Editorial principles

All Czech-focused articles published under my byline on Birlay.com are reviewed for accuracy against current Czech consulate requirements, MŠMT accreditation rules, university fee schedules, and Ministry of the Interior procedures. Legal claims are independently verified by Birlay's Czech reviewer — Jana Svobodová, Czech advokátka (Czech Bar #11482), student visa, long-term residence and education-law practitioner in Prague.

From my consultation principle
A consultation is not a sales pitch. In ten years of filing Czech long-term student visa applications from our Prague desk, I have learned that the honest answer matters more than the enrollment. If a student's diploma will not pass nostrification in time, or if free Czech-language tuition is not realistic without a prep year they cannot commit to, I say so directly and refer them to the right Birlay specialist — Poland or Hungary where the timeline or budget fits better.
Verification

Independent verification

Birlay's editorial policy requires all author profiles to be independently verifiable. Author bios are not generated content. If you would like to confirm credentials before relying on Czech-related guidance published under my byline, contact Birlay's editorial team at editorial@birlay.com, or verify the Czech reviewer's credentials via the Czech Bar Association (Česká advokátní komora) public register (Czech Bar #11482).

Publication record
Full publication record and anonymized student case-study disclosures are being added to this profile during Birlay's MVP launch (autumn 2026). For interim verification requests or to verify a specific Czech procedural claim made in any of my guides, please email editorial@birlay.com.
Articles

Published on Birlay — Czech Republic series

The Czech knowledge base for non-EU students — universities, nostrification, the long-term visa, costs, and work rights:

🏛 Hub

Czech Republic study hub — Charles, Masaryk, CTU complete guide

20 min · Complete cornerstone guide
Money

Study in Czech Republic for free — the Czech-language pathway

14 min · Free public tuition, B2 prep-year math
Visa

Czech student visa requirements 2026

16 min · Long-term visa, MV ČR, financial proof
Permit

Czech student residence permit 2026

14 min · Biometric permit, renewal
Discovery

Czech universities for international students

15 min · Charles, Masaryk, CTU programmes
Work

Work while studying in the Czech Republic

12 min · Rules and limits
Contact

Contact me

For Czech admissions consultations, nostrification planning, document review, or long-term visa application guidance:

Free 30-minute initial consultations are available via video or in-person at Birlay's Prague desk (by appointment).

Book a free 30-min consultation

Tell me your nationality, target programme, and prior diploma. I'll check MŠMT accreditation and the nostrification path and tell you in 10 minutes whether the Czech Republic is the right fit — or whether Poland or Hungary serves you better.

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