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All foreign citizens who intend to stay in the city of Ostrava for longer than 90 days are obliged to pay the waste collection fee. The responsibility to pay the fee is on individual residents (including children), not on the property owners.
- The fee is CZK 720 per person per year.
- The fee is paid once a year by June 30.
Who Has to Pay?
All foreign citizens who are staying longer than 90 days and are holders of: long-term visa, long-term residence permits, temporary residence permit, permanent residence permits (both from the EU and from non-EU).
Who Does Not Have to Pay?
Foreigners with the official status of Asylum Seeker, holders of Temporary protection, EU citizens without a residence permit in the Czech Republic.
Who Has a Discounted Fee?
Children up to 6 years of age (including 6) & people over 65 years of age (including 65) have a discounted fee of CZK 498.
How to Pay?
1. Register
- In person at the City Hall (Prokešovo nám. 8, 729 30 Ostrava, Office number 108, 109). It is recommended to come with a Czech speaking person. You have to prove your stay with the visa/residence permit, and also bring your ID/passport. You will then in turn receive payment details via email.
- The other option is to register via email komunalniodpad@ostrava.cz. You have to attach a scan of your visa/residence permit. If you decide to also pay for your children, please attach the scan of their documents as well. Later on, you will receive payment details via email. You will receive separate payment details for each family member.
2. Pay
The fee is CZK 720 per person/calendar year and is paid once a year by June 30 and can be paid:
- by bank transfer (you will receive an email with payment details, including a QR code for the payment, bank account number 30015-1649297309/0800);
- pay the fee on the spot via card;
- by the paying portal (provided you already have a Czech birth number – “rodné číslo”). Note that you have to use the Czech version of the portal because the English version of waste collection fee payment is not yet available.
- via the SIPO system (direct debit of multiple payments) or via postal order “A” (složenka).
Moving addresses?
In case you are moving within the city of Ostrava (e.g. from Ostrava-Poruba to Ostrava-Jih), you do not have to announce the new address. However, should you move to another city, you have to de-register from the Ostrava waste collection register (more info below) and register in the new city.
De-register when leaving
The obligation to pay the waste collection fee ends with the date you officially finish your stay in Ostrava. Meaning terminating your residence permit or changing the address to another city within the Czechia. When you finish your stay in Ostrava, remember to de-register. Fill in a form reporting the end of the stay and either send it to komunalniodpad@ostrava.cz or bring it to the above mentioned office at the City Hall. You can claim money back for the remaining months. However, only the remaining credit of above CZK 200 might be claimed back. To apply for the refund, fill in this form.
FAQ
The payee must register for the fee within 30 days of the day on which the liability originated. It is usually the date of the collection of the visa/residence permit.
No, your landlord doesn’t have the responsibility to do so and is not capable of registering you. This is the responsibility of each individual.
Register and wait for the payment details. The City of Ostrava will calculate the appropriate amount (for the remaining months) that you have to pay.
First, check the amount of your current debt. You can pay everything in one payment, since the identification number of the payer is the same for each year.
Generally, yes, but you will have to know the exact day of termination of your visa/residence permit or the exact date of changing your address. If you pay the full year in advance, you can claim money back for the remaining months. However, only the remaining credit of above CZK 200 might be claimed back. To apply for the refund, fill in this form.
Yes. Otherwise, you would have to continue paying. In case of any changes, we recommend contacting the employees of the Ostrava City Hall.
Fill in a form reporting the end of the stay and either send it to komunalniodpad@ostrava.cz or bring it to the above mentioned office at the City Hall. You can ask for a return of overpayment. However, only the remaining credit is above CZK 200. To apply for the refund, fill in this form.
Yes, the fee is for each individual.
You have to register and pay for each member of the household. The fee is CZK 720, however, children up to and including 6 years of age and people over and including the age of 65 pay a discounted fee of CZK 498.
Info about registering and paying multiple members of the household is described above in the first step of “How to Pay”.
You should de-register yourself, ask you can ask for a return of overpayment. However, only the remaining credit is above CZK 200. To apply for the refund, fill in this form.
The new tenant has to register themselves.
You will be required to pay the amount you owe.
Failure to pay this fee and subsequent debts may lead to problems extending your visa/residence permit.
If you have more questions, contact us via email: info@ostravaexpat.eu
More information is available here & here (only in the Czech language).