CzechPOINT is the government's one-stop counter. You can certify a signature, turn a paper document into a legally valid PDF, or get an official extract from a Czech register, without going to the office that keeps it.
Where to find it
- Most post offices (Česká pošta) and municipal offices (městský úřad, úřad městské části).
- The Chamber of Commerce (Hospodářská komora) and notaries.
- Some Czech embassies abroad.
Bring your passport or ID card. Smaller post offices and district offices usually have shorter queues than the big ones in the centre of Prague.
What it costs
| At CzechPOINT | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified signature (legalizace) | 50 CZK per signature |
| Electronic conversion (autorizovaná konverze), either direction | 30 CZK per page |
| Certified copy (vidimace) | 30 CZK per page |
| Criminal record extract | 100 CZK |
| Trade or commercial register extract | 100 CZK first page, 50 CZK each next page |
| Land register extract | from 50 CZK |
| Data box: set up or new login details | free |
Fees at municipal offices and post offices, 2026. Notaries and Czech embassies charge their own, higher fees.
Certified signature (legalizace)
An official confirms that you signed the document in front of them. People often call this a "notarised signature". Typical uses: some powers of attorney, a landlord's consent for a business address, or documents for a visa application.
Bring a document in Czech only. Many CzechPOINT counters refuse a paper that also has English text on it, even when they only certify your signature. That is why our powers of attorney have the Czech text on the page you sign and the English translation on a separate page: take only the Czech page with you. A document in another language needs a certified translation. For most of our powers of attorney an ordinary signature is enough: see powers of attorney.
Electronic conversion (autorizovaná konverze)
CzechPOINT turns a paper document into a PDF that counts legally as the original (and back). Not in Prague? Have your signature certified, have the document converted at the same counter, and email us the PDF. We can then file it online straight away.
Certified copies (vidimace)
An official copy of a paper document, for example when the foreign police wants an original rental contract and you only have one. ID documents such as passports, ID cards and driving licences cannot be certified this way, and foreign-language documents need a certified translation.
Register and criminal record extracts
CzechPOINT prints official extracts from the trade license register, the commercial register, the land register and the criminal record. Authorities can look most of these up themselves, so you rarely need a paper extract. For your own information, the free online versions are usually enough: rzp.gov.cz (trade licenses), or.justice.cz (companies) and nahlizenidokn.cuzk.gov.cz (land register).
Criminal record extract for foreigners: bring your passport. Non-EU citizens may be asked for a birth certificate; without one, apply at the Criminal Register itself (Rejstřík trestů, Soudní 1, Praha 4). For EU citizens the extract can include records from your home country, which can take from hours to weeks. Since 29 September 2026 the multilingual form is only attached for Czech citizens, so you may need a translation.
See also police clearance for a trade license.
Data box (datová schránka)
Lost or never received your data box login? CzechPOINT can set up your data box or issue new login details, free of charge. More in Datová schránka (data box).
