The long-stay visa (valid for up to a year) is actually not difficult to get at all. A bit of a bureaucratic process, but if you're getting a work permit from a school, it's not really all that bad, even if the school doesn't help you with it. If you need help with the process, there are agencies that can provide it. Some charge quite a bit of money, others have pretty modest rates. A Google, Yahoo or AltaVista search should pull up a long list of places to contact. Spiral78, the criminal record affidavit for US citizens is even easier than that. You only have to sign an affidavit (in Czech) in front of a notary, for a little more than $1.00, and you've got it. Simple as that. Just for everyone's information, so you
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