RestorationCZ-RST-04
Act 186/2013 §33 + §72 transitional declaration window (2014-2015 closed)
Citizenship in Czech Republic
- Eligibility
- Transitional declaration windows distinct from main §31/§32 declaration regime. Closed 2015-01-01. Identified as MEDIUM-severity gap by Ultra-Think Reviewer #3 completeness audit. Different from CZ-XCT-01 Slovak-option (1993-12-31 closure) — this is a SEPARATE post-2014 transitional window.
- Timeline
- 2014-01-01 → 2015-01-01 (closed)
- Renunciation
- Not required
Who qualifies
Act 186/2013 contained TWO distinct 1-year transitional declaration windows operating from 2014-01-01 to 2015-01-01:
- §33 — Persons born abroad 1949-1969 to CS-emigrant parents — distinct from §31 (former-citizens) and §32 (CSFR-1992 cohort). Targeted children of post-1948 émigrés born during the early Communist era who never acquired CS citizenship at birth.
- §72 — Slovak nationals second window — separate from CZ-XCT-01 (1993 Slovak option under Act 40/1993 §18). Permitted Slovak nationals to declare CZ citizenship during the 2014 transition to Act 186/2013, providing a SECOND opportunity beyond the original 1993 deadline.
Both windows closed permanently on 2015-01-01.
Example scenarios
PATHWAY CLOSED — Act 193/1999 sunset 2004-12-31; substitute pathway via §31 declaration (CZ-DSC-01)
Historical RST regime closed; current §31 declaration regime applicable
Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-04-27.
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