If you do not have valid Czech passport or valid občanký průkaz or valid Czech citizenship certificate (Osvědčení o státním občanství České republiky) BUT:

• you hold an original Czech passport or občanský průkaz issued after  1.1.2014, you are able to apply for a new passport
• or you hold an original Czech passport or občanský průkaz issued before 31.12.2013 and you have osvědčení o státním občanství České republiky (original Czech citizenship certificate) issued after 1.1.2014 even though no longer valid,   you are able to apply for a new passport​
• or you are born outside of the Czech Republic  after 1.1.2014 and have Czech citizenship certificate (Osvědčení o státním občanství České republiky) issued after 1.1.2014 and rodný list issued by zvláštní matrika Brno you are able to apply for a new passport

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•  you hold an original Czech passport or občanský průkaz  issued before 31.12.2013 and  osvědčení o státním občanství (original Czech citizenship certificate) issued before 1.1.2014 you are NOT able to apply for a new passport. You must first apply for Czech citizenship certificate. 

Applicants must apply in person (no applications by post or powers of attorney). There are no exceptions to this rule.

Applicants in Canada can apply only at the Embassy in Ottawa or at Consulate General in Toronto. Honorary Consulates are not passport authorities.

It is no longer possible to apply for the Certificate of Czech Citizenship and a passport simultaneously.  A passport application will be accepted only upon submitting an already issued and valid proof of citizenship.

The period of validity of ePassports is 10 years for persons older than 15 years, and 5 years for minors of under 15 years of age.

Legal guardians (in most cases parents) of minors of under 15 years of age must apply on behalf of these minors. Children MUST be present for the application. Parents will be required to submit the child´s birth certificate.

Minors between 15 and 18 years of age must submit a written consent of a legal guardian with an authenticated signature. The authenticatin must be done by a Chech authority.  The authentication of this signature is not required when the legal guardian comes in person and approves of the application by signing the application form. WE STRONGLY RECCOMEND PARENTS OF MINORS 15-18 years of age come to the appointment with the children.

Requirements:

When applying for a new passport, applicants must:

1. make an appointment at  toronto.appointment(at)mzv.gov.cz
2. appear in person
3. pay the consular fee
4. demonstrate the following information by submitting recommended documents:

• proof of identity (valid passport, valid "občanský průkaz" etc.);
• proof of Czech citizenship (see above)
• proof of first and last name (valid passport, "občanský průkaz" or any document issued by the registry office);
• a (Canadian) passport size photo i.e. 50 x 70 mm.  Applicant must provide a picture meeting the following standards;
• previously issued Czech or Czechoslovak passport;
• in case of dual citizenship proof of the date when you became a Canadian citizen (e.g. Certificate of Canadian citizenship); -
• official document containing the birth number of the applicant (valid passport, valid "občanský průkaz", birth certificate etc.);
• document confirming new information if reason for application is a change of applicant 's personal information (for example a marriage license); PLEASE NOTE: If your last name has changed as a result of marriage or any other change of name, you must submit an original docuemnt as proof of this change. If the change took place aborad and has not been regsitered in the Czech Republic, you must do this step first (such as applying for marriage regsotration or a name change..)
• for parents of minors under the age of 18 parents must provide their child´s birth certificates or/and other proof of the direct relationship to their parents/ legal guardians.

 

Please note:

The photo requirements are based on the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, an agency of the United Nations, whose aim is to standardize passport photos and improve the verification of passport holders' identities.  A rather strict set of rules can sometimes result in a need to repeat the application procedure due to the fact that submitted photographs do not meet the prescribed requirements. In these cases, a new photograph must be submitted.

Processing time:

In average the delivery of new travel documents takes between four to six weeks, as passports are printed in the Czech Republic and subsequently sent via diplomatic mail. However, the legal issuance period is 4 months and we cannot guarantee that the passport will be issued and delivered to Canada sooner than that.

Passport pickup:

You will be ntifed by an email that your passport has been ssued and is ready for pickup. You will be required to mak another appointmnet for pcku using email toronto.appointment(at)mzv.gov.cz.

Parents of children under the age of 15 can pick the passports up without children being present.

Applicants 15 years of age and older mjst pick up their own passport.

 

Applicants from another province can request to pick up their passport at the local Honorary consulate in Calgary, Winnipeg or Regina. This request must be made during the passport application and the aplicatnt must bring 2 XpressPOst NATIONAL envelopes to the appointment leaving the address area blank.

 

Conntacts for Honorary Consulates can be found  here .