All in-person visits to the Consulate General are strictly by previous appointment only. No walk-in visitors are attended.

Holders of a Schengen visa, issued by our Consulate General on/before March 13, 2020, who could not use their visa to visit the Czech Republic owing to entry restrictions, may lodge a new application for Schengen visa. Standard application requirements apply, however, the visa fee will be waived.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

While extraordinary and protective measures of the Czech Ministry of Health are in effect, applicants for visas/residence permits for the purpose economic or educational activities must also request their Czech employer/school/hosting institution to complete and provide them with an additional special confirmation.[1]

After the confirmation is completed, duly signed, stamped and bears the place and date of issue, the Consulate General will accept the wet-signed original, or a high-quality scan made from the original.

The confirmation must be submitted to the Consulate General by the applicant (not by the issuing entity):

• in person, at the time of a Schengen visa interview, so that the application is eligible for further processing;
• together with the application for a Czech (national) long term-visa or long-term residence permit, or at any time during the processing of the application, so that the visa sticker can be issued at the end of the process.

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[1] The confirmation is not required from dependent family members. For Schengen visa applications, the confirmation is only required when the purpose of stay is Cultural, Employment or Study.