TRAVEL FROM COUNTRIES BASED ON COVID-19 SITUATION

LOW RISK COUNTRIES (GREEN): unrestricted travel, applications for all visa types = full visa services, entry conditions apply (see below)

Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Macao, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican

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MEDIUM RISK COUNTRIES (ORANGE): essential travel (unless fully vaccinated), applications for all long-term visas + residence permits, entry conditions apply (see below)

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HIGH RISK COUNTRIES (RED): essential travel (unless fully vaccinated), applications for all long-term visas + residence permits, entry conditions apply (see below)

Poland, Romania

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VERY HIGH RISK COUNTRIES (DARK RED): essential travel (unless fully vaccinated), applications for all long-term visas + residence permits, entry conditions apply (see below)

all countries not listed

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ENTRY CONDITIONS & QUARANTINE MEASURES 

 

SUMMARY

---FULLY VACCINATED PERSONS can travel to CZE for any purpose from any country and can apply for any type of visa.

Vaccination certificate must be presented upon entry / filing of visa applications. Entry conditions and quarantine measures apply.

---BEFORE ARRIVAL, ALL TRAVELLERS MUST:

1) fill out Passenger Locator Form

2) get tested with PCR method 72 hrs. before entry (residents can get tested with AG method 48 hrs. before entry)

---AFTER ARRIVAL, MOST TRAVELLERS MUST:

get tested with a PCR method

 

DETAILED OVERVIEW

CZE citizens and residents (PDF, 137 KB)

EU citizens and visa holders (PDF, 137 KB)

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HOW DO I FIND A TEST SITE?

There is a test site at the Václav Havel International Airport in Prague.

Refer to the LIST OF TEST SITES. (Note: The list is available in Czech only. Ask your inviting party to help you find the nearest test site.)

Plan ahead and schedule your test appointment before you travel.

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EXCEPTIONS:

ENTRY CONDITIONS AND QUARANTINE MEASURES do not apply / apply partially if you are one of the following:

● international transportation worker

● person transiting thr CZE by land for up to 12 hours

● person traveling to CZE by land for up to 12 hours !except for trips begun on Dec 30, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022! – persons travelling from very high risk of Covid-19 transmission (“dark red”) countries can arrive for the following purposes only: essential subsistence, child welfare, animal care, financial and post services, fueling, urgent health care, visit of social care facilities, urgent administrative proceedings, funeral

● person who traveling to CZE by land from neighboring countries for up to 24 hours

● staff accredited at diplomatic missions in the Czech Republic, incl. private support staff, or official of international organizations registered by the MFA of the Czech Republic

● holder of a diplomatic passports travelling for official purposes for up to 72 hours

● minor with mental disorder, autism, cognitive dysfunction or severe mental illness who cannot observe quarantine measures – medical note issued in English by a physician in CZE or another EU country must have been issued to this effect (confirmation must include a stamp and identification and contact information of the physician)

● cross-border worker, pupil or student (the so-called “pendler”) travelling back and forth on weekly basis

● parent / guardian travelling from a neighboring country to visit / take care for a child

● spouse or registered partner travelling from a neighboring country to visit a spouse or registered partner who works or studies in CZE

● correctional or police officer carrying out an escort or accompanying an aircraft

● cross-border integrated emergency system worker

● child younger than 12

● fully vaccinated person – obligation to fill out an entry form and PCR test 72 hrs. before travel applies

● person with booster vaccination – obligation to fill out an entry form applies

● person who took ill with Covid-19 within the past 180 days and possesses a digital certificate to this effect that CZE recognizes – obligation to fill out an entry form and PCR test 72 hrs. before travel applies

● EU citizen (incl. CZE citizen)[1], if not entering CZE by public mass transportation – these persons can enter with a negative antigen test or a PCR test (as opposed to the general obligation to enter with a negative PCR test)

● long-term and permanent residents in CZE – these persons can enter with a negative antigen test or a PCR test (as opposed to the general obligation to enter with a negative PCR test)

● person entering CZE by public mass transportation from a neighboring country for up to 24 hours – these persons can enter with a negative antigen test or a PCR test (as opposed to the general obligation to enter with a negative PCR test)

● critical infrastructure worker entering in the interest of CZE – these persons do not need to get tested in CZE 5^th – 7^th day after arrival

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ENTRY AND STAY:

● List of countries according to risk level

● Ministry of Health

● Ministry of the Interior

● Gvt Portal - Entering CZE

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[1] Referring to EU here = EU Member States + Andorra, Island, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican