These lists of countries are compiled in accordance with the Article I Paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from May 26, 2020, Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 55 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

I. List of countries where diplomatic missions/offices of the Czech Republic have resumed accepting and processing applications

Australia – Sydney Austria – Vienna Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo ​Bulgaria – Sofia Canada – Ottawa Canada – Toronto China – Beijing China – Chengdu China – Shanghai China – Sp. Admin. Region Hong Kong Croatia – Zagreb Germany – Berlin Israel – Tel Aviv Japan – Tokyo Moldavia – Chisinau Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar

Poland – Warsaw Slovakia – Bratislava Serbia – Belgrade South Korea – Soul Taiwan – CECO Taipei Turkey – Ankara Turkey – Istanbul Ukraine – Kiev Ukraine – Lvov United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi USA – Chicago USA – Los Angeles USA – New York USA – Washington, D.C. Vietnam – Hanoi

II. Diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic where visa services have been resumed accept applications in this extent:

SCHENGEN VISAS:

Acceptance of applications from          

● family members of EU / Czech Republic citizens

● international transport workers

● critical infrastructure workers 

● diplomats and officials of international organizations

● seasonal workers (based on Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Services No. 322/2017 Coll.)

● health and social services employees and their family members

● food processing employees

● in the interest of the Czech Republic

● in exceptional emergency situations as defined in Article III Paragraph 3 of the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from May 26, 2020

LONG-TERM VISAS AND RESIDENCE PERMITS:

a/ Acceptance of applications for         

● LONG-TERM VISA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT (based on Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Services No. 322/2017 Coll.)

● SPECIAL WORK VISA

● visas / residence permits within the KEY AND SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL PROGRAM

● visas / residence permits within the HIGHLY QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES PROGRAM

● visas / residence permits within the PROGRAM QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE  – health and social services employees only

● LONG- TERM RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH and applications for long-term residence permits of their spouses and minor children

● LONG-TERM AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FAMILY UNIFICATION, but only in those cases, when the family unification involves spouses and minor children of foreign nationals who already reside in the Czech Republic on a basis of a long-term or permanent residence permit; other family members cannot file these applications at the moment

● LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE FAMILY PURPOSE, but only in those cases, when the family unification involves spouses and minor children of foreign nationals who already reside in the Czech Republic on a basis of a long-term or permanent residence permit; other family members cannot file these applications at the moment

● LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY and RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY

● visas for the purpose of collecting residence permits (the so-called D/VR type visa) – the so-called VISA STICKER TRANSFER – for any purpose of stay

b/ Resumption of processing of applications

As of May 18, 2020, processing of all applications for long-term visas and residence permits that have been started before March 14, 2020 (that means continuation of examining those applications that have been filed before the state of emergency), are resumed at diplomatic missions that have partially resumed visa services (1st table).

For information on appointment kindly contact the respective diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic directly.

 

III. Notice – entry to the Czech Republic

1/ Holders of long-term visas and residence permits:

These foreign nationals can enter the Czech Republic only upon submission of proof of test for COVID-19 (see sample here), according to Article I Point 1 of the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from May 26, 2020 (no. MZDR 20588/2020-4/MIN/KAN). 

The proof should take a form of a medical confirmation that the foreign national has undergone a RT-PCR test in a laboratory authorized to do these tests for SARS CoV-2 with a negative result. The confirmation may not be older than four days before the entry into the Czech Republic.

Foreign nationals arrange for these tests at their own costs and must possess them upon entry into the Czech Republic. Entry will be denied if this requirement is not fulfilled.

The confirmation must include data allowing verification that the test has been carried out, the type and date of the test, as well as data about the test performing laboratory.

2/ Holders of Schengen visas:

We request holders of Schengen visas to kindly consult information of the Ministry of the Interior here (see 2. Entry into the territory of the Czech Republic, point "Conditions for foreign nationals newly coming into the territory of the Czech Republic, thus for those who previously did not reside in the Czech territory") on the obligation to submit the test.

 

IV. List of countries where diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic continue to be closed for the purposes of accepting and processing applications, until further notice

This is a list of countries where the measures currently in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not allow to

● accept visa and residence permit applications

● continue to process of applications already submitted at diplomatic missions in these countries:

Afghanistan – Kabul Albania – Tirana Algeria – Algiers Argentina – Buenos Aires Armenia – Yerevan Azerbaijan – Baku Belgium – Brussels Belarus – Minsk Brazil – Brasilia Brazil – Sao Paulo Columbia – Bogota Cuba – Havana Egypt – Cairo Ethiopia – Addis Abeba Ghana – Accra Georgia – Tbilisi Chile – Santiago de Chile Indie – New Delhi Indonesia – Jakarta Iran – Teheran Iraq – Baghdad Iraq – Erbil Ireland – Dublin Jordan – Amman Kazakhstan – Nur-Sultan Kenya – Nairobi

Kuwait – Kuwait Lebanon – Beirut Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur Mexico – Mexico Morocco – Rabat Nigeria – Abuja North Macedonia – Skopje Pakistan – Islamabad Peru – Lima Philippines – Manila Romania – Bucharest Russia – Moscow Russia –  Petersburg Russia – Yekaterinburg Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Senegal – Dakar South Africa – Pretoria Syria – Damascus Thailand – Bangkok Tunisia – Tunis United Kingdom – London Uzbekistan – Tashkent Zambia – Lusaka

 

 

Additional information:

Ministry of the Interior – Coronavirus-Information of MoI (incl. entry conditions to the Czech Republic)

Diplomatic Missions of the Czech Republic

Legal sources:

Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from May 26, 2020 (no. MZDR 20588/2020-4/MIN/KAN)