Lists of countries are compiled in accordance with the Point I/7, 8 and 9 of the currently applicable Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health, Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 55 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

I. FULL RESUMPTION of visa services

AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY AUSTRIA: VIENNA BELGIUM: BRUSSELS ​BULGARIA: SOFIA CANADA: OTTAWA, TORONTO CROATIA: ZAGREB GERMANY: BERLIN IRELAND: DUBLIN

JAPAN: TOKYO POLAND: WARSAW ROMANIA: BUCHAREST SLOVAKIA: BRATISLAVA SOUTH KOREA: SOUL THAILAND: BANGKOK TUNISIA: TUNIS UNITED KINGDOM: LONDON

VISA SERVICES CAN BE FULLY RESUMED ONLY AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN THE SO-CALLED GREEN COUNTRIES WITH LOW RISK OF COVID-19.

See the overview of the diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic for the countries that are further accredited at the diplomatic missions in the countries listed.

 

II. PARTIAL RESUMPTION of visa services

Afganistan: Kabul Albania: Tirana Algeria: Algiers Argentina: Buenos Aires Armenia: Yerevan Azerbaijan: Baku Belarus: Minsk Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo Brazil: Brasilia, Sao Paulo ​China: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Sp. Admin. Region Hong Kong Columbia: Bogota Cuba: Havana Egypt: Cairo Ethiopia: Addis Abeba Georgia: Tbilisi Ghana: Accra India: New Delhi Indonesia: Jakarta Iran: Teheran Iraq: Baghdad, Erbil Israel: Tel Aviv Jordan: Amman Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan Kenya: Nairobi Kuwait: Kuwait Lebanon: Beirut

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Mexico: Mexico Moldova: Chisinau Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar Morocco: Rabat Nigeria: Abuja North Macedonia: Skopje Pakistan: Islamabad Peru: Lima Philippines: Manila Russia: Moscow, Petersburg, Yekaterinburg Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Senegal: Dakar Serbia: Belgrade South Africa: Pretoria Syria: Damascus Taiwan: CECO Taipei Turkey: Ankara, Istanbul Ukraine: Kiev, Lvov United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi USA: Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York Uzbekistan: Tashkent Vietnam: Hanoi Zambia: Lusaka

See the overview of the diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic for the countries that are further accredited at the diplomatic missions in the countries listed.

III. Extent of visa services

SCHENGEN VISAS:

Acceptance of applications    

● family members of EU / Czech Republic citizens

● in the interest of the Czech Republic

● 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, social services, and food processing employees

● employees in scientific, key and highly qualified professions fulfilling conditions of the Highly Qualified Worker Program and Key and Research Staff Program

● employees who are citizens of Ukraine and submit their applications in Ukraine - daily limit in Kiew = 300 and in Lvov = 300

in exceptional emergency situations as defined in Point I/4i) of the currently applicable Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health

 

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, including family members

● visas / residence permits within the HIGHLY QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES PROGRAM, including family members

● visas / residence permits within the PROGRAM QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE  

● PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR COMPATRIOTS (based on decree no. 1014/2014)

● BLUE CARDS and applications for long-term residence permits of their spouses and minor children

● 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 VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY

● RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY

● LONG-TERM AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FAMILY UNIFICATION, but only if 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 if 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

● 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

● LONG-TERM VISAS AND RESIDENCE PERMITS IF THE FOREIGN NATIONAL´S STAY IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC and is supported by a corresponding document

● LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CULTURE, SPORTS and WORKING HOLIDAY

To schedule an appointment, kindly contact the respective diplomatic mission directly.

 

b) Resumption of processing of applications

Processing of all applications for long-term visas and residence permits that have been lodged before March 14, 2020 is resumed (i.e. examining of those applications that have been filed before the state of emergency and subsequent suspension of visa services is resumed).

 

V. Entry to the Czech Republic and quarantine measures

Travel to the Czech Republic continues to be limited, particularly for the short-term travel, due to the pandemic.

Do refer to the OVERVIEW of who can currently visit on the website of the Ministry of the Interior, particularly to the pdf-table "Conditions for entry of persons to the territory of the Czech Republic (valid from September 21^st, 2020 00:00) in accordance with the Ministry of Health Protective Measure".

Persons who can arrive must strictly follow the quarantine measures = fill out an arrival form (www.prijezdovyformular.cz) and get tested. Refer to the guidelines HERE.

Foreign nationals are requested to check the entry conditions to the Czech Republic before their travel. This information is regularly being updated by the Ministry of the Interior on its website, mainly in the pdf-format table "Conditions for entry of persons to the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with the Ministry of Health Protective Measure." This table clearly indicates which quarantine measures, incl. possible obligation to test for COVID-19, pertain to which category of travelers.

 

VI. Visa services are currently SUSPENDED only at the Czech Embassy in Santiago de Chile

 

Additional information:

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

Countries with low-risk of Covid-19 (so-called "green list")

Diplomatic Missions of the Czech Republic

Legal sources:

● Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from October 2, 2020 (no. MZDR 20599/2020-32/MIN/KAN)