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Biometric Passports (ePassports)

Check if you have all necessary documents to apply for passport.

Summary of the rules governing the procedure for ePassport:

Applicants must apply in person (no applications by post or powers of attorney). There are no exceptions to this rule. Applicants can only apply at the Embassy in Pretoria. Applicants must collect their passports in person.

It is no longer possible to apply for the Certificate of Czech Citizenship and a passport simultaneously. Passports applications will only be accepted 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 under 15 years of age.

Parents or legal guardians of minors under 15 years of age must apply on behalf of these minors. Minors between 15 and 18 years of age must submit a written consent of a legal guardian with an authenticated signature. 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.

Requirements:

When applying for a new passport, applicants must:

  1. appear in person
  2. pay the consular fee in cash
  3. submit the following documents:
  • proof of identity (valid passport, ID);
  • proof of Czech citizenship (valid passport, valid "občanský průkaz" - Czech ID, Certificate of Czech Citizenship not older than 12 months);
  • proof of first and last name (travel document, "občanský průkaz" or any document issued by the registry office);
  • previously issued Czech or Czechoslovak travel document (also invalid);
  • official document containing the birth number of the applicant (birth certificate, travel document, "občanský průkaz" etc.);

Processing time:

Passports are produced in the Czech Republic and the issuing period is 4 months, however it can take between only four to six weeks in some cases.