With effect from 2011, the handling of the visa and residence agenda was terminated at the CZ Embassy in Riga, and the visa department has already not operate within the consular section. Citizens who would like to apply for either a short-term visa (up to 90 days of stay) or any other residence title for the Czech Republic (long-term visa, long-term residence, blue card, etc.) from May 2, 2023 must contact the Visa Center at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Dresden. The consular section of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, which used to represent our office in the visa agenda, is only completing the processing of applications submitted by 30 April 2023. All new applications and questions concerning visas and other residence permits must now be addressed exclusively to the General Consulate of the Czech Republic in Dresden.

The link to the visa center website you can found here

At this link, you will also find the necessary telephone numbers for any questions and email addresses for registering your visa application.

For all applicants, who meet the conditions for submitting an application in the territory of the Schengen states, the Visa Centre at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Dresden has become the only Czech office in the Schengen area (outside the Czech Republic) that will receive and process all applications for visas and residence permits intended for decision by the authorities of the Czech Republic.