I. Diplomatic missions that have FULLY RESUMED acceptance of visa and residence permit applications and that have resumed processing of previously lodged applications

AUSTRALIA – SYDNEY AUSTRIA – VIENNA BELGIUM – BRUSSELS ​BULGARIA – SOFIA CANADA – OTTAWA CANADA – TORONTO CROATIA – ZAGREB GERMANY – BERLIN

IRELAND – DUBLIN JAPAN – TOKYO POLAND – WARSAW ROMANIA – BUCHAREST SLOVAKIA – BRATISLAVA SOUTH KOREA – SOUL THAILAND – BANGKOK UNITED KINGDOM – LONDON

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.

Visa services can fully resume only at diplomatic missions in states appearing on the so-called green list, i.e. states with low incidence of COVID-19. 

II. Diplomatic missions that have PARTIALLY RESUMED acceptance of visa and residence permit applications and that have resumed processing of previously lodged applications

Albania – Tirana Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo ​China – Beijing China – Chengdu China – Shanghai China – Sp. Admin. Region Hong Kong Georgia – Tbilisi Jordan – Amman Kenya – Nairobi Kuwait – Kuwait Lebanon – Beirut Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur Moldavia – Chisinau Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar Nigeria – Abuja

Peru – Lima Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Serbia – Belgrade Taiwan – CECO Taipei Tunisia – Tunis 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

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:

a) 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 and social services employees and their family members

● 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

● in exceptional emergency situations as defined in Point I/4i) of the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from July 17, 2020

b) Applications lodged before the state of emergency

Processing of Schengen visa applications lodged before the state of emergency and subsequent suspension of visa services, i.e. before March 14, 2020, that were not decided, will not be renewed. Applicants who find themselves in this situation, can lodge their new applications free of charge.

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  

● 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 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

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

● LONG-TERM VISAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OTHER, but only for educational activities

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

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

● 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

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).

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

IV. Obligatory submission of document against introduction of infectious disease

Applicants for Schengen visas and long-term visas and residence permits for purposes of economic and education activities are obliged to submit document on fulfilling requirements against introduction of infectious disease. When lodging a Schengen visa application, the document must be submitted upon lodging the application - presentation of the document is a prerequisite for further processing. When lodging a long-term visa or residence permit application, the document must be submitted when picking up the visa, i.e. after its approval, not upon lodging the application.

The document is required when lodging the following applications:

● Schengen visa for the purpose of study

● Schengen visa for the purpose of employment

● Schengen visa for the purpose of seasonal employment

● Schengen visa for the purpose of scientific research

● Schengen visa for the purpose of culture

● Schengen visa for the purpose of sports

● Schengen visa for the purpose of training

● Schengen visa for the purpose of entrepreneurship

● Employee Card

● Blue Card

● Intra-Company Employee Transfer Card

● Long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment

● Long-term visa for the purpose of entrepreneurship

● Long-term visa for the purpose of study

● Long-term visa for the purpose of other - other educational activities

● Long-term visa for the purpose of training

● Long-term visa for the purpose of culture

● Long-term visa for the purpose of sports

● Special work visa

● Long-term residence permit for the purpose of study

● Long-term residence permit for the purpose of scientific research

 

The document should be issued by the receiving entity in the Czech Republic, i.e. employer or school (university). By issuing the document, the issuing party undertakes  to provide

● accommodation for the entire duration of stay, incl. a place where the foreign national can stay if a public health institution orders a quarantine,

● health care or a registered health care provider for the entire duration of stay, incl. covering related expenditures, if not arranged otherwise,

● return to the country of origin in case the purpose of stay in the Czech Republic no longer applies.

Confirmation of an entity receiving in the territory of the Czech Republic (DOCX, 135 KB)

V. Entry to the Czech Republic and quarantine measures

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. Diplomatic missions where visa services REMAIN SUSPENDED

Afghanistan – Kabul Algeria – Algiers Argentina – Buenos Aires Armenia – Yerevan Azerbaijan – Baku Belarus – Minsk Brazil – Brasilia Brazil – Sao Paulo Columbia – Bogota Cuba – Havana Egypt – Cairo Ethiopia – Addis Abeba Ghana – Accra Chile – Santiago de Chile Indie – New Delhi Indonesia – Jakarta Iran – Teheran

Iraq – Baghdad Iraq – Erbil Israel – Tel Aviv Kazakhstan – Nur-Sultan Mexico – Mexico Morocco – Rabat North Macedonia – Skopje Pakistan – Islamabad Philippines – Manila Russia – Moscow Russia –  Petersburg Russia – Yekaterinburg Senegal – Dakar South Africa – Pretoria Syria – Damascus Uzbekistan – Tashkent Zambia – Lusaka

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 and continue to process already submitted applications.

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.

Additional information:

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

Diplomatic Missions of the Czech Republic

Legal sources:

● Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from July 17, 2020 (no. MZDR 20599/2020-15/MIN/KAN)

● Requirement to submit document against introduction of infectious disease: point I.5 of the Protective Measure of the Ministry of Health from July 17, 2020, and § 31.3.b) of the Act on Stay of Foreign Nationals