TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

USA - AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, LA, KY, MD, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, Puerto Rico

Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda
 

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MAILING ADDRESS

EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
CONSULAR SECTION
3900 SPRING OF FREEDOM ST NW
WASHINGTON DC 20008-3803

 

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OPENING HOURS - APPOINTMENT SERVICES

Opening hours for public: Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 11:30am (except holidays listed bellow).

Please make an appointment in advance by an email or by phone.

Walk-Ins suspended due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

Please bring your own mask and your ballpoint pen.

Please inform the consular officer in advance if you:

• were in contact with any person infected with COVID-19
• did participate in any gathering that was attended by a person infected with COVID-19

 

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CONTACTS

Our e-mail for visa related issues:  visa.washington@mzv.cz

For telephone enquiries regarding visas, please call 202 274-9103 from Monday to Thursday between 1:30 pm and 5:00 pm.

 

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VISAS

For information about visas and resident permits, please first visit our web site.

Another useful sources of information are the web sites of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Foireign Affairs of the Czech Republic. 

Applicants for Schengen visas are required to appear IN PERSON at the Visa section of the Embassy upon prior scheduled appointment.

 

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OTHER ISSUES

Phones:

It is preferable to contact us by an email.

• Legalization (signatures, copies of documents): +1 (202) 274-9103
• Czech citizenship, Czech Vital Registry records: +1 (202) 274-9121
• Travel documents of the Czech Republic: +1 (202) 274-9123
• Consular cases: +1 (202) 274-9137

E-mail for legalization: visa.washington@mzv.cz

E-mail for passport, citizenship and vital registry records issues: passport.washington@mzv.cz

E-mail for other issues: con.washington@mzv.cz

Fax: +1 (202) 469-8161

 

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STATE HOLIDAYS IN 2023

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, D.C., will be closed for public during holidays listed below:
 

January 1	Sunday	Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Day
February 20	Monday	President´s Day
April 7	Friday	Good Friday
April 10	Monday	Easter Monday
May 1	Monday	Labor Day (Czech Republic)
May 8	Monday	Victory in Europe Day
May 29	Monday	Memorial Day
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day
July 5	Wednesday	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
July 6	Thursday	Jan Hus Day
September 4	Monday	Labor Day (USA)
September 28	Thursday	Czech Statehood Day / St. Wenceslas Day
October 9	Monday	Columbus Day
October 28	Saturday	Independence Day and Creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918
November 10	Friday	Veterans Day
November 23	Thursday	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
November 23	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
December 24	Sunday	Christmas Eve
December 25	Monday	Christmas Day
December 26	Tuesday	2nd Day of Christmas /  St. Stephen's Day
January 1, 2024	Monday	Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State