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Information
Passports & Visa Regulations in the
Czech
Republic
All foreigners
entering the Czech Republic must provide proof of health insurance.
Foreign nationals from European Union countries and the European
Economic Area can travel to the Czech Republic with a valid passport
or ID card. No visa is required. You cannot enter the Czech Republic
with a Schengen visa.
EU and EEA citizens
whose stay in the Czech Republic will exceed 30 days are obliged
to register within 30 days of their arrival in the Czech Republic
with the Alien and Border Police.
Nationals from
the following countries are required to have a visa for travel to
the Czech Republic:
Antigua and
Barbuda, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan,
holders of British National Overseas Passports, Dominica, Faer Islands,
Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives,
Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russia, Saint
Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines,
the West Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Solomon Islands,
Suriname, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Vanuatu.
For these nationals
short-term visas (90 days or less) require a passport valid for
three months longer than the requested stay. For longer term visas
(more than 90 days) passports must be valid for a minimum of 455
days.
If you are from
a country not on the above list, and are a non-EU/EEA citizen, you
are not required to have a visa to visit the Czech Republic. However,
you must register with the Czech Alien and Border Police within
30 days if you intend to stay longer than 30 days, and your passport
must be valid for 90 days longer than your intended stay.
Temporary Residence
Permit: EU/EEA
citizens are eligible for a Temporary Residence Permit (TRP) if
they intend to stay in the Czech Republic for longer than three
months. A TRP is not required of these citizens, but having one
can be useful as proof of residence.
TRP applications
may be filed with the Alien and Border Police in the Czech Republic,
or with a consulate or embassy abroad. In the former case the request
takes a maximum of 60 days to process, and in the latter up to 180
days.
Permanent Residence
Permit: This
permit only applies to EU/EEA citizens and their families under
the following circumstances:
- When the foreigner
is employed in and maintains legal residence in the Czech Republic
for three years or more
- When the foreign national is a business owner
- When the foreigner is a member of a statutory body or functions
in a legal capacity
- When certain other specifics apply, e.g. retirement, disability,
change in status from TRP (possible after 5 years continuous stay)
and so forth.
