Visa requirements for Czech citizens

A Czech passport

A Czech national identity card is valid for travel to most European countries.

Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Czech Republic. As of 1 January 2018, Czech citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 170 countries and territories out of 218, ranking the Czech passport 8th (with 24 countries scoring higher and tied with Icelandic passport) in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

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Visa requirements for Czech citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required	ID card valid
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	180 days
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days
Australia and territories	eVisitor	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Azerbaijan	eVisa	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival	14 days. Visa is also obtainable online.
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	3 months
Belarus	Visa not required	5 days, must arrive via Minsk International Airport; Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.
Belgium	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Belize	Visa not required	1 month
Benin	eVisa
Bhutan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days within any year period
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days within any 6 month period; ID card valid
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days within any year period
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa required
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.
Cameroon	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Canada	Visa not required	6 months; eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	90 days
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required	24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, or Yanji). 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.
Colombia	Visa not required	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival	2 weeks
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Cuba	Tourist Card required	30 days
Cyprus	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Denmark	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (DK); ID card valid
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	1 month
Dominica	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Dominican Republic	Visa not required
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days Visa free for a max. stay of 15 days for holders of normal passports, traveling as tourists and arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts.
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Estonia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
France	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Regions of France); ID card valid
Gabon	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days. Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required	Visa may be obtained from the immigration officers at the various official port of entries of The Gambia i.e Entry Clearance. Visa is not required if traveling as tourists on a charter flight.
Georgia	Visa not required	1 year
Germany	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Ghana	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Greece	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Guyana	Visa required
Haiti	Visa not required	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Iceland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
India	e-Visa	60 days; e-Visa holders must arrive via 24 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days.
Iran	Visa on arrival	30 days
Iraq	Visa required	Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
Ireland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Jamaica	Visa not required	30 days
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	Conditions apply for free visa
Kazakhstan	Visa not required	30 days
Kenya	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; available at Beirut International Airport. They must have a return/onward ticket, a telephone number and address in Lebanon.
Lesotho	Visa not required	14 days
Liberia	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Libya	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Lithuania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Luxembourg	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Madagascar	Free visa on arrival	30 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival	30 days
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Free visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Marshall Islands	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	3 months; available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days within any 6 month period
Monaco	Visa not required	ID card valid
Mongolia	Visa required
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid for 30 days
Morocco	Visa not required	90 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days, eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa required
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands); ID card valid
New Zealand	Visa not required	3 months
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days; all visitors are required to obtain a Tourist Card on arrival. Fee: USD 10.-
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Norway	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Oman	eVisa / Visa on arrival	1 month
Pakistan	Visa required	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.
Palau	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Panama	Visa not required	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Free visa on arrival	60 days. Free of charge.
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa not required	90 days within any 6 month period
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Portugal	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Qatar	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days, available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.
Romania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Russia	Visa required
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Samoa	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
San Marino	Visa not required	ID card valid
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days within any 6 month period; ID card valid
Seychelles	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Sierra Leone	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Singapore	Visa not required	90 days
Slovakia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Slovenia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Solomon Islands	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Somalia	Visa required	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required
Spain	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival	90 days
Swaziland	Visa not required	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Switzerland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	eVisa	45 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	3 months
Thailand	Visa not required	30 days (maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air)
Timor-Leste	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Tuvalu	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months. May apply online.
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
United Kingdom	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries); ID card valid
United States	Visa Waiver Program	90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. No requirement for tourist voucher or invitation letter from Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu	Visa not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Vatican City	Visa not required	ID card valid
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa	30 days
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Territories

Visa requirements for Czech citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe

• Abkhazia — Visa required.
• Artsakh — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months).
  Travellers who visited Artsakh or other occupied areas without prior Azerbaijani authorisation will be denied entry to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani government keeps and publishes list of foreign nationals who visited these occupied areas without prior approval. As of late 2017 the list contains 699 persons including 12 Czech citizens.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park — visa-free for 3 days; must first obtain an electronic pass.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
• Gibraltar — Visa not required.
• Guernsey – Visa not required.
• Alderney – Visa not required.
• Sark – Visa not required.
• Isle of Man — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• Jersey – Visa not required.
• Kosovo — Visa free for 90 days, biometric ID card valid
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.; 45 days, possibly ID card valid

Africa

• Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
• Somaliland — Visa required (1 months for 40 US dollars, payable on arrival).
• Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.
• Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Asia

• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
• India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
• Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
• Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
• Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
• North Korea outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
• Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
• Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Bermuda — Visa not required for 6 months (extendable).
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 60 days.
• Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Greenland — Visa not required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
• Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Saint Barthélemy — Visa not required.
• Saint Martin — Visa not required.
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Oceania

• American Samoa — Visa required (entry permit).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required. If you are traveling to the Lau group of islands by yacht, you need special permission from your first port of entry into Fiji.
• French Polynesia — Visa not required.
• Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
• Tokelau — Visa required (entry permit).
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
• Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.

South America

• Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
  • Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
  • Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Czech embassy, Czech citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

See also List of diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic.

Czech diplomatic missions

See also

• Visa requirements for the European Union citizens
• Czech passport