Pass-Atlas
Entering Tschechien
Tschechien playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#95
Entry openness
93
Visumfrei
93
Visum nötig
105
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Prague
Bevölkerung
10.9 million
Fläche
78,866 km²
Währung
Czech koruna CZK
Sprache
Czech, Slovak
Zeitzone
UTC+01:00
Im Ausland geboren
1 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
9.5%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2021
- Czech57.3%
- unspecified31.6%
- other7.7%
- Moravian3.4%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C / Type E
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+420
Airports
PRG · KLV · OSR · PED
Highlights
- Prague Castle
- Charles Bridge
- Český Krumlov
- Karlovy Vary
Tschechien PassVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Schengen short-stay (type C)
Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period
- Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
Employee Card
Work · Up to 2 years, renewable
- After the vacancy is listed with labour offices, apply at a mission or the Interior Ministry.
Immigration routes
Permanent residence
Skilled work
5 years’ continuous stay (shorter on some family routes) can lead to PR.
Leads to PR:PR can lead to citizenship.
PR & citizenship
Settlement permit / EU long-term resident
Time to PR:Often 5 years
- Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
Citizenship usually after 5 years as a PR, with family exceptions. Dual nationality has been liberalised.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei93
Eastern Europe