Visas for Czechia, without the guesswork

Short stays in Czechia run on the shared Schengen rules — one C visa (or none, for exempt passports) covers all 29 countries. Everything else is national: where you apply, who runs the centres, and every stay over 90 days.

How Czechia takes applications

Good to know about Czechia

• Czech embassies require appointment slots for long-stay filings that are released in limited batches — Employee Card slots in high-demand countries fill within minutes.
• Short-stay applications in many countries go through VFS; some embassies still take direct appointments.

Staying longer than 90 days

Long stays use a national D visa or long-term residence permit; employment routes (Employee Card) are decided by the Ministry of the Interior with mandatory in-person filing at the embassy.

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