Visa requirements for Czech citizens


Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Czech Republic.
Czech citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 184 countries and territories, ranking the Czech passport 8th overall, and tied as highest of all the European Union member states that have joined the EU since 1 May 2004, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Historical perspective

Visa requirements for Czech citizens were lifted by Belarus on February 2017, the Solomon Islands in October 2016, Tuvalu in July 2016, the Marshall Islands in June 2016, Palau, Tonga, Sao Tome and Principe, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa, Cape Verde and Uzbekistan.
Czech citizens were made eligible for eVisas recently by Saudi Arabia, Suriname and Pakistan, Tanzania and Papua New Guinea, Angola, Djibouti, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, India and Myanmar.
In 2014, Czech Republic ranked 10th on the list of countries based on the visa requirements for their citizens. This means that Czech citizens could travel to 162 countries and territories visa-free or can obtain visa on arrival. In 2009 Czech citizens could travel to 131 countries without a visa, to 142 in 2010, 152 in 2012, 167 in 2016, 168 in 2017, 182 in 2018, 181 in 2019, and 183 in 2020.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Territories

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

Europe

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.
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.

Non-visa restrictions