CROSS-BORDER FLIGHTS – PROCEDURES

19.7.2021

Rules of entry into the Czech Republic valid from 19th July 2021

As of July 19th, 2021 the Ministry of Health updated the Protective Measure regarding the conditions of entry into the Czech Republic. The condition for travels from countries with a low and a medium risk and countries with a high and a very high risk will be unified. Persons travelling from the country with a low risk will be newly obliged to fill in the Passenger Locator Form and undergo an antigen or PCR test. Travellers from the countries with a high and a very high risk have to undergo a RT-PCR test 5th day after the arrival at the earliest. Until receiving a negative result of the test, it is necessary to self-isolate. 

GREEN – passengers from these countries (both foreigners and Czech citizens) can arrive without having to fill in an arrival form and undergo a PCR test or quarantine.

ORANGE – passengers from these countries can arrive without having to fill in an arrival form. Before entering a workplace or educational institution in the Czech Republic, foreigners who come to the Czech Republic for work or study will have to submit a negative PCR test. Applies to foreigners only.

RED – passengers from these countries (both foreigners and Czech citizens) must fill in the arrival form and pass a PCR test or quarantine before entering the Czech Republic.

The rules for entering the territory of the Czech Republic and quarantine measures are defined by the Ministry of Health (pdf, 638 kB). List of countries with a low, medium and high risk of COVID-19 transmission is HERE (pdf, 216 kB). List of countries with an extreme risk of COVID-19 transmission is HERE (pdf, 360 kB). Information regarding entry to other countries is the responsibility of the embassies in the countries of destination and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Quarantine measures and RT-PCR test conditions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.

The activities of diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic are gradually resumed. Depending on the epidemiological situation, the conditions for entry into the Czech Republic will also be gradually relaxed. More detailed information regarding the stay of third country nationals in the Czech Republic can be found here.

Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of July 19^th, 2021)
– citizens of Czechia and foreign nationals with residence permit issued by Czechia
– citizens of EU+ and foreign nationals with long-term or permanent residence permit issued by EU+

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Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of July 19^th, 2021)
– 3^rd-country nationals who do not have any residence permit issued by Czechia or long-term or permanent residence permit issued by other EU+ country
– 3^rd-country nationals who have a short-term visa issued by Czechia before 11th May 2020 or short-term or long-term visa issued by other EU+ country

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