Conditions for entry to the Czech Republic valid from December 27, 2021

ACTUAL SITUATION IN ENTERING THE CZECH REPUBLIC FROM POLAND:

Foreign nationals (who are entitled to enter) travelling to the Czech Republic will have to present a negative PCR test result before the travel. This obligation applies also to vaccinated persons and persons who recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months. It applies to travels from all countries regardless of the level of risk of the COVID-19 transmission. Persons who are not vaccinated or who did not recover from COVID-19 in the last six months, have to undergo a PCR test between 5th and 7th day after arrival.
This requirement does not apply to persons vaccinated with the COVID booster shot, children under 12 and children in the age group 12-18 years who are fully vaccinated (booster shot not required). Other exceptions are specified in the protective measure.

New Year’s Eve celebrations:
For the period from December 30th, 2021 to January 1st, 2022, stricter entry conditions are introduced for short-term travels (up to 24 hours) with the aim to reduce travels to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Persons travelling to the Czech Republic will have to present a negative PCR test result before travel, the only exception applies to persons vaccinated with the booster shot.
Above mentioned rules are not applicable for Czech citizens and foreign nationals with permanent or long-term residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, current rules are still valid. If they arrive by a means of public transport, they are still allowed to only have the result of an antigen test instead of the result of an PCR test before entering the territory of the Czech Republic, and if they arrive individually (by car) such persons are exempt from the obligation to have a test before entering the territory of the Czech Republic. Vaccinated persons are exempt from testing.

Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of December 27th, 2021)
- citizens and residents of the Czech Republic

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Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of December 27th, 2021)
- foreign nationals with a short-term visa issued after 11 May 2020 or long-term visa issued by the Czech Republic
- citizens of EU+ and foreign nationals with a long-term visa or a long-term or permanent residence permit issued by EU+

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Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of December 7th, 2021)
- third-country nationals who do not have any residence permit issued by the Czech Republic or a long-term visa or long-term or permanent residence permit issued by other EU+ country
- third-country nationals who have a short-term visa issued by the Czech Republic before May 11th, 2020 or short-term visa issued by other EU+ country or travel to the Czech Republic in visa-free regime

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TELEPHONE AND EMAIL HOTLINE
Telephone and email hotlines inquire only about rules related to the entry into the territory of the Czech Republic. The information is provided in the Czech and English language. Individual exemption requests will not be answered, Ministry of the Interior does not grant any individual exemptions for entry into the territory of the Czech Republic. Telephone hotline: +420 974 801 801 Mo - Th: 8.00 - 16.00 and Fr: 8.00 - 12.00 Email hotline: cestovani.covid19@mvcr.cz Change of opening hours from December 23rd, 2021 Opening hours: Th: 23. 12. - out of service Fr: 24. 12. - public holiday Mo: 27. 12. - 8:00-16:00 Tu: 28. 12. - 8:00-16:00 We: 29. 12. - 8:00-16:00 Th: 30. 12. - 8:00-12:00 Fr: 31. 12. - out of service
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• More detailed information on selected exceptions:
  • Cross-border workers (so-called pendlers),
  • International transport.
• Certificate and confirmation form for entry into the Czech Republic
• Public Health Passenger Locator Form (pdf, 285 kB)
  
• The Instruction for the Form for Travellers Arriving to the Czech Republic - Public Health Passenger Locator Form (pdf, 508 kB)

HOW DO I FIND A TEST SITE?

There is a test site at the Václav Havel International Airport in Prague.

Refer to the LIST OF TEST SITES (https://koronavirus.mzdr.cz/seznam-odberovych-center/). (Note: The list is available in Czech only. Ask your inviting party to help you find the nearest test site.)

Plan ahead and schedule your test appointment before you travel.

You may also seek assistance with the coronavirus help line 1221 (Mo-Fri 8 am - 7 pm and Sat-Sun 9 am 4:30 pm) or with the help line of the Ministry of Health: + 420 224 972 222 (Mo-Fri 9 am - 5 pm), e-mail verejnost@mzcr.cz.

If the above does not help, you may also seek assistance directly with a Regional Hygienic Station according to the region where you will stay (mostly in Czech, however):

PRAGUE REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION – scroll down for the list of test sites, incl. contact info and opening hours

CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

SOUTH BOHEMIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + pdf-list of hospital test sites (last update in August)

SOUTH MORAVIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

KARLOVY VARY REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

VYSOČINA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + e-mail your questions to koronavirus@khsjih.cz

HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

LIBEREC REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + contact for the Liberec Hospital test site

MORAVIA SILESIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

OLOMOUC REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

PARDUBICE REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

PLZEŇ REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + info line contacts in the region

ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + help line + 420 704 829 502, Mo-Fri: 7:00 - 17:00

ZLÍN REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION