Travelling for foreigners in the Schengen Area

The Schengen Area is border-free zone where you can move freely, with certain exceptions. More information is available here.

Do you want to travel within the Schengen Area?

If your home country does not have a visa requirement for Schengen states, you are free to arrive in Schengen Area members just with a valid travel passport and to reside here for 90 days during every 180-day period.

If you need a visa to enter the Schengen Area, you can do so with a short-term visa (also called a Schengen visa), a long-term visa issued in the CR, a long-term or a permanent residence permit and a valid travel document. You may spend up to 90 days in the territory of other member states of the Schengen Area during every 180-day period.

Are you travelling outside the Schengen Area?

Then you need to find out whether the state to which you want to travel has a visa requirement for your home country.

Travel for Beneficiaries of International Protection

If you have been granted asylum or subsidiary protection in the Czech Republic, you cannot use your original passport. To travel abroad, you can apply for a refugee travel document or a foreign passport at the relevant OAMP office. With this document, you can travel for a short period.

Please note that the granting of asylum does not cancel any international arrest warrant that may have been issued against you. If such a warrant exists, we recommend carefully considering any travel outside the Czech Republic. For more detailed information, contact the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.