Prague: Passport and visa requirements for the Czech Republic

time Posted February 17, 2007 * Comments(0)

Passport/Visa

Passport Required?
British Yes
Australian Yes
Canadian Yes
USA Yes
Other EU *
Visa Required?
British No
Australian No **
Canadian No **
USA No **
Other EU No
Return Ticket Required?
British No
Australian No
Canadian No
USA No
Other EU No

Note
Minors are allowed to travel on their parents’ passports up until aged 15 years.

(a) EU nationals, and those who do not require visas, whose stay will exceed 30 days, must register with the Alien and Border Police within 30 days of arrival. All other nationals must register with the Alien and Border Police within three days of arrival, regardless of intended length of stay. Generally, accommodation providers will arrange this for their guests. (b) British Overseas Citizens require visas as do holders of British Travel Documents (blue) under the 1951 Geneva Convention, and holders of British Travel Documents (brown) for tourism and business trips, and must apply in person.

Passports
Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all nationals referred to in the chart above except:
(a) * EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.
Note: EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed.

Visas
Not required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above for the following durations:
(a) nationals of EU countries who may stay for an unlimited period;
(b) ** nationals of Australia, Canada and the USA for stays of up to 90 days.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).
Czech Foreign Ministry: www.czechembassy.org

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Prague: Prague Statistics; Big City

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People

 Czech Republic

Population:

 10,235,455 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:

 0-14 years: 14.4% (male 755,098/female 714,703)
15-64 years: 71.2% (male 3,656,021/female 3,629,036)
65 years and over: 14.5% (male 576,264/female 904,333) (2006 est.)

Median age:

 total: 39.3 years
male: 37.5 years
female: 41.1 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:

 0.06% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:

 9.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:

 10.59 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:

 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:

 at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

 total: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

 total population: 76.22 years
male: 72.94 years
female: 79.69 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate:

 1.21 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

 less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

 2,500 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

 less than 10 (2001 est.)

Nationality:

 noun: Czech(s)
adjective: Czech

Ethnic groups:

 Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4% (2001 census)

Religions:

 Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)

Languages:

 Czech

Literacy:

 definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Filed under: Prague, Czech Republic, City, Statistics, Info