Countries for which there are general visa requirements

Citizen of the following countries must have a visa for all entries even for short term stays or for transit:

 

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cap Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Lebanon
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Macedonia, Former Yugoslavian Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories

Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Russian Federation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

 

Citizens of the following countries generally need an airport transit visa: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria und Turkey.

Citizens of Eritrea, India or Turkey who hold a residence permit or a return visa of the Czech Republic or any other member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area, Canada, The United States of America or Switzerland do not need an airport transit visa.

 

 


German Embassy Prague

Vlašská 19
118 01 Praha 1 (Malá Strana)
e-mail: ZReg@prag.diplo.de
www.deutsche-botschaft.cz


Visa department

tel: 257 113-269
fax: 257 531 486
opening hours: Mon - Fri:  9.00 - 12.00h