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Czech Republic visa rules for United States passport holders

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The answer

Yes. United States passport holders can visit the Czech Republic visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

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Official source

publications.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex), consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Checked 28 Oct 2026

ANNEX II LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR STAYS OF NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS IN ANY 180-DAY PERIOD 1. STATES former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ( 6 ) Andorra United Arab Emirates ( 7 ) Antigua and Barbuda Albania (6) Argentina Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina (6) Barbados Brunei Brazil Bahamas Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica (7) Micronesia (7) Grenada (7) Georgia ( 8 ) Guatemala Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati (7) Saint Kitts and Nevis South Korea Saint Lucia (7) Monaco Moldova ( 9 ) Montenegro ( 10 ) Marshall Islands ( 11 ) Mauritius Mexico Malaysia Nicaragua Nauru (11) New Zealand Panama Peru (11) Palau (11) Paraguay ▼M5 Serbia (including holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava ( 12 ) ▼B Solomon Islands Seychelles Singapore San Marino El Salvador Timor-Leste (11) Tonga (11) Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu (11) Ukraine ( 13 ) ▼M1 United Kingdom (excluding British nationals as referred to in Part 3) ▼B United States Uruguay Holy See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11) Venezuela ▼M6 ----- ▼B Samoa

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Your passport should be valid for at least three months after the anticipated date of departure from the territory of Schengen member states.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Czech Republic passport holders need to visit the United States.

Czech Republic passport United States

ETA needed before travel · 90 days

Fee
$40.62
Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

Current Program Countries: The following countries are currently designated for participation in the VWP. Country VWP Travel Began Andorra Oct. 1, 1991 Australia July 29, 1996 Austria Oct. 1, 1991 Belgium Oct. 1, 1991 Brunei ** July 29, 1993 Chile Mar. 31, 2014 Croatia Dec. 1, 2021 Czech Republic Nov. 17, 2008 Denmark Oct. 1, 1991 Estonia Nov. 17, 2008 Finland Oct. 1, 1991 France July 1, 1989 Germany July 15, 1989 Greece Apr. 5, 2010 Hungary Nov. 17, 2008 Iceland Oct. 1, 1991 Ireland Apr. 1, 1995 Israel Sept. 29, 2023 Italy July 29, 1989 Japan Dec. 15, 1988 Korea, Republic of Nov. 17, 2008 Latvia Nov. 17, 2008 Liechtenstein Oct. 1, 1991 Lithuania Nov. 17, 2008 Luxembourg Oct. 1, 1991 Malta Dec. 30, 2008 Monaco Oct. 1, 1991 Netherlands † July 29, 1989 New Zealand Oct. 1, 1991 Norway Oct. 1, 1991 Poland Nov. 11, 2019 Portugal Aug. 9, 1999 Qatar Nov. 21, 2024 San Marino Oct. 1, 1991 Singapore Aug. 9, 1999 Slovakia Nov. 17, 2008 Slovenia Sept. 30, 1997 Spain Oct. 1, 1991 Sweden July 15, 1989 Switzerland July 1, 1989 Taiwan ‡ Nov. 1, 2012 United Kingdom § July 1, 1988

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Prague, nearest first.

  1. AustriaVienna, about 250 km from PragueVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GermanyBerlin, about 280 km from PragueVisa-free · 90 days
  3. SlovakiaBratislava, about 290 km from PragueVisa-free · 90 days
  4. HungaryBudapest, about 440 km from PragueVisa-free · 90 days
  5. SloveniaLjubljana, about 450 km from PragueVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Prague

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Prague, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 2.4°CLow -2.7°CRain 26 mm
  2. FebHigh 5.0°CLow -1.7°CRain 22 mm
  3. MarHigh 9.2°CLow 0.8°CRain 31 mm
  4. AprHigh 15.5°CLow 4.7°CRain 26 mm
  5. MayHigh 20.2°CLow 8.9°CRain 65 mm
  6. JunHigh 23.4°CLow 12.5°CRain 79 mm
  7. JulHigh 25.8°CLow 14.2°CRain 75 mm
  8. AugHigh 25.6°CLow 13.8°CRain 77 mm
  9. SepHigh 20.1°CLow 9.8°CRain 43 mm
  10. OctHigh 13.8°CLow 6.0°CRain 36 mm
  11. NovHigh 7.5°CLow 2.0°CRain 30 mm
  12. DecHigh 3.5°CLow -1.3°CRain 28 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 26 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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