What Ukrainians need to know about entering the Czech Republic:

Do I need a visa to enter the Czech Republic?

You do not need a visa to enter the Czech Republic. 

What documents are required for entry?

Ukrainians can enter the Czech Republic without a visa with a biometric passport as tourists or with any Ukrainian identity document as refugees.

Do I need insurance to travel to the Czech Republic?

All Ukrainians are required to have health insurance to enter the country for tourist purposes.

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Do I need a Green Card to travel by car now?

Yes, Green Card insurance is mandatory for everyone who travels abroad by car, including refugees. A Green Card is a necessary insurance for traveling by car outside Ukraine for safe travel.

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You will need the following documents to take out insurance:

• Passport of a citizen of Ukraine;
• international passport;
• car registration certificate.

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Decisions of the country to accept Ukrainian victims of war:

The Czech government is currently creating all the conditions for the comfortable accommodation of Ukrainian citizens affected by the war with Russia.

Information about help centers for Ukrainians:

Residents of regions of Ukraine affected by Russian aggression must apply to the Regional Assistance Center of Ukraine, which is located in every regional city in the Czech Republic, within 30 days of arriving in the Czech Republic. You will find the addresses of some regional centers at the link. In addition, such registration is also carried out by police stations for foreigners. Their list and necessary information can be found at the link. All services for Ukrainians are provided absolutely FREE.

Information line support at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic: +420 974 801 802

The Prague Regional Center is located in the Prague Congress Center at: (red line C) Vyšehrad metro station, ul. 5. května 1640/65, 140 21 Prague 4-Nusle - entrance №10. Contacts: [email protected] +420 775 751 748. (It should be noted, however, that the possibilities of the city of Prague to accommodate the affected Ukrainians are almost exhausted.)

At the aid centers, Ukrainians receive a humanitarian intra-Czech residence visa (valid for 1 year), free health insurance, an offer of temporary accommodation, information on the possibility of studying for children, finding a job, etc., and registration for one-time financial assistance. The centers also have rest rooms with everything you need, so if you come to the Czech Republic and have no acquaintances here, you should immediately go to the nearest Regional Aid Center for Ukraine. 

Visa application:

Registration of citizens of Ukraine in assistance centers is carried out on any identity document:

• passport,

• biometric passport,

• internal passport of a citizen of Ukraine,

• ID card,

• pension certificate,

• for children in the absence of a passport - according to the birth certificate.

With these documents, long-term humanitarian visas lasting 1 year or until the end of martial law in the Czech Republic can be issued at the aid centers in the Czech Republic. After the end of martial law it will be necessary to leave the territory of the Czech Republic. Refugee status is currently not granted to Ukrainian citizens in the Czech Republic.

Citizens of Ukraine who were in Ukraine before the imposition of martial law and whose visa has expired have the opportunity to extend their stay and visa in the Czech Republic. Detailed information at the link.

Social security (temporary housing, food, employment opportunities, etc.)

Starting from September 1, 2023, state humanitarian housing in the Central Bohemian Region will be available only through the Regional Centers for Assistance to Ukraine (KACPU) in Kladná and Kutná Hora. 

A place of residence for 150 days can be provided in any settlement in the region, depending on the availability of free places. It is currently impossible to get free housing in Prague because it is overcrowded. 

After applying for a humanitarian visa, you need to apply to the employment centers at the place of residence for a work permit and social benefits. Addresses to the link.

Useful websites:

1. Free psychological support: psychologicka_pomoc

List of doctors

Free medical care:

The Ministry of Health has created an information line, which provides information on the state of health (in Ukrainian):

+420 226 20 1221, switch to number 8

List of doctors who are ready to accept new Ukrainian patients

Free legal support

Contacts of free lawyers

Free translations of legal documents are available at this office

Employment:

List of vacancies from the Ministry of Social Work

Work permits are issued in the regional offices of the Labor Exchange, contacts

Free mobile connection

In the contact centers you can get a free sim-card with a top-up account for 200 Kč. Mobile operators T-Mobile and Vodafone have made calls from the Czech Republic to Ukraine free of charge.

Aid

Along with humanitarian aid, refugees from Ukraine have free access to the Czech Republic's health care system and can seek help from any major hospital in their city.

The Ministry of Health has created an information line, which provides information on the state of health (in Ukrainian):

+420 226 20 1221, switch to number 8

List of doctors who are ready to accept new Ukrainian patients.

School or kindergarten for a child: After obtaining a humanitarian visa, you can go to the nearest school near your place of residence and enroll your child in a school or kindergarten, if there are still vacancies in the school. Otherwise, you need to contact the city or village council in your city, or use this search engine. 

Should I apply for refugee status?

No, it is enough to get a humanitarian visa.

Links to official information sources for refugees from Ukraine

https://www.mvcr.cz 

https://www.nasiukrajinci.cz/?lang=ua 

https://www.stojimezaukrajinou.cz/ua 

You will also find answers to frequently asked questions on the website of the Czech Ministry of the Interior.

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Crossing the border without a biometric passport - yes or no?

Yes, but for entry into the Czech Republic for the purpose of shelter, further travel (fixing the crossing of the Czech border) cancels the validity of a long-term humanitarian visa.

What to do if the passport expires?

If you have entered the Czech Republic on a foreign biometric passport, which has already expired or expires within the next three months, you can apply to the nearest Consulate of Ukraine (Brno, Prague) in a live queue to renew the passport . To do this, you must have the original passport and a copy.

Warning! If you are not going to go to other countries in the near future, please wait with your request so as not to overload the work of Consulates and give the opportunity to renew passports to other citizens who need it urgently.

What to do if you have a child without a passport?

If your child has crossed the border with a birth certificate and you (mother or father) have a passport (biometric or old), you can enter information about the child in your passport. To do this, you need to contact the nearest Consulate of Ukraine. You must have the original passport, a copy of the passport, the original and a copy of the birth certificate and two 3.5 × 4.5 photographs. Parents' passports include information about children under the age of 18.

Crossing the border with pets

The State Veterinary Administration has simplified the conditions for the entry of pets for citizens of Ukraine: dogs, cats that accompany their owners. All documents can be issued later in the Czech Republic. Full information at the link.

Possibility to extend short-term stays and visas for citizens of Ukraine

Citizens of Ukraine who were in the Czech Republic before the imposition of martial law in Ukraine, and whose visa has expired, have the opportunity to extend their stay and visa in the Czech Republic. Detailed information at the link.