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Do I need a visa to study in Czech Republic?

It depends on which passport you hold. Of the 198 passports covered here, 30 can study in Czech Republic with no permit at all.

The standard route for studying in Czech Republic

Permit required

Long-term visa for the purpose of studies

Studies longer than 90 days need a long-term visa for study, applied for at a Czech embassy. Stays beyond one year move onto a long-term residence permit for the same purpose.

Official Czech Republic information

No permit needed30

  • AustriaNo permit needed
  • BelgiumNo permit needed
  • BulgariaNo permit needed
  • CroatiaNo permit needed
  • CyprusNo permit needed
  • DenmarkNo permit needed
  • EstoniaNo permit needed
  • FinlandNo permit needed
  • FranceNo permit needed
  • GermanyNo permit needed
  • GreeceNo permit needed
  • HungaryNo permit needed
  • IcelandNo permit needed
  • IrelandNo permit needed
  • ItalyNo permit needed
  • LatviaNo permit needed
  • LiechtensteinNo permit needed
  • LithuaniaNo permit needed
  • LuxembourgNo permit needed
  • MaltaNo permit needed
  • NetherlandsNo permit needed
  • NorwayNo permit needed
  • PolandNo permit needed
  • PortugalNo permit needed
  • RomaniaNo permit needed
  • SlovakiaNo permit needed
  • SloveniaNo permit needed
  • SpainNo permit needed
  • SwedenNo permit needed
  • SwitzerlandNo permit needed

Permit required168

  • AfghanistanPermit required
  • AlbaniaPermit required
  • AlgeriaPermit required
  • AndorraPermit required
  • AngolaPermit required
  • Antigua and BarbudaPermit required
  • ArgentinaPermit required
  • ArmeniaPermit required
  • AustraliaPermit required
  • AzerbaijanPermit required
  • BahamasPermit required
  • BahrainPermit required
  • BangladeshPermit required
  • BarbadosPermit required
  • BelarusPermit required
  • BelizePermit required
  • BeninPermit required
  • BhutanPermit required
  • BoliviaPermit required
  • Bosnia and HerzegovinaPermit required
  • BotswanaPermit required
  • BrazilPermit required
  • BruneiPermit required
  • Burkina FasoPermit required
  • BurundiPermit required
  • CambodiaPermit required
  • CameroonPermit required
  • CanadaPermit required
  • Cape VerdePermit required
  • Central African RepublicPermit required
  • ChadPermit required
  • ChilePermit required
  • ChinaPermit required
  • ColombiaPermit required
  • ComorosPermit required
  • CongoPermit required
  • Costa RicaPermit required
  • CubaPermit required
  • DR CongoPermit required
  • DjiboutiPermit required
  • DominicaPermit required
  • Dominican RepublicPermit required
  • EcuadorPermit required
  • EgyptPermit required
  • El SalvadorPermit required
  • Equatorial GuineaPermit required
  • EritreaPermit required
  • EthiopiaPermit required
  • FijiPermit required
  • GabonPermit required
  • GambiaPermit required
  • GeorgiaPermit required
  • GhanaPermit required
  • GrenadaPermit required
  • GuatemalaPermit required
  • GuineaPermit required
  • Guinea-BissauPermit required
  • GuyanaPermit required
  • HaitiPermit required
  • HondurasPermit required
  • Hong KongPermit required
  • IndiaPermit required
  • IndonesiaPermit required
  • IranPermit required
  • IraqPermit required
  • IsraelPermit required
  • Ivory CoastPermit required
  • JamaicaPermit required
  • JapanPermit required
  • JordanPermit required
  • KazakhstanPermit required
  • KenyaPermit required
  • KiribatiPermit required
  • KosovoPermit required
  • KuwaitPermit required
  • KyrgyzstanPermit required
  • LaosPermit required
  • LebanonPermit required
  • LesothoPermit required
  • LiberiaPermit required
  • LibyaPermit required
  • MacaoPermit required
  • MadagascarPermit required
  • MalawiPermit required
  • MalaysiaPermit required
  • MaldivesPermit required
  • MaliPermit required
  • Marshall IslandsPermit required
  • MauritaniaPermit required
  • MauritiusPermit required
  • MexicoPermit required
  • MicronesiaPermit required
  • MoldovaPermit required
  • MonacoPermit required
  • MongoliaPermit required
  • MontenegroPermit required
  • MoroccoPermit required
  • MozambiquePermit required
  • MyanmarPermit required
  • NamibiaPermit required
  • NauruPermit required
  • NepalPermit required
  • New ZealandPermit required
  • NicaraguaPermit required
  • NigerPermit required
  • NigeriaPermit required
  • North KoreaPermit required
  • North MacedoniaPermit required
  • OmanPermit required
  • PakistanPermit required
  • PalauPermit required
  • PalestinePermit required
  • PanamaPermit required
  • Papua New GuineaPermit required
  • ParaguayPermit required
  • PeruPermit required
  • PhilippinesPermit required
  • QatarPermit required
  • RussiaPermit required
  • RwandaPermit required
  • Saint Kitts and NevisPermit required
  • Saint LuciaPermit required
  • Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPermit required
  • SamoaPermit required
  • San MarinoPermit required
  • Sao Tome and PrincipePermit required
  • Saudi ArabiaPermit required
  • SenegalPermit required
  • SerbiaPermit required
  • SeychellesPermit required
  • Sierra LeonePermit required
  • SingaporePermit required
  • Solomon IslandsPermit required
  • SomaliaPermit required
  • South AfricaPermit required
  • South KoreaPermit required
  • South SudanPermit required
  • Sri LankaPermit required
  • SudanPermit required
  • SurinamePermit required
  • SwazilandPermit required
  • SyriaPermit required
  • TaiwanPermit required
  • TajikistanPermit required
  • TanzaniaPermit required
  • ThailandPermit required
  • Timor-LestePermit required
  • TogoPermit required
  • TongaPermit required
  • Trinidad and TobagoPermit required
  • TunisiaPermit required
  • TurkeyPermit required
  • TurkmenistanPermit required
  • TuvaluPermit required
  • UgandaPermit required
  • UkrainePermit required
  • United Arab EmiratesPermit required
  • United KingdomPermit required
  • United StatesPermit required
  • UruguayPermit required
  • UzbekistanPermit required
  • VanuatuPermit required
  • VaticanPermit required
  • VenezuelaPermit required
  • VietnamPermit required
  • YemenPermit required
  • ZambiaPermit required
  • ZimbabwePermit required

Tourist visa requirements for Czech Republic

Data last verified: 2026-07-28

Not legal or immigration advice.Requirements change without notice and vary by circumstance - always confirm with the destination country’s embassy, consulate, or official government source before booking or traveling. Full disclaimer.