Booking of slots for long term visa

Please refer to the instructions here. For September 2020 the booking system will open on 14 August 2020 at 8:00 am, Nigerian local time. The booking shall be done in the standard way via visa-student_abuja@mzv.cz for the purpose of study, or via visa_abuja@mzv.cz for other types other purposes of stay.

The applicants will be assigned a date and time for submitting the visa application. Late arrivals will result in cancellation of the appointment.

Booking for short term / Schengen visa

Applicants for Schengen visas, whose purpose of travel falls within one of the exceptions as stated in Point III of this article have to request the appointment by sending an email to consular_abuja@mzv.cz and await for an assigned date and time to submitt their application.

Limitations and hygienic measures related to COVID-19

Visa services resumption is taking place as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic continues.

We therefore ask for applicant's cooperation in observing hygienic rules when visiting the consulate. Applicants will be required to use hands´ disinfection, wear face masks and maintain at least 2 meters distance. The number of persons who can simultaneously enter the consulate premises will be limited.

We also ask for applicants´ understanding that the amount of applications that the consulate can accept and process while observing the preventive hygienic measures cannot approximate the amount of applications accepted and processed before the state of emergency.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to enable arrival of those foreign nationals who need visas to stay in the Czech Republic. However, at the same time, it will not be possible to accommodate all applicants in the midst of the pandemics. While observing the preventive hygienic measures, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja currently can accept 12 Schengen visa applications and 50 long-term visa and long-term residence permit applications per month.

Obligatory submission of document against introduction of infectious disease

Applicants for Schengen visas and long-term visas and residence permits for purposes of economic and education activities are obliged to submit document on fulfilling requirements against introduction of infectious disease. When lodging a Schengen visa application, the document must be submitted upon lodging the application - presentation of the document is a prerequisite for further processing. When lodging a long-term visa or residence permit application, the document must be submitted when picking up the visa, i.e. after its approval, not upon lodging the application.

The list of applications, for which this document is required are listed in Point III of this article

Confirmation of an entity receiving in the territory of the Czech Republic (DOCX, 135 KB)

Entry to the Czech Republic and quarantine measures

Foreign nationals are requested to check the entry conditions to the Czech Republic before their travel. This information is regularly being updated by the Ministry of the Interior on its website, mainly in the pdf-format table "Conditions for entry of persons to the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with the Ministry of Health Protective Measure." This table clearly indicates which quarantine measures, incl. possible obligation to test for COVID-19, pertain to which category of travelers.