Visa and Consular Department Basic Information
All consular and visa visits must be requested and confirmed by email. This measure also applies to family members of EU citizens applying for Schengen visas. No visitor without an appointment will be allowed entry into the Visa and Consular Department.
Visa applications (Schengen visa, long term visa/stays) are arranged according to prior appointment.
Information on a booking of a long term visa appointment is available on the following link.
Information on a booking of Employee card / long-term visa (seasonal work) appointment is available on the following link.
Information on a booking of a Schengen visa appointment is available on the following link.
Superlegalizations and other consular related issues are arranged according the previous booking usually on Sundays. Please see the link on further information.
WORKING LANGUAGES
In accordance with § 169 of the Act no. 326/1999 Sb., about the stay of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, the working languages of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo are Czech, English and Arabic. Submitted documents are accepted in Czech language only or in officially translated form.
The schedule is as follows:
Sunday |
9:00 – 11:00 |
Superlegalizations |
Monday |
9:00 – 12:00 |
Long term visas and residence permits (max. 10 applications) |
Tuesday |
9:00 – 12:00 |
Schengen visas |
Wednesday |
9:00 – 12:00 |
Schengen visas |
Thursday |
9:00 – 12:00 |
Schengen visas |
Visa and Consular Department of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo
Postal Address:
Embassy of the Czech Republic
4 Dokki street, 12511 Giza
Contact:
Telephone: (+2) 02 33339700
Calls Sunday - Thursday 09:00 -12:00 ONLY
For general inquiries send an email to cairo.consulate@mzv.gov.cz
Book an appointment:
To book an appointment, please choose the type of the service that you want to apply for and check how to make an appointment.
Passport and refusal letters collections for all types of visas
From Sunday to Thursday between 14:00 - 15:00.
Visa appeals may be submitted only in person Sunday to Thursday between 14:00 - 15:00. More information on how to submit an appeal on the following link.
Exceptionally, a passport can be collected by an authorized person or via DHL with a Power of Attorney with a verified signature - with no responsibility for eventual loss/damage on the Embassy side.
Consular Territorial Competence:
- According to the Ministerial Decree of the Territorial Competence of the Czech Embassies, the Czech Embassy in Cairo shall examine and decide applications of the following Member States in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides, i.e: Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, Yemen and the Gaza Strip. Applications are submitted in person only.
- With the conflict in Sudan the representation of the Embassy in of Switzerland regarding Sudanese schengen visa applicants has been terminated.
All applicants from Sudan shall lodge their visa applications at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo only.
- Palestinian applicants from the Gaza strip may lodge their visa applications at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo.
Official Holidays of the Czech Republic
The Embassy/Consular and Visa Department of the Czech Republic in Cairo is closed during Czech Holidays:
- January 1 - New Year´s Day and Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State
- Movable Holiday – Good Friday and Easter Monday
- May 1 - Labour Day
- May 8 - Liberation Day
- July 5 - Day of the Slavic Apostles Cyril and Methodius
- July 6 - Jan Hus Day
- September 28 - Czech Statehood Day
- October 28 - Establishment of independent Czechoslovakia
- November 17 - Freedom and Democracy Day
- December 24 - Christmas Eve
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - St. Stephen's Day