Process of applying for a new Czech passport:

1. We kindly request clients to make appointments for passport applications in advance via email at Canberra.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz in which you always state the full name of the application, contact information (phone number) and whether you hold a valid Czech passport or identity card.

2. The applicant needs to apply for a Czech passport in person at a Czech mission in Australia (Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra [only for applicants from ACT] or Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Sydney).

3. The applicant needs to provide either:

   • - a valid Czech passport, Czech national ID or a valid certificate of Czech citizenship (issued not more than one year ago).

   • - an expired Czech passport or Czech national ID (issued after 1.1.2014 inclusive).

   • - an expired Czech passport or Czech national ID (issued up until 31.12.2013 inclusive) AS WELL a certificate of Czech citizenship (issued after 1.1.2014 inclusive). 

   • - For children born overseas after 1.1.2014, a certificate of Czech citizenship or Birth Certificate issued by the Zvláštní matrika v Brně needs to be presented. 

   • - If the applicant's passport or Czech national ID is not valid and was issued before 31.12.2013 and the applicant does not fall into one of the above mentioned categories, they need to apply for the certificate of Czech citizenship first. The application for a Czech passport can be submitted only after the certificate is issued.

4. While applying for the Czech passport, fingerprints of applicants older than 12 years are collected.

5. !!Important information regarding passport photos: applicants DO NOT have to bring their own prepared passport photos when lodging an application for a Czech passport anymore. Instead, applicants will be photographed by a consular officer of the embassy on site when lodging their application!! 

Children under 15 years of age must be applied for by their legal guardians (parents) or custodians; persons over 15 years of age must apply on their own with the consent of their legal guardian (parent) or custodian, who must be present when the application is made. Applicants over the age of 12 will be fingerprinted when they apply.

The fees for applying for a new passport must be paid at the time of submitting the application, in CASH. 

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Collecting the new passport:

 

The passport can be collected in person at the mission where the application was submitted (Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra or Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Sydney), at an Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic or at a Municipal Office in the Czech Republic. The holder of the passport must return the old passport upon collection of the new passport. 

Please note that applicantes intending to collect their passports via an Honorary Consulate will need to bring a pre-paid envelope (Express Post Satchel) to their appointment.

! Please note that when collecting your passport from an Honorary Consulate, the applicant will be asked to pay an additional postage fee to cover the cost of the signed confirmation of receipt of the new passport being sent back to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra. They may do so either by bringing a pre-paid envelope or by paying the postage fee upon collection. 

Persons over 15 years of age will collect their passport in person (i.e. the parent who was present when the child aged 15-18 applied no longer needs to be present).

For more information please contact our office at Canberra.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz.