Payment of the fees can be made:

A. CREDIT/DEBIT CARD: the amount is charged in CZK or EUR according to the valid price list (the charged amount does not include bank fees for currency conversion, which are charged by the cardholder's bank). All major credit cards are accepted: Visa, Visa Elektron, Mastercard, Maestro, Diners Club International, UnionPay, Discover, JCB. We do not accept AMERICAN EXPRESS. The payment is made to the Czech ČSOB.

B. ONLINE PAYMENT: based on your request, the Consulate will generate an electronic link for each transaction to pay through the ČSOB payment gateway,

C. CASH in dollars only

 

If you are not able to use the above mentioned options, the Consulate is still able to accept PAYMENT ORDER issued in favor of the "Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago" with the exact amount of the required consular or visa action (e.g. If the current fee for student visa is 100 dollars, we will not be able to accept a money order in any another amount - if the money order is less or more than the amount of 100 dollars.).We do not accept PERSONAL CHECKS.

If you are sending a payment by mail (e.g. USPS), please bear in mind that every first day of the calendar month the consular fees change according to the current exchange rate and the Consulate publishes an updated List of Fees. Therefore, the rates may change slightly and if your payment is not sufficient, it will not be possible to accept your payment and perform the required consular or visa action.

Given all the possible complications with checks or money orders, the Consulate prefers online payment or payment during personal visit at the Consulate.