A child born to a Czech citizen abroad is eligible for Czech citizenship and subsequently a Czech passport. However, before you start processing a passport application for them, you need to apply for a Certificate of Czech Citizenship and, at the same time, register their birth with the Special Registry Office in Brno. Both documents (Certificate of Citizenship of the Czech Republic and Czech birth certificate) are required to apply for a first passport.  Your first step is to contact our office to request a registration of birth. 

for applicants aged 0-17, the following documents are required: 

1. printed and completed forms: 
   • Legal guardian/parent: 
     • Personal data – parent/applicant 
     • Declaration 
   • Child (0-14): 
     • Application for birth registration 
     • Application for a certificate of citizenship for a child under 15 years of age (parents' data) 
     • Questionnaire and declaration (for children under 15 years of age) 
   • Child (15+): 
     • Application for birth registration 
     • Application for a certificate of citizenship for a citizen over 15 years of age 
     • Questionnaire and declaration (for children over 15 years of age) 
2. British (foreign) birth certificate of the child with an apostille and translation into Czech by a court-appointed translator.  Please see the list of translators who provided us with their contact information in the list of translators page (court-appointed translators, whose translations do not need further verification, are highlighted) 
3. valid passport or Czech ID of both parents (or its digital equivalent in the eDoklady application), 
4. Czech or Slovak birth certificates of both parents 
5. proof of marital status of the parents (e.g. Czech marriage certificate, Czech death certificate etc.) 
6. proof of acquisition of foreign citizenship (e.g. British naturalization certificate) with higher authentication (apostille or superlegalization clause) and  translation into Czech by a court-appointed translator, if relevant 

Both unmarried parents, or one of the spouses/partners, and a child over the age of 15 must be present at the appointment. Daughters over the age of 12 must be present at the appointment if they wish to have their surname registered in the male form. 

for applicants aged 17 and older, the following documents are required: 

1. printed and completed forms: 
   • Personal data 
   • Application for birth registration 
   • Application for a certificate of citizenship 
   • Questionnaire and declaration 
2. British (foreign) birth certificate with an apostille and translation into Czech by a court-appointed translator.  Please see the list of translators who provided us with their contact information in the list of translators page (court-appointed translators, whose translations do not need further verification, are highlighted) 
3. valid foreign ID (e.g. passport, driving license, etc.) 
4. valid passport or Czech national ID of both parents (or its digital copy in the eDoklady application) 
5. Czech or Slovak birth certificates of both parents 
6. proof of marital status of the parents (e.g. Czech marriage certificate, Czech death certificate etc.) 
7. if applicable, proof of acquisition of foreign citizenship (e.g. British naturalization certificate) with higher authentication (apostille or superlegalization clause) and translation into Czech by a court-appointed translator 

If you do not have any ID (passport, driving license, etc.), two adult witnesses (18+) are necessary to come to the appointment with you and to present their valid ID (valid passport or Czech ID card - or its digital copy in the eDoklady application). You will also need to bring 2 passport-size current photos of yourself. 

Fees apply according to the current schedule of charges. Payments can be made by card or in cash.  

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The translation must always be done by a qualified (certified or court-appointed) translator, self-translations cannot be accepted. In case you choose a certified translator, additional certification fee will be charged.  

Kindly be informed that the original birth certificate, including the apostille and translation, will be kept at the Special Registry Office in Brno. We recommend that you apply for a duplicate birth certificate at the British registry office in your place of birth. 

If you want to register your child with two surnames listed on their British birth certificate, even if these do not meet the legal criteria of the Czech Republic, you will need to submit a document with your address (e.g. a certificate of registration at the GP or school) with  translation into Czech by a court-appointed traslator where the surnames are in the requested form. If  the surname/s appear without diacritics in these British documents, they appear  identically, ie. without diacritics, in the Czech birth certificate. 

If the child was born out of wedlock and the child's mother is not an EU citizen, a duly translated and certified (apostille) confirmation of paternity performed by a genetic test in an accredited laboratory must be submitted. The test must be performed in the form of a health care expert opinion (in the field of genetics), provided by an expert or an expert institution registered in the list of experts or expert institutes maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.