The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran has partially resumed visa services. 

 

It accepts the following applications:

○ Schengen visas of family members of EU/CZE citizens

○ long-term visas for the purpose of study

○ long-term residence permits for the purpose of study

○ long-term residence permits for the purpose of scientific research

○ long-term visas for family purposes

○ long-term residence permits for family purposes.

Appointment can be scheduled by sending an e-mail to tehran.consulate@mzv.gov.cz.

Other visa services remain suspended.

In justified situations, applications for Schengen visas of family members of EU/CZE citizens will also be accepted by the Czech Embassy in Baku, Czech Embassy in Yerevan, Czech Embassy in Ankara and the Czech Consulate General in Istanbul, in accordance with Art. 6(2) of the Visa Code.

Provision of visa services is subject to security circumstances.

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Important note: The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran has jurisdiction to process long-term visa and residence permit applications for citizens of Iran and legal residents in Iran who have resided in Iran for at least the past 2 years and have a residence permit in Iran. Afghani nationals that do not hold residence permit in Iran fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Islamabad.

Consular Section

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran has territorial consular and visa competence for Iran. Refer to the working hours and instructions below.

Undelivered documents are published on the official notice board.

Official hours of the Consular Section:

Please be informed that entry to the Consular Section is permitted only with a valid appointment.

Exceptions are limited to: emergency situations involving Czech nationals and Schengen visa applications submitted by EU family members - do send your visa request by e-mail. The Embassy will contact you as soon as possible.

For submission of additional or missing documents, submission of an appeal or the collection of documents (such as legalized documents, MOI letters etc.) kindly refer to the schedule below:

Sunday	Acceptance of missing documents Visas pick-up Legalization	11:00
Monday	Acceptance of missing documents Visas pick-up Legalization	11:00
	Superlegalization and signature verification	11:30 By prior appointment
Tuesday	Acceptance of missing documents Visas pick-up Legalization	11:00
	Superlegalization and signature verification	At 11:30 By prior appointment
Wednesday	Acceptance of missing documents Visas pick-up Legalization	11:00
Thursday	Acceptance of missing documents Visas pick-up Legalization	11:00
	Translation Verification Czech Criminal Record	11:30 By prior appointment
	Acceptance of Schengen visa applications by EU family members	By prior appointment

 

Public Holidays 2026

Important notice:

The Embassy is closed on Czech national holidays. Any other closures will be announced on the homepage.

Public Holidays 2026 – The Czech Republic

Date	Weekday	Name
January 1	Thursday	New Years' Day
April 3	Friday	Good Friday
April 6	Monday	Easter
May 1	Friday	Labour Day
May 8	Friday	Liberation Day
July 5	Sunday	St. Cyril and Methodius Day
July 6	Monday	Jan Hus Day
September 28	Monday	Czech Statehood Day
October 28	Wednesday	Czech Independence Day
November 17	Tuesday	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
December 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve
December 25	Friday	Christmas Day
December 26	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas

 

Please be informed that if you can not find answers to your questions on our official website, you may contact the consular section of the Embassy by phone from Sunday to Wednesday between 15:00 and 16:00.

Visa services:

The Embassy is responsible for visa services for citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran and for those, who have valid residence permit in Iran with validity for more than 2 year. You can find general information about visa / residence permit for the Czech Republic on the website here.

Basic information with country specifics regarding Iran can be found here for long-term visa / residence permit and for short-term Schengen visa.

Communication methods and working languages:

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran hereby announces that in accordance with Section 169 of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., On the Residence of Foreigners in the Czech Republic and on Amendments to Certain Acts (as amended), the working languages of the local authority (Visa Section) are Czech language and English language with the exception for interrogations which according to § 16 of the Administrative Procedure Code are always conducted in Czech language.

Applicants for long-term visas and residence permits who cannot communicate in the above stated languages need to arrange, at their own expenses, an interpreter.

The Embassy communicates by following methods only: email, regular post, fax or phone. The Embassy does not use any of social networks for communication.

The Embassy answers all emails, except spam, usually within 5 working days. You will not get any answers during the public holidays or weekends. Please, do not resend your requests or questions multiple times.