TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

USA - AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, LA, KY, MD, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, Puerto Rico

Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda
 

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MAILING ADDRESS

EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
CONSULAR SECTION
3900 SPRING OF FREEDOM ST NW
WASHINGTON DC 20008-3803

 

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OPENING HOURS - APPOINTMENT SERVICES

Opening hours for public: Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 12:00 pm (except holidays listed bellow).

Please make an appointment in advance by email.

The opening hours are reserved for pre-arranged appointments only. No phone calls can be answered during those hours.
 

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VISAS

Our e-mail for visa related issues:  Washington.Visa@mzv.gov.cz

For information about visas and resident permits, please first visit our web site.

Another useful sources of information are the web sites of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic , Ministry of Foireign Affairs of the Czech Republic and  Third Country Nationals - frs.gov.cz .

Applicants for Schengen visas are required to appear IN PERSON at the Visa section of the Embassy upon prior scheduled appointment.

 

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OTHER ISSUES

E-mail for legalization: Washington.Passports@mzv.gov.cz

E-mail for passport, citizenship and vital registry records issues: Washington.Passports@mzv.gov.cz

E-mail for other issues: Washington.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz

Fax: +1 (202) 469-8161

 

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STATE HOLIDAYS IN 2026

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington D.C. will be closed to the public on the following Czech and American holidays.

It is possible to arrange an appointment in advance on American federal holidays (except for Independence Day).

 

Date	Day of Week	Holiday CZ/USA	Holiday Name
1 January	Thursday	CZ	Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State & New Year’s Day
19 January	Monday	USA	Martin Luther King Day
16 February	Monday	USA	Presidents' Day (Washington’s Birthday)
3 April	Friday	CZ	Good Friday
6 April	Monday	CZ	Easter Monday
1 May	Friday	CZ	Labour Day
8 May	Friday	CZ	Victory Day (Liberation Day)
25 May	Monday	USA	Memorial Day
19 June	Friday	USA	Juneteenth National Independence Day
4 July	Saturday	USA	Independence Day (main holiday)
3 July	Friday	USA	Independence Day – observed (if the 4th falls on Saturday)
5 July	Sunday	CZ	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
6 July	Monday	CZ	Jan Hus Day
7 September	Monday	USA	Labor Day
28 September	Monday	CZ	Czech Statehood Day
12 October	Monday	USA	Columbus Day
28 October	Wednesday	CZ	Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak State
11 November	Wednesday	USA	Veterans Day
17 November	Tuesday	CZ	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
26 November	Thursday	USA	Thanksgiving Day
24 December	Thursday	CZ	Christmas Eve
25 December	Friday	CZ/USA	Christmas Day
26 December	Saturday	CZ	St. Stephen’s Day (Second Christmas Holiday)