You can apply for a Czech Republic Schengen visa 90 days before your planned trip. Usually the visa application process takes between 2 and 3 weeks, therefore you are advised to apply well in advance of your planned trip.
For nationals of the following countries the processing time takes a minimum of 3 weeks (Source VFS Global):
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Belarus (Applies only to holders of diplomatic and service passports.)
- D.R. Congo
- Egypt (Does not apply to holders of diplomatic and service passports.)
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- North Korea
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation (Applies only to holders of service passports.)
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia (Does not apply to holders of diplomatic passports.)
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tunisia
Find more information directly at:
Czech Republic Embassy
Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa and immigration information and copyright owner/s is the:
Country : Czech Republic
– Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky – URL: www.mzv.cz
